Student Musical Accomplishments for 2006/2007

Algonquin Chorus and Band students received the following awards:

2006-07 Choral Honors

Congratulations to the following students for being selected for theMMEA All-State Chorus

Jen Wood – soprano, Liz Wall – soprano, Paige Martins – alto, Katelyn Morreale – alto, Peter Antkowiak – tenor, Pat Rutan – bass

Congratulations to the following students for being selected for theMMEA Central District Chorus

*Jen Wood – soprano, *Liz Wall – soprano, *Tess Waters – soprano, Molly Lister – soprano, *Paige Martins – alto, *Katelyn Morreale – alto, Laura Helm – alto, *Peter Antkowiak – tenor, John Kutzko – tenor, *Pat Rutan – bass, Paul Helm – bass, Miles Ferguson – bass (*Selected to audition for the MMEA All-State Chorus)

Congrats to Jen Wood and Paige Martins for being selected for the National ACDA Honor Choir in Miami!

2006 ACDA Honor Choir Festival University of Massachusetts - Amherst, MA

Dan Auger, Laura Brannon, Will Deady, Miles Ferguson, Graham Gilpatric, Eric Helm, Laura Helm, Paul Helm, Tyler Jacobson, Jeff Kincaid, Jen Konde, Paige Martins, Devan Proctor, Mel Smith, Tess Waters, Jen Wood

2007 All-State Jazz Choir: Jen Wood and Brendan Colcord

2006-2007 ARHS Band Honors

Congratulations to our students in the Gold Medal winning Clarinet Choir for their performance in the MICCA Solo/Ensemble Honor's Concert on Saturday, May 19th!

Congratulations to the cast, crew, and orchestra for a wonderful job on our production of "Into The Woods"!

Congratulations to everyone for a great job on the New York Trip!!Thanks to everyone for a fabulous concert tour to Italy!

Congratulations To Jazz I for winning the Gold Medal in Division I and to Jazz II for winning a Silver in Division II at the 2007 IAJE Cerntral District Festival

Congratulations to the members of the Wind Ensemble for their performance of “Night Journey” with composer Dr. Scott Watson at the Park Plaza in Boston.

Congratulations to the following people for being selected to the 2007 MMEA All State Concert in March at Symphony Hall:

• Band - Bryan Chu, Jeff Roth, Lisa Breen

• Orchestra – John Lambert

• Chorus – Peter Antkowiak, Pat Rutan, Paige Martins, Liz Wall, Katelyn Morreale, Jen Wood

Melican Middle School Musicians and Vocalists

* Many students accepted into the 4 ensembles of the Central Mass District Festival.

* Participated in the annual MMS Jazz Night with guest artist

* UNH Jazz Festival – Jazz I and Jazz II attended

* MICCA Concert Festival - Grade 7 and Grade 8 Participation

* IAJE Central District Jazz Festival - Stage Band, Jazz I and II participatged

MICCA Solo and Ensemble Festival – chamber ensemble groups participated

Jazz Ensembles performed at several functions including : Rotary Pancake Breakfast, and Grade 8 Graduation.

Performed the musical "Aladin"

Trottier Middle School Musicians and Vocalists

Held several excellent recitals/concerts during the school year

Participated in the annual ARHS Jazz Night

Had many students be accepted into the Central Mass District Festival

Participation in MICCA

School system's Music Program Named One of the Best in U.S.

The Northborough-Southborough School District, K-12, has been named one of the Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America for 2003. It is based on a nation wide survey conducted in January and February by the American Music Conference and other organizations in music and music education. The survey has been done annually for the past four years. Thirty states are represented as the best this year. The only other school district honored in Massachusetts for 2003 is the Chelmsford school system.

Thousands of public and private teachers, school and district administrators, school board members, parents, and community leaders representing the 50 states, participated in the Web-based survey. Participants needed to answer detailed questions regarding funding, enrollment, student-teacher ratio, participation in music classes, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program, private lesson participation, and other factors. Responses were then verified with district officials.

This is a wonderful honor. The music program has been very well supported by the community and school administration. Anne Bryant, Executive Director of the National School Boards Association, said, "We applaud those school boards and communities which have a clear vision of quality education and recognize the strong relationship between the arts and academic achievement."