Congratulations to the SOA 2010 All-State Orchestra Participants:

• Claire Bailey
• Liann Bova
• Freddy Carruth
• Sarah Cockcroft
• Jordan Elum
• Catherine Gilmore
• Corey Harmon
• Jonathan Heyward
• Michelle Hillenius
• Brent Hubbard
• Drew Kern
• Anna Mathias
• Alex Nickell
• Jonathan Pizarro
• Peter Webb

Find the 2010 All-State Packet HERE

For more information, visit the SCMEA Orchestra Division website: www.scorchestra.net

Happy New School!

The new school is equipped with instrument storage lockers and each student will be assigned a locker. You will be responsible for bringing your own combination lock (key locks will not be accepted) to put on your locker. Book bags are to be stored in the storage room during rehearsals.

Our new school is beautiful and clean! In order to keep it in this shape, absolutely NO FOOD will be allowed in the orchestra room. The only beverage allowed is water...in a sealed container (ie... water bottles, bottles water with the cap on, etc.). There will be no exceptions to this rule!

Please take pride in the new school and keep it clean!

Congratulations to SOA High School Violist

Michelle Hillenius

for being accepted into the 2010 ASTA National High School Honors Orchestra! She will be traveling to Santa Clara, California in February. She is the only student from South Carolina to be accepted! Tell her congratulations when you see her!

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Second Semester Events:

Appalachian State University Side-by-Side Rehearsal Trip...January 28-30

National High School Honors Orchestra... February 16-20

All-State Orchestra Weekend ...February 26-28, Furman University

Masterworks Concert...March 10 - New SOA Auditorium

* NOTE: This concert may be postponed to make sure we are able to perform in our new auditorium!

Mark Wood "Electrify Your Strings" Experience...March 16-19

SC Concert Festival...March 24-25 Myrtle Beach

Solo & Ensemble Festival...April 22-24 James Island MS

Senior Thesis Concerto Concerts...May 10-12 -SOA NEW Auditorium