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General Meeting Agenda – May 2022

May 12, 2022
Julie Fuqua
Parents

Meeting called to order: Gretchen SundbergReview and approval of March Meeting MinutesApproved: 1st Teresa 2nd Lora Littrell, All in favorTreasurer Update: Abe SmithAbe gave an overview of the last year. Summary of expenses vs income. Abe shared some of our…

Band Parent Meeting Update

Just a reminder there will be a Band Parent Meeting tomorrow night (5/3) at 6:30pm. Originally, our meeting place was going to be in the Scott D. Morris. It has changed to a classroom near the SDM. You can still…

Shake Your Tail Feather!

April 28, 2022
Nathan LeFeber
Announcements

The Big Band Dance is getting closer - May 7th from 7-10. Plan on coming for a GREAT time. During one of the breaks we will have a dance off to the tune "Shake Your Tail Feather!" There is a…

Band Parent Meeting – May 3

April 26, 2022
Nathan LeFeber
Announcements

We will have our final band parent meeting on Tuesday, May 3rd at 6:30pm. Due to the Orchestra Concert that night, we will be meeting in the Scott D. Morris. You can park on the east side of the school and come in…

Band Banquet

April 25, 2022
Nathan LeFeber
Announcements

The end is near! We are ready to celebrate! The band banquet is May 7th at 3:00 pm #1 - Please RSVP HERE if you are able to come and what you will bring. #2 - If you have any photos you would like…

FINAL Concessions Opportunity

April 11, 2022
Rick Mitchell
Announcements

We have our very last concessions opportunity of the year this Thursday, April 14th. Please visit SignUpGenius to register and help out!

General Meeting Agenda – April 2022

April 5, 2022
Julie Fuqua
Parents

Meeting called to order: Gretchen SundbergReview and approval of March Meeting MinutesApproved: 1st Bodie Fuqua 2nd Erika Krull, All in favorTreasurer Update: Abe SmithNot many transactions, getting check for concessions, however money has already been put into the student accounts…

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2022 NSBA State Concert Band Festival – April 6

March 30, 2022
Nathan LeFeber
Music Events

Welcome to Kearney High School! The Kearney High School Band Parents warmly welcome you to Kearney High School! We are thrilled to be hosting this important event and trust that you will have a good experience. We will do our…

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When I hear people asking how do we fix the education system, I tell them we need to do the opposite of what is happening, cutting budgets by cutting music programs… Nothing could be stupider than removing the ability for the left and right brains to function. Ask a CEO what they are looking for in an employee and they say they need people who understand teamwork, people who are disciplined, people who understand the big picture. You know what they need? They need musicians.

Mike Huckabee

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

Albert Einstein

It is in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough – it’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the results that make our hearts sing.

Steve Jobs

In my own philanthropy and business endeavors, I have seen the critical role that the arts play in stimulating creativity and in developing vital communities… the arts have a crucial impact on our economy and are an important catalyst for learning, discovery, and achievement in our country.

Paul G. Allen

The life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the life of the nation, is close to the center of a nation’s purpose – and is a test to the quality of a nation’s civilization.

President John F. Kennedy

In every successful business…there is one budget line that never gets cut. It’s called ‘Product Development’ – and it’s the key to any company’s future growth. Music education is critical to the product development of this nation’s most important resource – our children.

John Sykes

During the Gulf War, the few opportunities I had for relaxation I always listened to music, and it brought me great peace of mind. I have shared my love of music with people throughout this world, while listening to the drums and special instruments of the Far East, Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Far North, and all of this started with the music appreciation course that I was taught in a third-grade elementary class in Princeton, New Jersey. What a tragedy it would be if we lived in a world where music was not taught to children.

General H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Music is exciting. It is thrilling to be sitting in a group of musicians playing the same piece of music. You are part of a great, powerful, vibrant entity. And nothing beats the feeling you get when you’ve practiced a difficult section over and over and finally get it right. Music is important. It says things your heart can’t say any other way, and in a language everyone speaks. Music crosses borders, turns smiles into frowns, and vice versa. These observations are shared with a hope: that, when schools cut back on music classes, they really think about what they’re doing – and don’t take music for granted.

Dan Rather

The things I learned from my experience in music in school are discipline, perseverance, dependability, composure, courage and pride in results… Not a bad preparation for the workforce!

Gregory Anrig

Music is an essential part of everything we do. Like puppetry, music has an abstract quality which speaks to a worldwide audience in a wonderful way that nourishes the soul.

Jim Henson

Should we not be putting all our emphasis on reading, writing and math? The ‘back-to-basics curricula,’ while it has merit, ignores the most urgent void in our present system – absence of self-discipline. The arts, inspiring – indeed requiring – self-discipline, may be more ‘basic’ to our nation’s survival than traditional credit courses. Presently, we are spending 29 times more on science than on the arts, and the result so far is worldwide intellectual embarrassment.

Paul Harvey

It [music education] is terribly important, extremely important — because when you are a child, you are in a receptive age… In high schools, public schools — that’s where they must have the best influence, the first influence, which will go through their whole life.

Eugene Ormandy

It is our job, as parents, educators, and friends, to see that our young people have the opportunity to attain the thorough education that will prepare them for the future. Much of that education takes place in the classroom. We must encourage our youngsters in such pursuits as music education. In addition to learning the valuable lesson that it takes hard work to achieve success, no matter what the arena, music education can provide students with a strong sense of determination, improved communication skills, and a host of other qualities essential for successful living.

Edward H. Rensi

A grounding in the arts will help our children to see; to bring a uniquely human perspective to science and technology. In short, it will help them as they grow smarter to also grow wiser.

Robert E. Allen

Some people think music education is a privilege, but I think it’s essential to being human.

Jewel

Arts Education aids students in skills needed in the workplace: flexibility, the ability to solve problems and communicate; the ability to learn new skills, to be creative and innovative, and to strive for excellence.

Joseph M. Calahan