Friday evening, March 16, a
traditional event was brought “back to life” after approximately 7 years! The Russellville Junior/Senior High School
Band members entertained over 200 with the “Notes Over Noodles” fundraiser
which consisted of a spaghetti dinner, silent auction, and the wonderfully
talented band and musical students that provided the “dinner music”. It was a lovely evening, and they did not
disappoint! Several selections were performed from their upcoming
Spring presentation, “High School Musical”, to be held at the deGraffenried
Saturday, May 5, at 7pm; Friday, May 11, at 7pm; and Saturday, May 12, at 2pm
and 7pm. Many
of the students that presented had also been a part of the total of 66 students that had attended the Solo &
Ensembles earlier this month. Of those
66 students, 39 received Distinguished ratings and 22 received Proficient. There were a total of 78 Distinguished or
Proficient medals earned this year. Brian
E. Brown, Director of Bands, stated it was a great job for all the students who
challenged themselves and worked hard to become better musicians!
(Pictured left to right: Ashlee Gilbert, Emma McReynolds, Lucy Wilkinson, & Katie Paul)