worthy News

This page spotlights the achievements of our STARS in the band program.  Our students are standouts in so many different areas, we want to share this good news with you and congratulate them on their accomplishments.  Please submit "noteworthy" items by Clicking Here to send them to Kathy Rothfusz.

 

NEW! Congratulations to Haley Strauss for being chosen to the 2011 Governor's Honors Program.  She will be studying music for four weeks during the summer.  Way to go, Haley!

 

 

 

Congratulations to Don Glidden and Dillan King
for being selected to perform with the 2011 Spirit of Atlanta Drum & Bugle Corps!
Click Here to learn more about it and check out some videos!

 

Congratulations to Natali Herrmann for being selected as a member of the 2010-11 Metropolitan Atlanta Youth Wind Ensemble (MAYWE).
Congratulations to Haley Strauss for being selected as a member of the 2010-11 Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO).
Congratulations to Alex Clay, Haley Strauss, and Lydia Hanie (1st chair) for being selected as members of the 2010-11 Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony (AYWS).

 

 

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to the SMHS Swingin' Starrs Jazz Band which will be performing at GMEA in January:
 

Saxes: Trumpets: Trombones: Rhythm:

Anna Harrell, Ryan Bolt, Michael Avidano, Natali Herrmann, Addison Mason Paige Gritti, Lachlan Page, Annika Strauss, Alex Muzzillo Preston Rothfusz, Nathan Cmeyla, Will Trimble, Joelle Faustin Bo Sheehan (piano), Robert Hertha (set), Mitch Hammond (basses), Dillan King (basses)

 

 

Congratulations to Ryan Alli for being chosen to the 2011 US Army All-American Bowl. We are very proud of him for this outstanding accomplishment! There has been a representative from Starr's Mill in every year the All-American Bowl Halftime Band has existed.

 

 

Congratulations to Jazz Band A and selected members of An Octave Above for being chosen to give a clinic at GMEA in Savannah, Jan 27, 2011. The clinic will primarily be regarding the collaboration between jazz singers and band. This will be a very exciting adventure!
 

 

Congratulations to the 2010-11 Wind Ensemble for being chosen to perform at the 2011 University of Alabama Honor Band on Fri, Feb 4, 2011. We appreciate the contribution the previous seniors made to help us receive this honor.