Alma Mater What is that?
Alma Mater A stately dignified song that bonds students to their school. Its role is to establish a sense of place and to foster loyalty. It should make your heart beat a bit faster.
Spring Mills High School needs one!
What should it be? A minimum of 8 lines Easy to sing Easy to remember About loyalty and tradition Somewhat romantic and sentimental
This hotlink takes you to a performance of Mannheim Steamroller This hotlink takes you to a performance of Mannheim Steamroller. Chip Davis the founder and composer is featured in the next hotlink. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68j6Ceof8QQ&list=PL091E09799DAAB761 This awesome hotlink takes you to a cool website about writing Alma Maters! http://journalism.unl.edu/cojmc/alumni/jnews/archive/96_winter/davis.html
This YouTube video talks about a contest to write an Alma Mater for a college. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BS-TOgtoKE
My Alma Mater! “For the Glory of Old State”- Penn State’s Alma Mater http://www.psu.edu/ur/about/almamater.html
Disclaimer Music is not necessary, but can be submitted with the lyrics. SMHS has the right to change any lyrics or music to better suit the needs of the school.