Loudoun County Public Schools Building and Sustaining Excellence Welcome

Who Are We? Department of Instruction Teaching & Learning Fine Arts (Admin Bldg., Suite 518) Fine Arts Supervisor Michael Pierson Music Specialist Elaine Stanford Art Specialist Julie Galvin Theatre Specialist Mark Rogers

By the Numbers 94 Schools 223 Music Teachers 82, 400 students (est.) Third Largest School Division in Virginia 48th largest school division in the US (2014)

LCPS Music programs continue to be recognized across Virginia for high quality instruction and student performances. This past year LCPS had a record 10 Virginia Honor Bands and 14 VMEA Blue Ribbon Schools. Music programs bring school communities together through cluster concerts and school performances. Students had countless opportunities for authentic real world performance experiences such as performances in China and Hawaii, at professional sporting events and at the Kennedy Center.

Celebrating Excellence 10 Bands received prestigious Honor Band award 2018-19 school year (Most ever for LCPS) Briar Woods HS Broad Run HS Dominion HS Freedom HS John Champe HS Park View HS Riverside HS Rock Ridge HS Stone Bridge HS Tuscarora HS

Bright Spots 9 VMEA Blue Ribbon Schools Brambleton MS Broad Run HS Briar Woods HS Dominion HS Eagle Ridge MS Freedom HS J. Michael Lunsford MS River Bend MS Rock Ridge HS

Accomplishments LCPS has been selected as a “Best Community for Music Education” by the NAMM foundation (only 18 school districts in the Commonwealth) Music Department of SMMS earned a 2019 NAMM Merit Award (only 1 in 4 designees in Virginia)

Accomplishments 90% of All VA Guitar students were from LCPS. More than a third (74 students) of the Regional Orchestra were from LCPS. 7 LCPS students qualified for All Virginia Jazz Ensemble. 17 LCPS students qualified for VA Honors Choir (open only to seniors across the state). LCPS MS Choral students captured 51 seats for Virginia ACDA MS Honor Choir and 32 students made the National ACDA choirs.

Accomplishments 8 LCPS students qualified for the 2018 NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles. 56 LCPS students qualified for All-Virginia Band/Chorus/Orchestra.

Making A Difference In The World Performances at professional sports venues Smithsonian Museum Functions Martin Luther King Day Celebration Community Parades US Department of Education Functions National School Board Association Celebrations National Institute of Health Functions Virginia Governor’s Inauguration Festivities LCPS Excellence in Education Banquets Local School events Veterans celebrations

Authentic Real World performances Performance at Wolf Trap Performance at Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at JMU Performances at professional sports venues Martin Luther King Day Celebration Performance at “Music for All” (Bands of America) Performance and presentations at VMEA LCPS Students recognized for their compositions at VMEA Community Parades LCPS Excellence in Education Banquets Local School events Veterans celebrations First Annual MSAAC Gala

“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.” – John F. Kennedy In closing, I want to thank the parents and Loudoun community for their support of the arts. I wish to thank and congratulate our students for their hard work and outstanding accomplshments. Finally, I wish to take a moment to express my sincere appreciation to our music teachers for their dedication to our students and commitment to excellence All County Men’s Chorus on stage at Rock Ridge HS