1. Loudoun County Public Schools
Building and Sustaining Excellence
Welcome

2. 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

3. 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)

4. 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.

5. Celebrating Excellence
10 Bands received prestigious Honor Band award 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

6. 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

7. 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 NAMM Merit Award (only 1 in 4 designees in Virginia)

8. 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.

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

10. 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

15. 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

16. “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