SFASD Board To Honor Music Programs

The Spring-Ford Area School District Board of Directors authored a large collection of resolutions honoring individual students as well as music groups and sports teams for a series of accomplishments this year. 
The accomplishments are an impressive list of awards and honors - several students took part in All-State and All-Eastern competitions, and ensembles won some first- and second-place ratings and many high ratings.

The board said in each resolution, "Spring-Ford Area School District is proud of the accomplishments, creativity, discipline, and drive of our music students who are so deserving of this public recognition and commendation."

Following is a list of all the students and groups that will be honored with resolutions on Tuesday.

• Andrew Carr for successfully auditioning and participating in the National Music Educators Association All-Eastern Honors Choir and the PA All-State Choir. (Resolution #2013-10)
• Kayla Dwyer for successfully auditioning and participating in the National Music Educators Association All-Eastern Honors Choir and the PA All-State Choir. (Resolution #2013-11)
• Benjamin Rowe for successfully auditioning and participating in the PA Music Educators Association All-State Choir. (Resolution #2013-12)
• Spring-Ford High School Vocal Ensemble for competing and earning the highest score at the Heritage of Gold Choir Championships and being selected to perform in the Encore Concert at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. (Resolution #2013-13)
• Timothy Goman for participating in the PA Music Educators Association District 11 Orchestra at Central Bucks East in Doylestown, PA, successfully auditioning and participating in the PA Music Educators Association All-State Orchestra in Erie, PA and the PA Music Educators Association Region VI Orchestra Festival in Haverford, PA. (Resolution #2013-14)
• Vicki Davis, Timothy Goman, Mique Gonzales, Justin Kifer, Christina Maziarz, Shannon McLaughlin and Benjamin Rowe for successfully auditioning and participating in the PA Music Educators Association District 11 Band Festival in Upper Merion, PA. (Resolution #2013-15)
• Vicki Davis, Timothy Goman, and Mique Gonzales for successfully auditioning and participating in the PA Music Educators Association Region VI Band Festival in Newtown, PA. (Resolution #2013-16)
• The Spring-Ford High School Orchestra and directors Emily McGranahan and Kristen Katzianer won first place at the 2013 Tournament Indoor Association (TIA) Scholastic Open Orchestra Atlantic Coast Championships. (Resolution #2013-26)
• The Spring-Ford High School Band and director Seth Jones won first place for Concert Band Open Division and Concert Band A Division and the Jazz Ensemble placed second in the Jazz Open Division at the 2013 Tournament Indoor Association (TIA) Atlantic Coast Championships. (Resolution #2013-27)
• The Spring-Ford High School Winter Guard received outstanding recognitions at the 2013 Tournament Indoor Association (TIA) Chapter III Championships and the 2013 Tournament Indoor Association (TIA) All-Chapter Championships. (Resolution 2013-#28)