Sheldon ISD Spark Notes!
Sheldon ISD Fine Arts Department News & Notes #SheldonSparks
Volume 1, Issue 2 - November 2022
News and Notes from Art, Band, Cheer, Choir, Dance/Movement, Orchestra, ROTC/CAP, and Theater/Drama Across Sheldon ISD
Fall Fine Arts Features Across Sheldon ISD
- Hispanic Heritage Month Programs at Elementary Schools
- Fall Concerts for most KHS, KMS, and NMS programs
- District Holiday Greeting Card Contest entries for EC-12 Art students (winners to be awarded next month!)
- KMS/NMS Football Games with performances from KHS Band, KHS Choir, KMS Band, KMS Cheer, KMS Choir, KMS Dance, NMS Band, and NMS Cheer
- Sheldon ISD Fall Festival with KHS Art Club, KMS Choir, LE Honor Choir, NMS Choir, and NMS Orchestra
- Multiple competitions (see below)
We are so excited to have so many Sheldon students engaging in the arts, and we hope that all 5th Graders are excited to join our performing arts and competition groups in 6th Grade, that all 8th Graders are excited about promotion to HS arts next year, and that all students currently enrolled in our arts classes at their schools stay in those programs next year to continue growing and succeeding! Course selection processes for middle school and high school start soon, so please talk to your children and counselors about making sure that arts stay on your schedule each year!
KHS Choir Students Moving on in the All-State Choir Process
Last month, we were able to brag that 9 of our C.E. King HS Choir students earned a spot in the Texas Music Educators Association Region 33 Honor Choir. Those students (Yvonne Orozco-Soprano 1, Sara Saeed-Alto 1, Angela Sifuentes-Soprano 2, Jocelyn Alfaro-Alto 2, Arielle Monuma-Antoine-Soprano 1, Jose Lopez Umanzor-Bass 2, Domynik Willis-Bass2, Caden Ham-Bass 2, and Dezmond Crawford-Bass 2) will perform in the upcoming Region Honor Choir Clinic and Concert on Saturday, November 12, at 5:00PM at Dekaney High School in Spring.
This month, we are proud announce that two of those students - Sara Saeed (junior-Alto 1) and Arielle Monuma-Antoine (sophomore-Soprano 1) - have advanced to the third of four round of All-State Choir Auditions! Sara ranked 5th chair out of 39 Alto 1 singers, and Arielle ranked 5th chair out 33 soprano 1 singers. These two young ladies will have their next auditions in December. We are very proud of the time and hard work from all of our All-Region Choir members, and we wish all the best to our 2 advancing students!
Sheldon ISD Band Students Qualified for All-Region Band
This past Saturday, 16 KMS Band students and 13 NMS Band students auditioned for a spot in the Texas Music Educators Association Region 33 Middle School All-Region Band. This is an extra commitment for dedicated 7th and 8th Grade band students above and beyond general requirements for all band classes. These students prepare 8 major scales and a chromatic scale through the full range of their instruments, as well as two challenging musical excerpts which they most perform alone in front of all other auditionees and a judging panel. Students who make All-Region Band will perform in a Clinic and Concert on November 4-5 at Crosby HS, and the very top of the audition pool are also selected to perform in the wind section for the All-Region Symphonic and Philharmonic Orchestras. We are VERY proud of all of our students who auditioned and those who will represent us in upcoming performances.
The following Sheldon ISD Band students earned membership at these elite levels:
- KMS Clarinet Roxana Hernandez
- KMS Bass Clarinet Julie Moran
- NMS F Horn Bishop Davis (District Band)
- NMS Clarinet Lanalyn Ikalina (+ Philharmonic Orchestra!)
- NMS Tuba Kadyn Henry (1st Chair + Symphony Orchestra!!!)
KHS Marching Band Qualified for Area
Upcoming Performances and Events - Come Support Our Students!
November 1 - ME 5th Grade Field Trip to the Houston Symphony
November 2 - KHS Choir Field Trip to the Houston Grand Opera
November 3 - SE Patriotic Songs Virtual Performance @ SE Data Night/Book Fair - 4:30PM
November 4 - KMS Choir Field Trip to the Houston Grand Opera
November 4 - KHS Varsity Football @ Beaumont West Brook - 7:00PM
November 4-5 - MS Region Band Clinic and Concert @ Crosby HS
November 10 - ME Academic Night Performance - 6:00PM
November 11 - KHS JROTC Salute to KHS Veterans - 1:00PM
November 11-12 - HS Region Choir Clinic and Concert @ Dekaney HS
November 12 - KHS JROTC Veterans Day Drill Meet @ KHS
November 15 - SE 5th Grade Field Trip to the Houston Symphony
November 30 - NMS Performing Arts Holiday Tour to GE, LE, & SE
November 30 - KMS Choir and Dance Perform at Rice University Basketball Game
December 1 - KMS Performing Arts Holiday Tour to CE, ME, & RE
December 1 - KHS Choir Students TMEA Pre-Area Auditions @ Spring HS
December 1 - SECA Winter Concert (Kindergarten) - 6:30PM
December 2 - KMS Performing Arts Holiday Tour to CE, ME, & RE
December 3 - KMS/NMS Choirs Students have MS Region Choir Auditions @ Davis HS
December 5 - KHS Band Winter Concert @ KMS Auditorium - 6:30PM
December 6 - KMS Band Winter Concert @ KMS Auditorium - 6:30PM
December 8 - ME Winter Art & Music Showcase - 6:00PM
December 8 - SE Winter Art Exhibit and Music Program - 6:00PM
December 8 - KMS Choir Winter Concert @ KMS Auditorium - 6:30PM
December 8 - NMS Band Winter Concert - 6:30PM
December 9 - NMS Choir Winter Concert @ KMS Auditorium - 6:30PM
December 9-11 - KHS Theatre Presents "Little Shop of Horrors" @ KHS PAC - 7:00PM ($10)
December 12 - LE Holiday Program @ KHS PAC - 6:00PM
December 12 - NMS Theatre Christmas Performance - 6:00PM
December 13 - CAP Camp Curry 76 Promotion Ceremony @ KMS
December 13 - RE Winter Concert - 5:30PM
December 13 - KHS Choir Winter Concert @ KHS PAC - 6:30PM
December 13 - GE Christmas Program
December 14 - KHS/KMS/NMS Orchestras Winter Concert @ KHS PAC
December 14 - KMS Choir TENTATIVE Field Trip to Mary Poppins @ Hobby Center
December 15 - CECA Christmas Program - 6:00PM
December 15 - KHS JROTC Military Ball @ Panther Zone - 6:00PM
December 16 - Parkway Forest HOA Christmas in the Park - 5:00PM
Your Voice Matters - Vote this November!
Sheldon ISD has a bond referendum on the November ballot. The bond addresses the continued growth Sheldon ISD is experiencing. The district has nearly reached 11,000 students and will continue to grow by 3% annually. Learn more about the propositions on the bond ballot by clicking here.
Additionally, we encourage all of our Fine Arts-supporting parents to consider registering with the Texas Arts Education Campaign as our Texas Legislature prepares to open their 2023 Session in January. While Fine Arts participation and curriculum is currently protected and required by the State, we always want to stay mindful of issues that could affect our students' access to quality arts courses and experiences. If you sign-up with TAEC, instead of getting generic spam on all manners of Texas politics, they will only reach out to you with targeted information on situations where your local representatives have key votes upcoming on arts education policy that you know when, how, and why to reach out to the right people to express your support for continued arts education in Texas. To join, please visit www.txartsed.org/join-us.
Sheldon ISD Fine Arts Department
-Daniel Pfannstiel, Director of Fine Arts
Email: DanielPfannstiel@sheldonisd.com
Website: https://www.sheldonisd.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=2599366&type=d&pREC_ID=2263632
Location: 11411-B C.E. King Parkway, Houston, TX 77044
Phone: (281) 727-1341
Twitter: @SheldonISDArts