Summer is  a Great Time to Learn a Musical Instrument!
Summer Instrumental Music Registration April 28, 30, & May 6

• Students who are continuing instrumental study, and who have participated in their school’s band or strings program, are eligible to participate regardless of instrument

Location:  Marshall Elementary School, 101 Barrett Run, Newark, DE

Dates:  June 22-July 31 (No lessons on Thursday, July 2 and Monday, July 6)

Lesson Times:  Two 30-minute lessons per week (Mondays and Wednesdays, or Tuesdays and Thursdays).  Small group lessons will be scheduled between 9 a.m. and 12:00  Noon. Transportation will not be provided.

Cost:  Tuition is $66 payable by cash or money order only.  There will be no refunds for missed lessons

Registration Dates:

• Tuesday, April 28 - 6:00-7:30 p.m.
• Thursday, April 30 - 6:00-7:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 6 - 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Registration will be held at Marshall Elementary School.  If your child is a beginner, he or she should be present at registration to be sized for an instrument. Continuing students with an instrument are not required at registration.

Please do not rent or purchase an instrument before meeting with the summer music department staff.

Contact Information:  Phone: 302-454-4700 ext 199; Email: Andy Hetzler or Brian Williams

 Summer Music Registration Form
 

Excess Music Library Materials Available Free
May 5-7

Attention non-profit musical organizations, choirs, community bands and orchestras, and schools!  The Christina School District will host a Music Library Liquidation Tuesday, May 5 through Thursday, May 7.  Excess music that is no longer in use will be available to the public free of charge.  Items slated for excess will be on display and available for pick-up on the above dates between 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Eden Support Services Center Cafeteria, 925 Bear Corbitt Road, Bear.

Newark  High School Choirs and Musicians to Perform
"The Holocaust Cantata"

Members of the Newark High School Choirs, instrumental soloists Sharon Song and Anna Dmytrenko, and vocal soloists Krystal Rickard, Amy Poznansky, and Erick Bayne will perform The Holocaust Cantata: Songs from the Camps, composed by Donald McCullough, director of Washington DC's Master Chorale.  The work will be performed at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 3 in the Newark High School Auditorium. Admission is $5, and donations to aid the Holocaust Survivor Scholarship Fund will also be accepted.  For more information, please contact Penny Carmack.

The composer, David McCullough, had several compositions drawn from the U.S. Holocaust Museum translated into English and set them for chorus, soloists, cello and piano.  He crafted the piece after immersing himself in the Aleksander Kulisiewicz Collection at the U.S. Holocaust Museum.  Imprisoned for antifascist activities in Poland, Mr. Kulisiewicz spent the war at the Sachsenhausen camp near Berlin where, he took on the role of camp troubadour, performing his own songs and those of his fellow prisoners.  After the War, he crisscrossed the former Reich compiling music that had been composed by inmates of the camps.

McCullough spent a year on the project, extracting from the U.S. Holocaust Museum archives the material that formed the basis of the Holocaust Cantata. According to American Record Guide, “His arrangements, interspersed with writings by those forced to endure the unendurable, make for a gripping commentary on the resilience of gentle souls caught in the vortex of human depravity at its worst. The songs, as you'd expect, are heart-rendering in their simplicity and their sadness.”  (Courtesy of Albany Records, Albany, NY)

Click here to view or print event flyer.

Click here to learn more about the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Strategic Plan Public Meeting

What:   Strategic Plan Public Meeting
When:   Thursday, May 7
Time:    6:30-8:00 PM
Where:  Sarah Pyle Academy

This meeting is intended to obtain feedback from the public on proposed revised plans in the District's Strategic Plan.

Christina School District students in grades 3-12 are encouraged to complete the Student Survey.  You will need your student ID number to take the survey, so please make sure that you have it before logging in.  Your student ID number is available from your teacher or homeroom teacher.

Click the links below to access the surveys:

•  Elementary Survey
•  Secondary Survey

Public Hearing Held on Recommendation to Excess
300 Executive Drive (Astro Power Building)

The Christina Board of Education conducted a public hearing pursuant to 14 Del. C. §1507(a)
(3 and 4), on the recommendation from the Superintendent of Schools of the Christina School District to excess the building at 300 Executive Drive, Newark, DE (the "Recommendation"). 

The public hearing was held on April 1 at Keene Elementary School.  Staff will bring a formal recommendation for excess of this building to the May 19 regular Board of Education meeting.

Superintendent Search Timeline Revised

Board Member Beverly Howell Will Not Seek Another Term

Beverly Howell, who has represented District D on the Christina Board of Education since 2004, has announced that she will not pursue another term as a member of the Board.  She notified the Board of Elections on April 21 of her decision to withdraw her name from the ballot in the upcoming elections to be held May 12.

Two Candidates Will Run for District D Board Seat

Two candidates have filed for the District D seat on the Christina Board of Education,
John M. Young and Isaac M. Harris. The election will be held on May 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Please visit the following link for more information about Board of Education elections for the Christina School District: http://electionsncc.delaware.gov/Christina/ch_mbr.shtml

Three Candidates Will Run for District E Board Seat

Christiana High School Wellness Center
Observes National Nutrition Month

Maclary Elementary School Will Host "What in the World?"
Career Awareness Program

Brennen School Library Volunteers Recognized

The New Castle County Library System held a Volunteer Appreciation Press Event on April 21 and honored 17 Brennen School, Delaware Autism Program students as part of a celebration
of National Volunteer week.  The students were given a certificate and a Department of Community Services tote bag.  County Executive Chris Coons was present and read a Volunteer Week proclamation, and a short presentation was made by the county volunteer coordinator about the importance of volunteer service.  Student volunteers from Brennen assist Newark Library with such tasks as taking books out of the night depository, rotating and straightening newspapers, straightening bookshelves, dusting the shelves, and finding books and DVDs for the hold list to be packaged for the other libraries.

Twenty one members of the Networks Chapter of the National FFA Organization attended the 2009 FFA State Convention on March 25 and 26 at Clayton Hall, University of Delaware.  The members competed in Career Development Events (Prepared Public Speaking, Job Interview, and Floriculture), and participated in workshops, the statewide food drive, Scrapbook Contest, and community service activities.  The also had opportunities to hear motivational speakers and meet students from across the state of Delaware.  The Floriculture team consisting of Danielle Holding, Ashley Harker, Ashley King, and Latasha Wilks earned 9^th place.  In Prepared Public Speaking, David Limprun placed 9^th and John Dillon placed 10^th.  Evan Schilling and Olivia Austin competed in Job Interview.  Out of more than 20 contestants, Evan Schilling was awarded 10^th place.  George Donahue and Richard Pence received their State Degrees, the highest level of membership the State Association can bestow.  Networks was the only chapter in New Castle County to have members earn a State Degree this year.  Richard Pence earned a 2nd place proficiency award in Floriculture Placement.  Networks was the only chapter north of the C&D canal to receive a proficiency award.  The Scrapbook team earned a gold rating, scoring 97 out of 100 possible points.  The Networks FFA attendees, thoroughly enjoyed themselves at the 2009 FFA State Convention and hope to attend future conventions. 

Glasgow High School Students Shine at First State High School
Communications Contest

Kirk Lego Team Takes First Place

Team Ter-MOE-nators, a community based Lego team made up of Kirk Middle School students, showed off their teamwork skills when they took first place in the Qualifier for Innovative Robot Design, and again won a trophy at the Championship Tournament held at the Bob Carpenter Center recently. The team also received the Judges Award for Team Spirit, because of their demonstrations of professionalism and cooperation.  Team members are: Kristin Sullivan, B.J. Jones, Christina Young, Joey Narkin, Billy Raftor, Michael Young and Connor Thompson.

Downes Elementary Students "Stride for a Cure"

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