“Willow is dedicated student, and even joined the H.S. Pep Band and plays with us at every game!” – Band Director Darren Dix Congratulations Willow for being our first student musician to be recognized in 2018! Between Nov 2017 to Feb 2018, many of our string and band student musicians have played and competed in … More January Music Student of the Month – Willow White
“I like how music can show emotion, and how you can move while playing.” -Ashling Gordon, Orcas Island Strings musician Congratulations Ashling for being recognized in December 2017, and to all our student musicians in 2017. We look forward to hearing more about your musical journeys in 2018! The Music Student of the Month series … More December Music Student of the Month – Ashling Gordon
Here comes Dante Ljubic! He’s a fifth grader with a fantastic attitude. Catch him and the 5th-8th grade band and strings musicians at the public school’s Winter Holiday Concert this Thursday Dec 7th, 7pm in the High School Gym. … More November Music Student of the Month – Dante Ljubic
In June this year, at the Music Advocacy Group (MAG) annual meeting and reception, the board received a remarkable challenge. Four generous island donors stood up and pledged to match, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000 in donations from the community before the end of 2017. The money raised would go to the establishment of … More Burghardt Fund exceeds challenge target, paving new ways for local music students to reach full potential
Over 260 students participate in the school music program and the program is growing. Help them with a gift of much needed new music stands to replace aging ones. Any amount helps! $40.00 buys a new stand. Our K-12 kids in the school music program need these stands to hold their scores in daily Strings … More Stand Up For School Music – Donate A Stand
Thanks to a 2012 bond, the Orcas Island School District completed the first half of construction needed to house the school music program. Our beautiful new band room provides space for Elementary, Middle and High School band classes taught by Darren Dix. The second half of the planned music building construction – an adjoining structure estimated to … More Time to Complete the Second Half of the School Music Building Plan