I would like to give a personal shout out to Behrman Charter in New Orleans...
Leap (State High Stakes Testing) Scores came out and we have a 99.5% passing rate...
5 out of the top 10 graduating 8th graders were musicians...
8 out of top 10 were in the marching band
Completed our second FULL season to include...
middle school and high school sporting events
various community events
Lafayette and Pensacola Christmas Parades
a hectic 8 parade Mardi Gras including our first ever Zulu parade (at the request of the late Mr. Hampton)
5th Consecutive New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival appearance
First LMEA (district concert festival) Appearance
Southern Sinfonia Concert Festival Appearance
2nd Spring Concert with encore performance
Introduction of Contemporary Band (Pop,Rock and R&B)
and the Introduction of our Jazz Ensemble
hosted the 3rd Annual Middle School BOTB
hosted our 2nd Annual Drum Section Exhibition
there's more but this is the big stuff!!!
There's not to many music programs in our area that are doing what we do how we do. There are NO Selective admissions, over 93% of the school gets free lunch, there is a large percentage of SPECIAL ED students, all in sub-par facilities with exceptional people.
Congrats to all the Behrman Family and Alumni who helped make this happen!!!
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While I might have a slight problem with the title of this discussion (said in jest of course!), I do applaude the job you are doing. The academic achievements speak volumes to what you guys are doing. I was shocked to see the facilities you guys are working in. I was extremely impressed though by both the hospitality ya'll showed at the botb and the playing ability of the children. I am happy to see that the kids are getting a program they deserve.
Would love to have ya'll up here in Memphis. I know that with us at Havenview and Bro. Jefferson at Hickory Ridge MS, putting ya'll in the mix would be some fun!
Enjoy your summer and hopefully we can meet up again soon.
BHood
Havenview MS
Memphis, TN
Thanks Yall !!!
and also we might have jumped from a two star school to a four star school fingers are crossed they are some intangibles...
and to B. Hood it's already approved and on schedule I just need a date!!!
no summer a week off and then it's time to reload...