Capital High School Orchestra
Capital High School Orchestra, Charleston, West Virginia
Colleen Tan, Director

PARRRRR-TY!

Thanks to Mrs. Tan and Mrs. Rodberg for the great end of year pool party!
It may have been cool, but the water was warm and the chocolate was great!


Everything tastes better coated in chocolate!

 


Goodbye and good luck to Carl, headed back to Germany!

Bravo to the orchestra for
1st Place High School String Orchestra Division of the
22nd Annual WV Orchestra Assessment

Photos by Mrs. Smoot
Orchestra on stage

Orchestra on stage

Group of students

Photos by Mrs. Page
group photo on the grass

group photo on the steps

 

Congratulations to the orchestra
for an excellent performance in Atlanta

The Capital High-South Charleston High combined orchestra

Lots of photos from the trip

All State

Congratulations to Colleen Tan for being named
West Virginia's High School Orchestra Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to Hallie Brotherton, Christian Feldhaus, Taylor Giorgio, Emily Hamrick, Hilary Keller, Emily Peden, Shiva Shafii, Shere-khan Smoot, Andrew Swing, Michael Terranova

Special Congratulations to Emily Peden, who was named Principal Viola

All State musicians from CHS and SCHS

Congratulations to Taylor Giorgio
Student Symphonic Fellow in the Andrew and Amy Vaughan Fellowship Program through the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Sunday Gazette-Mail article

 

 

Thanks to everyone for helping with String Day lunch sale:

Our wonderful parent volunteers...
Parent showing price list

our great student helpers...
Shiva and Taylor

our hungry, hungry musicians...
Students lines up for lunch

and all the students who performed!
orchestra in rehearsal

View more photos of the day

Thanks to everyone that worked the hot dog sale October 12

hot dog sale

hot dog sale musicians

Thanks to everyone who worked the car wash fundraiser at Advance Auto September 6

Students at the car wash
Mrs. Smoot took this photo and some more which you can view here.

A message from Mrs. Tan

Dear Parents,

It is with great pride that I inform you that after submitting a CD for review, our combined SCHS-CHS Orchestra was invited to the 2009 National Orchestra Festival. The NOF is held under the auspices of the American String Teacher's Association. The festival will take place from March 18-21, in Atlanta, Georgia. These dates are approximate, depending on transportation and hotel arrangements. The expectation is that every student will perform with us in Atlanta.

An announcement of a parent meeting was sent home with your student on June 1 with a request for the deposit for the trip. We have received many deposits, but are still in need of every student's deposit. These are due as soon as possible. I must make a deposit to the NOF over the summer. Please send in your deposit of fifty dollars (one-hundred if you are able) payable by check or money order to "South Charleston HS" with "NOF Orchestra Trip" in the memo line to our Treasurer, Joan Rodberg.

The above (and more) was sent in an email to all students and/or parents. If you missed that email, or need more information, don't hesitate to contact Mike Keller at mk072653@gmail.com; be sure to put "orchestra trip" in the subject line. The officers of our parent organization are:

President: Debbie McClanahan
Vice President: Michael Keller
Treasurer: Joan Rodberg
Secretary: Patricia Page

 

 

Supplies List:
-Fresh set of strings (Dominant, Helicore, Tonica)
-Shoulder rest/rock stop
-Cleaning Cloth
-Bow with CLEAN hair (if it's a shade of gray, you need a rehair or a new bow)
-Instrument in good working order

See The Orchestra page for Concert Dress