Newsletters 2013-14 Focus newsletter, [3] spring | Page 4

PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE

MUSIC IN
OUR SCHOOLS

AHS Symphonic Rock III concert
fundraiser entertains and educates

Champlin Park
orchestra hosts
lullaby concert

noka High School (AHS) student musicians entertained
2,000 people, raised $24,000,
and brought their musical skills to a
new level with concerts April 5 and 6.
And, everyone had a great time.

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hamplin Park High School’s
(CPHS) orchestra presented a
fun-filled evening for area youth
and their families on April 8 with
“Carnival of the Animals.”
Wearing their “jammies,” area elementary and middle school students had the
opportunity to experience hands-on activities at different stations run by CPHS
students, like the “violin petting zoo”
(where students got to test out violins),
coloring with crayons, face painting, hula
hooping and a chance to win a “build-abear” drawing.
Following the activity stations, CPHS
orchestra students continued the event
theme and closed the evening with performances of music from classic animaltheme movies, like “The Lion King.” ■

Champlin Park orchestra, led by band
director Steve Lyons, entertained children
with music fitting the Carnival of the
Animals theme. More photos on Facebook.

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The event was the wildly popular
Symphonic Rock III concert of students
in concert choir and concert orchestra
as well as the classic rock band, Staff
Infection, which is made up of school
staff. It also included special guest
artists Superintendent Dennis Carlson,
Minnesota Senator John Hoffman
and Patrick Plant, who retired from the
district last year as chief technology
and information officer.
Over the three years AHS has produced this concert, it has raised approximately $75,000 for the school’s Car