Greetings from the Northwest District!

The NW District is busily preparing for the upcoming mini-conventions. Our summer board meeting was held in June in Phillipsburg where many of the details for those conventions were ironed out. As I pen this report, we have already auditioned our junior high students and our high school students for the District Middle Level Honor Band and the High School Jazz Band. This week, the District Middle Level Honor Choir will be selected as well as the auditions submitted for the State Middle Level Choir. Our high school singers will be registered for their auditions next week. It has been a busy start to the school year. I hope we will continue striving for excellence and instilling a love for music in our students. Best of luck as you prepare for all the upcoming events.

Mini-Convention 1 will be held at Hays High School on Nov. 2

Middle Level Band Clinician is Randy Crow.
Chairperson: Marcus Bishop

Middle Level Choir Clinician is David Rassmussen.
Chairperson: Paulette Wildeman

High School Honor Jazz Clincian is Gary Ziek.
Chairperson: Tony Schroer

Mini-Convention II will be held at Fort Hays State University on Dec. 7

High School Honor Band Clinician is Dr. James South.
Chairperson : Renetta Dawson

High School Honor Choir Clinician is Michael Hanawalt.
Chairperson: Annette Kennedy

High School Honor Orchestra Clinician is David Barg.
Chairperson: Joan Crull

Elementary Honor Choir Clinician is Blake Thompson.
Chairperson: Jolene Cunningham

Outstanding Music Educators Awards will be presented during the mini-conventions. The award winners are:

Oustanding Elementary Educator: Randy Sauer. Randy currently teaches elementary music at Holy Family Elementary in Hays, Kansas.

Outstanding Middle Level Educator: Kristi Reneberg. Kristi currently teaches K-12 music at Thunder Ridge Schools in Kensington/Agra.

Outstanding High School Music Educator: Janell Antholz. Janell is teaching K-12 music at Golden Plains Schools in Rexford.

Outstanding Collegiate Music Educator: Dr. Lane Weaver. Lane teaches at Fort Hays State University.

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2013-14 Outstanding Music Educators

Elementary Randy Sauer Hays Holy Family Elementary

Middle School Kristi Reneberg Kensington/Agra Thunder Ridge K-12

High School Janell Antholz Rexford Golden Plains K-12