Upcoming King Philip Music Performances

Upcoming performances by the King Philip music programs.

The King Philip Music Program will be holding its annual Spring Pops Concert on Saturday, May 19 in the King Philip High School Field House at 7pm (doors open at 6pm). The theme for this concert is "Take Me Out to the Ballgame — an American Classic," in recognition of the Fenway Park's 100th Anniversary. Dinner entrees and desserts will be available for purchase at between $2 and $5. Menu items will include all American fare — fried chicken, chowder, hot dogs, apple pie, etc. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students/seniors. Come enjoy a great evening out with great food and beautiful music performed by the symphony, jazz and concert bands and chorus. Raffles will include Red Sox tickets, etc. Come listen to some great percussion …

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King Philip Bands Raise Funds Through Bottle Redemption

Drop-off sites available in Wrentham, Norfolk and Plainville.

Feeling a bit of spring fever? Consider beginning your spring cleaning by dropping saved bottles and cans at one of the KPMA Bottle and Can drop-off sites. The program is a continuous fundraiser that plays a significant role in supporting all music programs in the King Philip regional area. There are drop facilities in Wrentham behind the high school, the Norfolk Transfer Station in the Bottle and Can trailer and in Plainville in the shed located in the new Wood School parking lot. Please consider us before discarding redeemable bottles and cans. Anything that has 5¢ imprinted on the top of the can or on the bottle label can be redeemed and goes towards making our school system’s successful music programs – in all 3 elementary schools, the…

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King Philip Bands Achieve Gold at MICCA

KP high school symphonic and concert, as well as seventh grade and eighth grade bands win medals.

The King Philip High School Symphonic Band and Middle School Seventh-Grade Band achieved Gold Medals at the 35th Annual MICCA Concert Festival held from March 30 to April 1. A gold medal signifies superior performance when scored in four categories. Recipients of gold medals are invited to perform at either Symphony Hall in Boston or Mechanics Hall in Worcester. The symphony band, under the direction of Joshua Wolloff, was selected to perform at Symphony Hall in Boston on April 14. The seventh-grade band, under the direction of Michael Keough, performed at Mechanics Hall on April 22. The High School Concert Band, Chorus and the Middle School Eighth Grade Band were recipients of Silver Medals, indicating excellent performance. -Courtesy …

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Get Out: Area Events For This Weekend

Events for the weekend of Dec. 3 - Dec. 4.

Sohanno Garden Club Presents Holiday Table Arrangements Where/When: Fiske Public Library. Saturday, Dec. 3, 10am What is it?: The garden club presents a workshop on making table arrangements.You can make your own arrangement with provided supplies or purchase a ready made one by the club members. Registration is required. To register email SohoannoGardenClub@yahoo.com or call 384-1190. Price: $20 Stony Brook Presents "Turtle Trekkers" Where/When: Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Norfolk. Saturday, Dec. 3, 10:30am-12pm What is it?: Stony Brook teachers will be leading children (ages 2.9 to 6 with a parent) through the sanctuary's trails to teach them about nature. The event features crafts and activities as well. Pre-registration is required…

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KP Marching Band Finishes Season, Placing Second in Nationals

Another successful season for the King Philip Marching Band

After seven months of hard work, the King Philip Marching Band closed out their successful 2011 season on November 12 at Navy Marine Corp Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland at the USSBA National Championship.   Ninety-eight middle and high school students, plus staff and an army of parent chaperones, traveled to Maryland where the band gave their final competitive performance of their successful season of their show, “The Gallery.”  Under blue skies and a mild breeze the band competed against 20 bands from up and down the East Coast. The Pride and the Passion brought everything they had and ended the day in second place with a score of 96.875, six one hundredths of a point off of the first place score. The band was also awarded "Best Overall …

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Poll: Should KP Music Add a String Program?

Program was one of recommendations by district fine arts committee.

The King Philip School Committee heard a report on arts instruction at its meeting Monday night. One of the recommendations of the report was that the music program add instruction for string instruments. Are you in favor of the addition?

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KP School Committee Hears About District Art Instruction

Presentation: good programs, but could improve.

The King Philip School Committee heard the results of an examination of the district's arts instruction at its meeting Monday night. Assistant Superintendent and middle school Principal Susan Gilson presented the findings, compiled by a subcommittee. "We took a look at the program of studies, really examining the question: 'Are we currently able to offer comprehensive arts instruction?'" she said. She said that group had sent out a survey, among other efforts. "In the scope of a week, 327 people responded," she said. "We also did a comprehensive comparison of school districts." Gilson said the district's instruction was compared to other Hockomock League schools, other regional school districts and school districts with comparable per-…

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KP School Committee Gets Stadium Turf Update

The King Philip Gridiron Club president spoke to the school committee about the matter.

The King Philip School Committee is looking at the costs of installing a synthetic field at the high school's stadium, as frequent use of the current grass field has eroded its quality. The recent fix to the school's wastewater treatment problem has, according to district officials, limited the number of fields available, placing even more stress on the stadium field. Rich Harwood, president of the KP Gridiron Club, said the field could not be used any more. "The usage of the field right now is at its saturation point," he said. "We looked at replacing the field with natural grass, but this is a cyclical problem." Harwood said planting a new grass field would not solve the issue. "No one could use it for two years," he said. "Once they did…

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Parents Urge KP School Committee To Keep Music Director Music-Only

Numerous parents came to Monday's KP School Committee meeting to keep the music director teaching only music.

Parents came to Monday night's King Philip School Committee meeting to protest a plan that would have the school's music director teach a history course. The parents claimed Music Director Joshua Wolloff's workload was already excessive, and adding a history course could hurt the music program. Barbara Snead, the president of the King Philip Music Association, said the move was not using Wolloff's talents properly. "No offense to our current music teacher, but he's not a highly qualified history teacher," she said. "He's a highly qualified teacher of art." According to Snead, Wolloff deals with more students than the typical teacher. "In the music program, there are 192 students — History will add 30 students," she said. "The average …

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