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   Welcome to our award winning choral program! I teach 6th and 7th grade chorus and 8th grade Concert/Show Choir.  This is my 8th year at Parkside but I have been teaching since 1978.  The 8th grade Concert/Show Choir has received 5 consecutive Grand Championships from King's Dominion and Busch Gardens and 3 Grand Sweepstakes Championships.  We have competed against schools from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maine, New York  and Washington, DC to receive these honors.  The Show Choir has in addition received 7 straight Superior Ratings at District IX Choral Festival.   I am very proud of all these students.  It takes hard work and dedication to consistently be the best.  I stress self-discipline, manners and of course, musical excellence in the classroom and in life.
    In addition to teaching, I am a volunteer coach for boys track. ( I hold 2 school records in North Carolina.) I have also served on the PWC gifted education committee.   
    We hope your child will learn a lot about music and this class will instill confidence and a desire to be successful in every area of their lives.