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Camp starts on Monday, July 7 at Millard South High School (14905 Q St.) and meets 6-9 p.m. through Friday, July 11.

Leadership Seminar:

• Begins at 4 PM M-F and from 9 AM-12 PM on Saturday, July 12.
• Students who signed up for Leadership Seminar should plan to arrive at 3:45 p.m. M-F.
• Please bring a check payable to MNHS or cash in the amount of $50 with you on Monday! This will cover your daily seminars and Friday’s dinner.
• Bring a sack lunch for the 5 p.m. dinner break, M-Th.
• Saturday’s seminar is a Summer String Studio, where we teach small group and private lessons and music theory to elementary and middle school students!

All Other Participants:
Please plan to arrive by 5:45 p.m. so we can get you signed in and direct you to your first rehearsal spot!

Everyone:
Students can park/be dropped off on the east side of Millard South High School – enter through the main entrance. Check in at the registration table when you arrive.

Dress code is school-appropriate casual. Wear comfortable shoes as students will be walking and participating in activities that require movement.

Location – Millard South High School, 14905 Q St. (149th and Q). Students will rehearse in the Auditorium and classrooms in the 100’s wing and music wing. NOTE – due to shifting summer projects, locations are subject to change. Changes will be announced if/as needed.

Instrument – Please bring your instrument, bow, rosin, shoulder rest, rock stop, etc! We will provide stands and music.

Music Theory/Composition students – Please bring your charged laptop as well as your instrument.

Schedule – A link to the daily schedule and elective roster is HERE.
We did our best to get everyone placed in the electives they requested. Every student should be listed in 2 electives; 1 in the first elective column, 1 in the second elective column. If this is not the case, please let us know. barom@mpsomaha.org and djmartin@mpsomaha.org!

NO snacks/meals provided – Feel free to send a snack and a fillable bottle of water with your child. Please avoid sending food containing nuts.

Concert!
We close our week of music with a concert at 8:15 PM on Friday, July 11 in the Auditorium! Families, please join us to celebrate our students’ success!

Camp Shirt – Camp shirts will go home Thursday and be worn Friday. If you registered before June 1, we definitely have a shirt for you. If we got your registration late, we may not have been able to get you included in the order; plan to wear a black or dark gray t-shirt on Friday.

If your child isn’t feeling well or has a fever, please keep them home and let us know ASAP by emailing barom@mpsomaha.org and djmartin@mpsomaha.org!

Camp ends at 9:00 p.m; please have rides arranged for timely pick-up!

Students returning to orchestra for 2025-26, join the new Remind group!

Use this link on a PC: https://www.remind.com/join/mnhsorch26

Use this link for a cell: Text @mnhsorch26 to 81010

All State Audition Material – scales and etudes posted in this folder and can be found at www.nmeanebraska.org. 

All State Auditions happen in September – start practicing now!

We need student volunteers for MPS 4-8 grade Orchestra Camp!
Dates, location, and sign up are on this form.

Congratulations to our Philharmonic Orchestra for earning a Highly Superior (I) rating at the May 10 Young Orchestra Festival! Our students knocked it out of the park! Thanks to Annabelle’s mom for recording!

Letter Awardees – Congratulations to the students who earned enough letter points (and turned them in) to qualify for their 24-25 Orchestra Letter Award!

Orchestra Awardees – Congratulations to our 24-25 Orchestra Award recipients:

Millard North Orchestra Outstanding Senior Award: Isabella Zhang

Arion Foundation Award for Outstanding Musical Achievement: Jessica Lu

Millard North Orchestra Spirit Award: Caelestis Corrigan and Rachel Ma

Director’s Award: Emercyn Koski

National School Orchestra Award: Calista Nelson

Outstanding Freshman: Auspy Li

Seniors –
Pick up your posters before or after school or during 4th lunch. Also, remember that your Senior Project Thesis is due May 2, and project presentations will happen during class May 16.

May 2 , Orchestral Letter Award Sheets due-
If your child has earned enough points to qualify for letter award consideration, please have them complete the form. They can copy the doc, fill it out, and turn it in on Google Classroom, or they can print it, complete it, and turn it in to Mrs. Martinez or Mrs. Lund. Students must total their own points. We will review the submissions and post letter awardees in Google Classroom. Certificates and letters/pins will be handed out in class May 12.

May 16 – Last day to submit missing work from Sem. 2.

Instrument rentals –
If a student is currently using a school instrument, and plans on returning to orchestra in the 2025-26 school year, I will plan on checking out the same instrument to that student. If your student does not currently use a school instrument, but needs to for the 2025-26 school year, please contact Mrs. Martinez. If you do not plan to return to orchestra next year, we will need your instrument returned by May 19. For those returning, we do ask that school instruments be kept at home this summer for additional practice.

Omaha Area Youth Orchestra Auditions –
If your child is interested in auditioning for one of Omaha’s fine youth orchestras, their recordings are due June 1.
Please see this website for more information about OAYO and to find the audition materials.

Saturday, May 10th, Morning

Philharmonic Orchestra competes at the NE-ASTA Young Orchestra Festival @ MSHS.
Students may also compete as a soloist and/or as part of a small ensemble.

Info letter here

Saturday, May 10, 1 p.m. – Symphony and Chamber performance + carnival @ MNHS.
Info letter here