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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

Sign up for Upper Level Orchestra Camp!
MPS Upper Level Orchestra Camp will be held at Millard South July 7-11, with Leadership Seminar on July 12! 

Sign up is live on the School Pay website!

When you follow the link to the School Pay website, click Millard North Summer Activities Camps 2025.
Scroll until you find Orchestra-NHS 2025 Grade 9-12.

Register by June 1 to be guaranteed a t-shirt!

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

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!

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

Our final social event of the year is scheduled for Monday, May 19 from 4:15-6:15 p.m. in the orchestra room at MNHS.
All orchestra members are invited to attend for games, food, and awards!

More information will follow once we’ve decided the details.

Saturday, May 24, 5 p.m. Baxter Arena – MNHS Graduation Concert.

Chamber and Symphony Orchestra performance at Graduation @ Baxter Arena.
Info letter here.

We will need 4 parent chaperones, as well as volunteers to help set up and tear down.
Please email Mrs. M if you’re available!