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Drumline Competes in World Championships
This past week the Dorman High School Indoor Marching Percussion Ensemble attended the Winter Guard International (WGI) World Championships in Dayton, OH. They progressed through three rounds of competition, finishing the World Championship Finals in fourth place! Dorman was also the 2008 Carolina Indoor Performance Association Open Class champions, going undefeated in local circuit competition.
This year’s WGI Percussion World Championship was the biggest ever, consisting of hundreds of ensembles from 26 states and three countries, competing over the course of three days at two different arenas. These ensembles, just like Dorman’s own, have spent many months rehearsing and preparing for the annual April event. Dorman High School's Indoor Percussion Ensemble would like to thank the District Six school administration and tireless parental support for making this season possible. Listed are the members and staff of this year’s ensemble:
Members: Jacob Looney, Taylor Steinberg, Victor Perez, Brandon Lindsey, Eddie Silvagnoli, D.J. Porter, C.J. Sizer, Colin Whitcomb, Michael Christiano, Tyrone Davis, LaJavis Dawkins, Jordan Thomas, Joseph Cockerell, Mick Wodden, Taylor Peterson, Dimetri Ferguson, Shawn Keller, Bobby Jackson, Dylan Horton, Zack DeLoach, Jeshaiah Bretz, Joshua Bretz, Jonathan Bussey, Kevin Pham, Diandra Landa, Anna Thomason, Kelly Thomas, Tyler Rogers, Ashley Boggs, Angelina Viviano, Gracey Suddeth, Becky Darstein
Indoor Percussion Staff: Jonathan Duke, Del Burton, Keith McNabb
Band Nurse: Tammy Hughes
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Dorman Indoor Drumline Competes at Regional Contest
The Dorman Band Booster Club recently hosted the Winter Guard International Percussion Regional at Dorman High School. There were 29 performing groups competing from across Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. Dorman’s Indoor Drumline also competed in this event and won the Percussion Scholastic A preliminary class and then placed second in the finals competition. They will next travel to Nashville, TN to compete in another regional competition.
The Dorman Indoor Drumline is comprised of 30 members and is directed by Del Burton and Jonathan Duke. Congratulations to the Drumline and its directors.
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The Dorman High School Band has 5 students that were selected to the South Carolina All State Honors Band. We also have 18 students that made the SC Region One Honors Band. These students have worked extremely hard in order to earn this high honor.
SC All State Honor Band
Holli Brannum - Oboe
Taylor Peterson - French Horn
Joshua Graves - Trombone
Joseph Cockrell - Euphonium (Baritone)
Mick Wooden - Euphonium (Baritone)
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SC Region One Honor Band
Ashley Keever - Flute
Haley Tyson - Clarinet
Matthew Stansell - Trombone
Anna Thomason - French Horn
Angelina Viviano - Trombone
Michael Stansell - Trombone
Kelly Thomas - Trombone
Brandon Lindsey - Snare
Travis Netherton - Oboe
Ada Bennett - Clarinet
Jordan Hawkins - Clarinet
Clark Broughton - Alto Sax
Shawn Keller - Bari Sax
Zach Lee - Trumpet
Dusan Sojourner - Trumpet
Shawn Fowler - Euphonium (Baritone)
Nick Viviano - Tuba
Jonathan Bussey - Tuba
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 Congratulations to Wilma Vaughn
Transportation Employee of the Month for December 2007
Ms. Vaughn has been with the district for ten years.
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| Arcadia Elementary Conducts Parenting Class for Hispanic Moms |
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Parenting class facilitators: Seated, Dr. Chuck Bagwell, Rosario Gallegos; Standing, Katherine Long, Mary Lownes, Nancy Rogers, Joca Gallegos, & Dr. Judy Pearson
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This fall Arcadia Elementary had the unique opportunity to reach out to the Hispanic Community. Rosario Gallegos and her daughter Joca volunteered to come to Arcadia each Thursday morning for six weeks and lead a support group for moms of Hispanic 4K and 5K students. Dr. Judy Pearson, school psychologist, and Katherine Long, guidance counselor, also helped with organizing and planning the meetings.
The first meeting took place September 27, and forty two moms attended! Dr. Chuck Bagwell, principal, demonstrated the Rosetta Stone language learning software. He explained that the new parenting room would be open four mornings a week for mothers to come and learn English independently through the use of the language computer program. Rosario andJoca also led a discussion with the moms about the importance of spending time with their children each day, reading and reviewing the skills taught in school that day.
The following five meetings included some teachers from Arcadia who shared parenting tips. Norma Blanton (ESOL teacher), Sandra Graham (LEAP teacher), Nancy Rogers (Family Literacy Coach), Cindy Sapp (from Spartanburg County Library), and Mary Lownes (Adult Literacy teacher) all shared informative and valuable information for the moms. Rosario and Joca also led discussions at each session.
The mothers enjoyed meeting together; they even exchanged phone numbers to check on each other. On November 1, they brought home-cooked authentic Mexican food to share with the teachers. It was delicious! These parents have continued to meet weekly with Nancy Rogers and May Lownes to assist them with teaching their young ones. Rosario continues to offer a parent support group once a week. Programming for mothers of Hispanic first and second graders is scheduled to begin in January.
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Exploring Trees Inside and Out
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 For the past two months, R. D. Anderson Technology Center has been turned into an amazing life-size forest complete with leaf slides and acorn houses. Children from all over Spartanburg County have enjoyed this free exhibit sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation, The Noble Tree Foundation, Roger Milliken, and the school districts of Spartanburg County.
Exploring Trees Inside and Out is an amazing and unique learning experience for the K4 – 3rd grade student. While exploring the exhibit, children are able to zoom over the forest and venture inside a leaf and a mighty oak tree. They build birdhouses, examine microscopic organisms under a Wentzscope, and use their senses to learn all about the important roles trees play in our world. Thus far, Jed Dearybury, exhibit manager, better known as “Mr. D. who lives in a tree,” has hosted over 2,000 students as they visited the tree exhibit.
According to Mr. D., the exhibit just invites children to explore and learn independently. Thanks to the generosity of Mr. Milliken, the exhibit will be housed at R. D. Anderson until January 11. At that time the exhibit will move to its next destination, Seattle, Washington. Dr. Darryl Owings assists Roger Sumner with raising the flag at the new sign outside the District Six Administrative Offices.
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