Spring (CONCERT SEASON) Is Officially HERE!!!

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This is how I feel this Friday.  I feel this way because:

  • The Arts Expo was AMAZING
  • The Durfee Spring Concert was AMAZING
  • And I am ready for more spring concerts and arts festivals!  Bring it ON!


Three things to share...

1. Matt Desmarais just visited me in my office to let me know that the ARTS ARE ALIVE and GROWING AT DURFEE!  He attended the concert last night and was so proud of the teachers and students- this is the reaping time!  We have spent months working with our kids, challenging them to learn difficult pieces and have the COURAGE to play them for an audience, and they did not disappoint.  So amazing...
2. The Narrows Fundraiser performances were super awesome, and the groups raised @$3,000 for the After Prom!  Thanks to our faculty and staff who performed and attended!  So amazing, too!
3. We will have ALL THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS and the HIGH SCHOOL being Adjudicated (an adjudication festival is where students perform for a panel of judges and are rated and awarded according to their musicianship skills) this month.  This is a huge accomplishment.  Kudos to the Band, Orchestra and Percussion Itinerant Teachers- Nicole Laprise, Jay Treloar, Jodie Laprise, Donna Murray, Matt MacMullen, Caroline Herrero, Emily Plunkett and Alex Ollivierre for leading the charge for EXCELLENCE!



THE DURFEE SPRING CONCERT...


And now, for some great shots from Oliver McNeeley, Durfee Science Extraordinaire who was at the concert last night and shared these with us..  Thank you, Oliver!  





































...And this last picture embodies the "why" behind what we do.  

In the end, it's about the love- the work, the celebrations AND the challenges, the hurt AND the hugs.


Have a wonderful weekend, team- Jackie



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