the ARTSwork
Sharing and Celebrating the Arts in Gates County Schools
Tuesday December 1, 2015
The Beat Goes On!
The GCHS Marching Barons competed in the 57th Annual Cary Band Day in Cary, NC on Saturday, October 31st and received a standing ovation from the crowd after their performance. Six other bands competed in Class 1A alongside the GCHS Marching Barons. Awards in Class 1A are as follows: 1st Place Drum Major (also 1st place out of the 22 bands competing in Class 1A, 2A, and 3A), 2nd Place Music, 2nd Place General Effect, 3rd Place Percussion, and 2nd Place Overall in Class 1A.
The GCHS Marching Barons wrapped up their competitive season on November 7, 2015 at John A. Holmes High School in Edenton, NC. Due to the rain, the competition was held indoors. However, the Marching Barons prevailed bringing home first place finishes in Class 1A in the following categories: 1st Place Percussion, 1st Place Color Guard, 1st Place Music, 1st Place Overall Class 1A.
GCHS Band Seniors
Future Band Members
Successful Fruit Sale
Peanut Fest
Honors Band
Cary Band Day
unMASKing the art of collaboration
Creating Masks Out of Milk Jugs--Upcycling and Creating!
Checking Out the Supplies
Working together
The finished products
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Snow White and the Evil Queen Stepmother
The Huntsman, Queen and Magic Mirror & Dwarves At Work
The Dwarves Heading Home & Saying Goodbye
Snow White
The Dwarves at Work
Saying Goodbye to Cinderella
Behind the Scenes
Costume Crew
The Forest and Dwarves House Crew
The Mirror Makers
Painters of the Wall
The Throne Room Builders
Makers of the Well
The Huntsmen, Snow White and the Prince--2003 &2015
What's SUPER about public education?
Coming up next!
- GCHS Art Guild Vendor Show and Craft Fair - December 4 (4-7 p.m.), December 5 (10-3 p.m.)
- Christmas Concert - December 10th @ 7pm in the GCHS New Gym
- Christmas Parade - December 12th @ 3pm (8th grade band & GCHS Marching Barons)
- Fruit Delivery - December 14 Time TBA
- Dance Recital -December 16 @ 7:30 p.m. GCHS PAC
- CMS Christmas Program - December 18th @ Central Middle School
*GCHS Playmakers have postponed their production of The Littlest Angel until another season due to scheduling conflicts. Stay tuned for the spring dates!
Read the left side by itself; then read from left to right..and then...go change the world!
Gates County Arts Educators
We must ACT now and take NOTE- we must BAND together-make our MARK and keep in STEP.
Email: totibb@gatescountyschools.net
Website: gatescountyschools.net
Location: 088 Highway 158 W Gatesville, NC
Phone: 252-357-0720
Twitter: @barbarabesttoti