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Daniel Wright Junior High School Newsletter - Sept 10, 2021
Musical Artists
Learning a musical instrument and singing benefit students academically, artistically, and socially in numerous areas of school and life. The close to 300 students who participate in chorus, band and orchestra learn a complex language of musical notation, symbols, and foreign terms, challenging them to think in new ways. Students explore their creativity through composing, arranging, and interpreting music, developing their ability to tell a story and nurturing their natural instinct to be expressive. Musical ensembles are a team that require everyone's best effort to succeed. Unlike classes where each student's individual work reflects primarily on themselves, in musical ensembles, each student's work comes together to construct the whole. This benefits students in life as we strive to cultivate attitudes of collaboration and mutual interdependence to achieve our potential. Establishing and following a practice regimen supports self-discipline and determination as healthy routines yield progress and motivation.
With three to six concerts per year, performance skills mastered in musical ensembles transfer into other areas such as public speaking and allow students to display their work and entertain audience members from our community in the process. One goal of our music program is to perpetuate music beyond the classroom and beyond junior high school. Our students participate in community ensembles with many achieving distinguished status via competitive auditions, and over half of our alumni go on to sing and play at Stevenson High School. Participation in musical ensembles is something that individuals can enjoy as lifelong passions. Musicians in ensembles develop bonds and friendships that often sustain through high school—every day is a group project!
Understanding and appreciating how enrollment in musical ensembles positively affects other areas of students' academic and social lives proves beneficial in efforts to advocate for and to promote our programs. Still, music education for its own sake has inherent value not tied to any auxiliary benefits due to its aesthetic beauty, artistry, focus on personal and collective growth, and outlet for our students to tap into emotional connections and expressive communication.
Students new to band, orchestra, or chorus at Daniel Wright need to order their green DW Music polo on RevTrak Web Store. This is our required performance uniform and will be worn throughout your child’s participation in band, chorus, and orchestra. The deadline to order is Friday, Sept. 17.
To view pictures of the activity, please visit our Facebook page or go to our Google Doc folder.
After School Activities Registration Opens Tonight
Please review the DW e-notice for details about courses. Available classes include
- Art (FULL)
- Chamber Orchestra
- Culinary Arts (FULL)
- Digital Audio Production (FULL)
- Fiber Arts
- STEAM (FULL)
Tech Updates
District 103 News
Test to Stay - Update
If your child is identified as a close contact at school, they may be eligible for the Test to Stay option instead of quarantining for 10 days at home. Please complete the permission form in Unified Classroom indicating that you give the district permission to administer the BinaxNOW test. You do not need to sign up for weekly PCR testing to be included in the Test to Stay option, but we highly recommend it.
To sign your child up for free weekly testing, please review the COVID news updates for more information. If it is your first time signing up, families need to sign up by Sunday at 6 p.m. if you want your child to begin testing that week. You only need to sign your child up once to be included in weekly testing for the school year.
For information about COVID prevention and COVID cases across D103 schools, please see the following web pages:
- COVID Dashboard
- COVID Updates
- Please share any questions you have about our COVID-19 practices and procedures
Appropriate Masks
Board of Education Meeting
The next Board of Education meeting will occur on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. The notice and agenda can be found on the District 103 Board meeting website page.
Partnership News
Challenging Child Behaviors
Using the 3 C's: Connection, Communication, Capability to Combat Challenging Behaviors Author Katherine Reynolds Lewis will present virtually at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29. The D103 PTO Parent Education registration for the virtual presentation is now open.
Brick Fundraiser
You still have a chance to leave your legacy behind in D103 with the Daniel Wright paved walkway for a $100 donation. Order your family brick (inscribed with your family name or your child's name) before Friday, Sept. 10. Bricks are being placed this fall. Please read the e-notice for detailed information.
Community News
Lane Closures
Library Volunteer Opportunities
Daniel Wright Junior High School
Assistant Principal Nina Nusbaum
Assistant Principal Melody Littlefair
Email: ask103@d103.org
Website: www.d103.org/danielwright
Location: 1370 N. Riverwoods Road Lincolnshire, IL 60089
Phone: 847-295-1560
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanielWrightJHS/
Twitter: @district103