by Susan Eckerle | Apr 8, 2024 | Front Page, Highlights
Best Communities for Music Education Award The Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) Award is a signature program of The NAMM Foundation that recognizes and celebrates school districts and schools for their support and commitment to music education and their...
by Susan Eckerle | Mar 23, 2024 | Front Page, Highlights
Susan Eckerle – Thomas S. Wootton High School,Montgomery County Susan Eckerle oversees the Wootton High School band program. She has taught in the Hawaii, Mississippi, and Maryland school systems, and these very diverse teaching situations have given her the...
by Susan Eckerle | Mar 23, 2024 | Front Page, Highlights
The WHS Wind Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, Symphonic Winds, Symphonic Orchestra, and Patriot Winds earned All-Superior ratings at the recent MCPS District II adjudications. Some comments include: Technical Accuracy Rating A+ Technical Accuracy Comments Bravo!...
by Susan Eckerle | Mar 23, 2024 | Front Page, Highlights
MCPS music teacher Carolyn Herman has been named Outstanding Educator of the Year by the Maryland Music Educators Association (MMEA). Mrs.Herman has taught instrumental music at Thomas S. Wootton High School for 20 years. Her top orchestra has performed at many MMEA...
by Susan Eckerle | Feb 23, 2024 | Front Page, Highlights
The Bands and Orchestras traveled to Universal Studios in February. Some of the highlights were stops at Bucee’s, the rides in the relentless rain, the waterpark, recording a soundtrack to Frankenstein, Medieval Times, where our knight almost won, and generally...
