http://sites.kearneypublic.org/HorizonBands/ Horizon Middle School--Kearney, NE en-us Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:46:46 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss UserLand Frontier v9.5 rssUpdates ben.hanika@kearneypublic.org (Ben Hanika) ben.hanika@kearneypublic.org (Ben Hanika) &nbsp;<img src="http://sites.esu10.org:8000/HorizonBands/HMSBandLogo.jpg" height="189" width="287" border="0" alt="HMS Band Logo: ">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://sites.esu10.org:8000/HorizonBands/BandDayParade1.jpg" height="213" width="320" border="0" alt="Band Day Parade1: ">&nbsp; <br><br><br><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">An Overview of the Horizon Middle School Band Program</span><br></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>The band program at Horizon Middle School is designed to provide students a comprehensive music education as they participate in performance groups. The program consists of the following ensembles: 6th Grade Band, 7th Grade Band, 8th Grade Band, and Jazz Band. Involvement in these ensembles will enrich the development of fundamental musical skills, increase musical knowledge through higher level thinking, enhance the aesthetic values in music, and develop social skills (teamwork and self-discipline, and responsibility). The Horizon Bands will perform various musical styles and genres throughout the year.&nbsp; <br><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Please use the left navigation bar to visit our website and learn more about each ensemble!</span><br><span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">WELCOME BACK TO THE 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR!!!</span></span>&nbsp; Mrs. Bean is truly excited about this new adventure and looking forward to meeting everyone and seeing the familiar faces of those who participated in band camp. <br><br><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br></span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br><br><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL:&nbsp; AUGUST 13TH FOR 6TH GRADE<br><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">6th grade students will not need their instruments on the first day of school.&nbsp; They will need their instruments on Tuesday, August 19th. <br><br><br>7th and 8th graders will not need their instruments until Tuesday, August 19th as well.</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span><br></span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span><br></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><br><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"></span></span>