Rock Hill Schools Information For Thursday, April 9, 2009

® Rock Hill High School’s Baseball Boosters will have their annual chicken BBQ sale on April 10 from the school's baseball concession stand from 11:00-1:00 and from 4:00-6:00. Plates are $7. To place an order, contact Eddie Hill or Teri Turner.

®Students at Finley Road will be treated to an amazing experience from Discovery Place in Charlotte on April 10, thanks to a $1,000 grant award received by Principal Deborah Maynard. Students will attend an assembly and then participate in 10 discovery science stations throughout the school between 10:00 and 1:00.

®Tthe Rock Hill High School Concert Choir placed first in sight reading and fourth overall (out of 27) in the state choral festival. On April 4 the choir received a gold rating and the Adjudicator's Award (for the highest score in their category) at a competition in Annapolis.

®The Northwestern Troubadours received a rating of superior and placed first in the AAAA Division Choral Competition in Orlando. The Chamber Singers, directed received a rating of superior, placed first in the Chamber Choir Division, and were selected as Choral Grand Champion for receiving the highest numerical score. The two groups combined brought home the Sweepstakes Trophy.

®The South Pointe High School Stallion Corral Concert Choir received a superior rating at the state choral concert on Mar. 27. South Pointe placed 5th in the state in the AAAA category with a score of 290 out of 300 and third in the state for sight reading.

® Northwestern High School Theatre Art Students placed first at the South Carolina Theatre Assn. competition and were finalists at the South Carolina Thespian Festival.

® The Rock Hill High School orchestra performed at the S.C. Music Educators Assn. Concert Festival. The Concert Orchestra received a rating of excellent, while both the Honors Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra received ratings of superior.

®Tthe Castle Heights Middle School orchestras received ratings of excellent at the SCMEA Concert Festival.

® The Dutchman Creek Middle School Orchestra received a rating of superior at the S.C. Orchestra Contest Festival on March 27. Students missed receiving a perfect score by one point.

® Northwestern High School’s three bands received straight superior ratings at the S. C. State Concert Festival. This puts the band program in position to receive the S.C. Outstanding Performance Award for the 18th consecutive year.

®Tthe South Pointe High School orchestra earned a superior rating, at the S.C. Music Educators Conference and the judges awarded them with a perfect score.