My family had the distinct pleasure of attending the "Rockin-The-Strings" orchestra performance at Northeastern High School on March 8. Over 250 orchestra and string students from grades 3 through 12 performed. I must say, the performance was excellent. The choice of music played was a great balance between the old and the new. It was obvious that both the kids and teachers worked very hard to pull off a performance at such a high level.
What was most amazing was the grand finale when over 250 students took to the stage and auditorium isles and filled the arena with music. Congratulations to Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Dietz, the district's string and orchestra teachers for organizing and pulling off the extravaganza and motivating so many students to grow educationally through music. The music program at Northeastern is alive and well.
ROBERT TABACHINI JR.