Dear Colleagues:
There are five elementary school bands in Andover once again. We have all had one before-school meeting at each school. The bands are small, and are full of rank beginners, but I am wholly confident that both will change as early as this year and certainly into next. This is the brightest start to a school year as I have experienced in my thirteen years in the Andover Schools.
It is a new program, and a new system, with lots of new people working together for the first time. There will be minor logistical details to iron out as we go, but all-in-all I feel great about the start we are giving to these kids and the rebirth to the program. I know that without your cooperation and patience, it would not have happened. Thanks so much to all of you. I am eager, as are over fifty fourth and fifth grade aspiring musicians, for you to soon hear some of the fruits of these efforts!
Below is an updated list of the band students from each school. Please let me know if you notice anything that needs to be addressed, oversights and omissions, etc.
On behalf of myself and Catherine Hofius, my colleague in the Andover Bands, thanks again! Looking forward to growing into being a part of your schools' culture!
All the best,
Joe Wright
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