Program (order will be announced from the podium)

Elementary School

It’s All About The Music by Theresa Jennings

Music Is In All Of Us by John Jacobson and Walter Jack

Big World, Small World by Theresa Jennings

Middle School Band

High Adventure by Paul Lavender

Band Room Boogie by Michael Sweeney

Power Rock arranged by Michael Sweeney

Combined Middle and High School Choirs

She Used to be Mine arranged by Mac Huff

Maps arranged by Mac Huff

High School Band

Darklands March by Randall Standridge

Pioneer Ballads by Jim Lebon

Star Wars: A Force Awakens arranged by Robert Longfield

Grand Finale

Lion King Medley arranged by John Higgins

Thank you to our school and county administration. 

Principals

Bushnell Elementary – Jaime Kinney

Lake Panasofkee Elementary – Kelly Kinley

South Sumter High School – Allen Shirley

South Sumter Middle School – Brooke Shea

Webster Elementary School – Jessica Furlong

Wildwood Elementary School – Brittany Brown

Wildwood Intermediate School – Summer Shirley

Wildwood Middle/High School – Rodney Rocker

School Board Members

Logan Brown, Superintendent

Russell Hogan

Sally Moss

Kathie Richard

Brett Sherman

David Williams

Thank you to our Art Teachers!

Julie Fahey – South Sumter Middle School

Melissa Ngo – South Sumter High School

Sarah Olsen – Wildwood Middle/High School

Hannah Warner – Wildwood Intermediate School

And of course, Thanks to our Music Teachers!

Ashley Bunting – Wildwood Middle/High School

David Christensen – Bushnell Elementary

Robert Clark – Lake Panasoffkee Elementary

Raymar Hojilla – South Sumter Middle

Karen Long – Wildwood Elementary

Cory Lowery – South Sumter High

Carlos Roman – Webster Elementary

Hannah Warner – Wildwood Intermediate

Did you know?

Music Students Score Better in Math, Science, English Than Nonmusical Peers

WASHINGTON — High school students who take music courses score significantly better on exams in certain other subjects, including math and science, than their nonmusical peers, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association. 

https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2019/06/music-students-score-better

The Importance of Art Education in the Classroom

February 12, 2025

University of Florida

Concluding paragraph:

Art does matter in the classroom, delivering a wide range of advantages for students. Educators can make the most of that potential by equipping themselves to offer creative practice as a central feature in the curriculum and show decision-makers how these initiatives can achieve transformative results.

https://arteducationmasters.arts.ufl.edu/articles/importance-of-art-education/

How Music Primes the Brain for Learning

By Holly Korbey on April 12, 2024

Concluding paragraph:

Researchers will continue to untangle some of the reasons behind why music learning is so beneficial to students—but know enough to conclude that listening to music or writing a song for a class project only begins to scratch the surface. To get maximal brain benefits, students should actively engage with music by learning to play an instrument or studying voice, preferably in a group setting. The evidence is strong enough to recommend music education as a discrete class for all kids—and across the grade levels—as a critically important investment.

https://www.nfhs.org/articles/how-music-primes-the-brain-for-learning/