Metro 8 2015 Results

Congratulations to members of the Fort Zumwalt West Orchestras who were accepted into the Metro 8 District Honors Orchestra for 2015!

All told, we had 26 students audition; 20 made the ensemble. (77%!)

8 were first time auditionees...Of the 8 first timers, 6 were accepted!

We have principal players (first chair) in 4 of the 5 sections, 4 of the 6 basses, 5 of 12 violas, and 20 of the 62 in the entire group. (Woo hoo!)

All-in-all, I am proud of the progress all of our students made and the sacrifices many made to make the audition - we had students rushing to/from sporting events (auditioning in running gear or cheerleader outfits), to/from work (auditioning in wet life-guarding uniforms), and the judges stayed to wait for the final few folks who were speeding to get there on time. Thanks for everyone's dedication to yourself and your preparation, the audition, and to representing West so very well.

The hall monitors and other teachers (not for the first time!) raved about how polite we all are, how much fun we have, our positive attitude, and the overall "awesomeness of the Westlings". We can be proud of our spirit and attitude - I know I am. :-)

Well done to all!