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Pictured: Mrs. Edwards (Mancuso)

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I aim to answer all emails within 24-48 hours during the week.


Del Mar Hills Drama Club

 Del Mar Hills Drama Club and PTA Proudly Presents:

 Moana Jr. 

December 1, 2023 6:30 pm 

December 2, 2023 12pm & 6:30 pm

Auditions will be held 9/7 and 9/8 During Lunch Club. The AUDITION FORM must be filled out prior to auditioning with an adult.

Students should prepare for auditions using the material on the following link

If Students are auditioning for the cast please make sure they sign-up for an audition slot on my door during lunch or recess starting Tuesday 9/5

The Family Packet can be found here 

Rehearsal Calendar Link

Parent/Guardian Meeting to be held 9/18 via Google Meet. Think can be found on the calendar listed above. 


THE CAST LIST WILL BE POSTED OUTSIDE P1 MONDAY 9/11

Student Council

Hello DMH, 

This year I will be running Student Council. I am excited to announce our information meeting will be 9/5 during lunch club. Speeches for grades 4-6 will be due during lunch club 9/15 as well as a sample poster. Posters will go up 9/18 before school and speeches will be presented during an assembly that same day. The election will be held on 9/21 during the school day. 

Educational Philosophy

As a Music Educator, my mission to prepare the students for a musical life outside of my classroom.  In a time where we have the whole world at our fingertips, it is important that students learn how to use digital resources or listen to new music they would have never heard outside of their town. Music brings people together, it is a language we all can speak despite our ability-levels. I hope to share this wonderful world with all my students.  I don't believe everyone is meant to be the next Mozart, Ella Fitzgerald or Taylor Swift, but I believe every single person has the power to express themselves, and experience music in a meaningful way by themselves, with others, and even years beyond our classroom. 

Music Curriculum Mission Statement

Through a comprehensive and sequential study of visual art, music, dance, and theater from K-6th grade, all students will have the opportunity to develop into innovative thinkers and creative problem solvers who are capable of expressing themselves, understanding others and contributing to their community’s culture and economy for years to come.

I will provide Sycamore Ridge and Del Mar Hills Elementary Schools with an intensive and integrated instruction in the arts. Students in this program will: learn and grow in multiple art forms, develop cultural awareness and understanding, make connections between arts learning and other subject areas, and are exposed to arts opportunities and environments, both in and out of the Del Mar community.

I am committed to helping students realize their strengths and passions within the arts. Music instruction is focused on the development of the whole child academically, emotionally, and socially through sequential and age-appropriate instruction. Students of all abilities are provided with engaging and authentic experiences through the support of major music education methodologies and current research.

Active participation in an arts program is a critical component of every child’s education. Arts programs enrich students’ lives and provide a vehicle for them to communicate and express human emotions and ideas. In addition, the study of the arts prepares students to be successful in a twenty-first-century world that demands innovative thinking and creativity in an increasingly competitive global society.


Life Outside of the Ocean

Hello Surfrider Families, I am so excited to be creating music with you for a second year. You may previously have known me as Ms. Mancuso, but at the end of last school year I got married and I am now Mrs. Edwards! Same person, new name! 


In case you don't know me here is a little about me little about me. This is the start of my second full year in San Diego. Previously, I have lived in Rochester, NY; Ithaca, NY (yes, it's Gorgeous); and my happy place - Chicago, IL. Since I am from Rochester, I am big Buffalo Bills fan! WOOOO! GO BUFFALO BILLS Super Bowl 2024, here we come! 


My weekend routine consists of checking out new cool coffee shops and brunch places, so, If you have any suggestions, send them my way. I also love going to concerts, listening to new music, and the beach (even though the water is freeeeeezzziiinnngggg)! 


Del Mar Hills are one of the warmest communities I have worked in. I am truly lucky to call the Hills my home surrounded by some of the greatest kids. Thank you for embracing me and supporting STEAM+ and our Musical. I can't wait for this year.