MPA 

Hello Everyone! 

They say "Music takes you Places"

The Watauga High School Orchestra traveled last week to the Blue Ridge MPA at Akins High School in Winston-Salem. MPA stands for Music Performance Adjudication.  We were a strong musical team and our performance earned 4 straight superior ratings from a panel of expert musical judges.  I was very proud of our students; not only for how hard they worked musically, but the way the team traveled and worked together throughout the day.  They stayed together, listened very well, and helped each other move equipment and instruments.  Ms. Debbie Ray drove us and we all had a great time socializing with her and many other people who share the same interests as we do.   

We rehearsed every class period at WHS and then performed these pieces for our Preview Concert at Watauga High School on February 29, 2024.  The students performed the pieces Driften by Shirl Jae Atwell and the pieces Rumanian Folk Dances by Béla Bartók. 

After we performed our amazing performance we did some team building by eating lunch and Fly Fishing! We had some amazing team building by just hanging out and talking and also teamwork by getting in the river and attempting to catch some fish. No one was fortunate enough to catch a little fishy but we sure did have some good laughs trying to catch one. 

Sincerely,

Mr. Selle