Sound of Music rehearsal scheduled for today, January 21, has been cancelled due to road conditions.
2nd Semester Concert/Basketball Band Schedule and Info.!
Second semester concert band students will meet during 5th period each day. There will be several performance opportunities throughout the semester including concerts, music contests, and basketball band performances. ALL students who are signed up for concert band are required to be at these performances unless excused by Mr. Lenney after a written note from a parent or guardian. This includes ANY student who is only participating in second semester concert band. The concert band grade is determined based on classroom effort, daily participation, and attendance at performances. The performances and important dates are listed below along with their point totals: Continue Reading →
Well, there’s irony for you
i·ro·ny [ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-] noun, plural -nies.
An outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected.
- Dictionary.com
Yesterday I spent several hours figuring out how to use MailChimp.com to automatically send email updates from the website. I did this because Feedburner had an annoying habit of sending out posts from months ago, at random, unpredictable times. (I enjoyed Band Camp last July, but even I was getting tired of hearing about it.)
And then yesterday evening, I got my first email update from the MailChimp, um … chimps, and it’s not even old news. It’s a template. Like a “here, newbie, you need to change this so it sends out your stuff, obviously” template. And I can’t blame the chimps for this one. Continue Reading →
We’re adopting a chimp
Isn’t he cute?
No, we’re not adopting a mascot for the band or the theater. But we’re switching how we’re sending out email updates to the Madisonarts.org website. If you’ve already subscribed to the emails, you’ll have noticed that the automatic system that sends them out has sometimes, perhaps out of boredom, sent out old information from months ago. Please forgive us for the unintended spam, and take heart that we’re trying something else.
Now we’re using a different system called MailChimp, and we hope it will give you just the updates, and not old news. Continue Reading →
“A Christmas Carol” Photos
Photos from A Christmas Carol are now available for purchase and viewing on the Firestomper Photography website. Click here to get to the Christmas Carol galleries.
From the Firestomper Photography website: “Please note that galleries of student photos are password protected. If you are part of the Madison community, you can get a password by asking Kevin if you see him shooting photos at an event, or emailing him at firestomper@cinci.rr.com. Please identify yourself and include which gallery you would like access to.”
Basketball Band Photos
There are some new pictures of the Madison Basketball Band posted on our Flickr page. Click here to take a look.
“Christmas Carol” Review and Photos
Thanks to Madison’s Senior Experience blogger Laura Getz for her review of “A Christmas Carol”, as well as her photos of the production!
The Sound of Music Cast List
| Character | Cast Member |
| Maria Rainer | Molly Terrill |
| Mother Abbess | Mary Dole |
| Sister Berthe | Ashley Wagner |
| Sister Margaretta | Kitlin Thompson |
| Sister Sophia | Kirsten Marsh |
| Captain Von Trapp | Zach Cornett |
| Franz | Chris Small |
| Frau Schmidt | Becca Thiem |
| Liesl Von Trapp | Laura Getz |
| Friedrich Von Trapp | Ben Morgan |
| Louisa Von Trapp | Shae Ingram |
| Ava Von Trapp | Sam Sennett |
| Kurt Von Trapp | Jordan Hawthorn |
| Brigitta Von Trapp | Morgan Cornett |
| Marta Von Trapp | Avery Huff |
| Gretl Von Trapp | Katie Crim |
| Rolf Gruber | Dylan Dwyer |
| Elsa Schraeder | Alora Langdon |
| Ursula | Lacy Keith |
| Max Detweiler | Alex Thobe |
| Herr Zeller | Alec Jerger |
| Baron Elberfeld | Dylan Bolen |
| New Postulant | Emily McGuire |
| Admiral Von Schreiber | Aaron LeMaster |
| Nun Chorus: | Hannah VanWinkle |
| Katie Geyer | Caden Miller |
| Paige Johnson | Rachel Zimmerman |
| Chelsea Metcalf | Lacy Keith |
| Emily McGuire | Brianna Hill |
| Kayla Lewis | Amanda Klinefelter |
| Sophia Mullins | Bailey Miller |
| Hannah Tuttle | |
| General Chorus/TBA: | Dylan Hoskins |
| Kevin Morrison |
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