Welcome to the Spring Hill High School Orchestra Page!
WELCOME!
The Spring Hill School District offers a string orchestra program. The program begins in 6th grade and continues through high school. All classes meet every day and are all school year long. I am constantly impressed with the dedication and talent of my students!
The combined SHHS Orchestra is very busy! With four traditional concerts (Spooktacular, Winter, Masterworks and Pops), the orchestra also performs at the Spring Hill Community Veteran’s Day Celebration, KMEA’s Honors Orchestra, Worlds of Fun Festival Of Music, as well as competing at regional and state Solo and Ensemble Contest and Large Group State Contest. Our students undergo a challenging program from studying music history, to learning how instruments are made and produce sound and finally my personal favorite, performing music.
Extra Credit
Students may always have a need for some extra credit work to keep up their grades. Therefore they are always encouraged to do extra credit in order to recover lost points. The top priority is to recover all in-class points (tests, worksheets, etc) first. Then students can attend music performances (must pertain to their band instrument) and write a one page (typed, 12 pt. font, 1" margins in essay format). The basis for the paper will be a review of what they heard. Turn this into Mr. Ozakinci. Please have performances approved in advance by Mr. Ozakinci.
Students may also write reviews of YOUTUBE videos. The same format as performance reviews, but make sure to include the URL of the video in your report.
FALL FUNDRAISER: Booster club is working really hard on scheduling more fun events and fundraising opportunities.
Taygun Ozakinci (please visit my website)
ozakincin@usd230.org
Director of Orchestras
Spring Hill Middle/High School
19701 S. Ridgeview Road, Spring Hill, KS 66083
(913) 592-7425
SHHS ORCHESTRA
DATES for 2021-2022 (Dates are subject to change)
| EVENTS |
DATES |
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| EC District Dinner |
Tuesday, September 7th |
In-person |
| Halloween "Spooktacular" |
Wednesday, October 20th |
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| HS District Auditions |
Saturday, November 6th |
Gardner-Edgerton HS |
| EC District Honors Orchestra |
Saturday, December 4th |
Olathe West |
| HS Holiday Orchestra Concert |
Monday, December 6th |
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| HS KMEA Live auditions |
Saturday, January 8th |
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| KC Ballet Field Trip |
??? |
??? |
| HS Winter/Spring Concert |
Wednesday, March 2nd |
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| KMEA State convention |
February 25th-27th |
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| HS Solo Recital |
Saturday, April 2nd |
@ the Bean??? |
| HS Regional solo/small contest |
Saturday, April 9th |
@ Mill Valley HS |
| HS State Large Group |
Wednesday, April 13th |
@ JC Harmon HS |
| Recruitment Tour w/Band |
Thursday, April 16th |
Chamber only |
| HS State solo/small contest |
Saturday, April 30th |
@ Andover HS |
| HS Spring Pops Concert |
Monday, May 2nd |
SHHS |
| HS WoF Field Trip/Contest |
??? |
??? |
| HS Graduation |
Saturday, May 21st |
SHHS |
*This year, our annual KC Ballet trip is most likely to happen in the Spring--we will be heading to the premiere of Swan Lake--students are allowed to bring friends and family. (HS Students Only)
*This year we will be attending the Music Festival at Worlds of Fun. This trip is yet to be scheduled.