Fine Arts @ a Glance

The district kicked off its fall athletic season with its annual Meet the Eagles, Meet the Blue Hawks, and Meet the Wildcats nights for each high school. Fine Arts, in true form, showed up and showed out. Go Prosper!

Several PISD bands and one orchestra have been recognized by the Foundation for Music Education for their entries in the Mark of Excellence and Citation of Excellence projects.

The Mark of Excellence project seeks to recognize and award outstanding achievement in performance by high school and middle school bands, choirs, and orchestras. The Citation of Excellence project seeks to recognize and award outstanding achievement in performance by non-varsity high school and middle school bands and orchestras. The projects gather hundreds of entries from throughout the United States and provides valuable feedback for all entrants, which allows ensembles to compare and compete against other outstanding groups from across the country. Ensembles are judged by nationally known adjudicators, with the top 25% being named as National Winners and the second 25% named as Commended Winners. Congratulations to the following groups for their excellent work!

Take a few minutes to enjoy their pieces:

HIGH SCHOOLS

PHS Wind Ensemble: Mark of Excellence - National Winner

• Children's March Over the Hills Far and Away

• Symphony for Band
  
  

RHHS Wind Symphony: Mark of Excellence - National Winner

• Laboring Songs
• Rocky Point Holiday

RHHS Symphonic Band: Citation of Excellence - Commended Winner

• Men of Ohio
• Romanian Folk Dances

MIDDLE SCHOOLS

Reynolds Symphonic Winds: Mark of Excellence - Commended Winner (1 of 22)

• Contrasto Grosso
• Viva!

Rogers Symphonic Winds: Mark of Excellence - Commended Winner
(Ranked in the top percentile out of 450 Varsity bands from 40 states across the country. This is the 3rd time in consecutive years that Rogers Middle School bands have been recognized as a winner.)

• Appalachian Morning
• J.S. Jig

Rogers Concert Band I: Citation of Excellence - Commended Winner
(Ranked in the top percentile out of 131 Non-Varsity bands from across the country.)

• Crown of Castile
• Red Giant

Rushing Symphonic Winds: Mark of Excellence - National Winner

• Amparito Roca
• Strange Humors

Rushing Symphony Orchestra: Mark of Excellence - National Winner

• Ancient Wonders
• The Dargason

Congratulations to all the students who auditioned and earned a seat in the 2024 TMEA Region 24 High School All-Region Jazz Band! Good luck to those advancing to the Area Round.

Middle School Band Night during the Rock Hill High School football game featured the Hays MS Band and a special guest appearance from ROWDY himself!

Prosper HS Theatre received EdTA’s (Educational Theatre Association) 2024 TIOS (Theatre In Our Schools) Outstanding Impact Award. This award recognizes Thespian troupes that advocate broadly - in their school, in their community or school district., in the media, and with policy makers - during TIOS Month in March. Prosper Theatre is the first school in Texas to ever win this award.

Prosper Theatre competed at the International Thespian Festival this summer and received outstanding achievements that makes them ranked among the best groups in the world!

• 7 received Thespies with perfect scores in their categories
• 12 received Superior ratings
• 3 received Excellent ratings

Congratulations to all the students who auditioned in the TMEA Region 24 District Auditions on September 10th. The following students earned spots in the All-Region Choirs and will advance to the Region Round auditions on October 19th. Congratulations and good luck to all!

Check out the Prosper HS Music Production students' first projects! This project focused on creating drum parts in the style of old school hip hop, known for its minimal production and soul samples. These talented young producers learned to craft proper drum grooves and incorporated rap samples provided to them.

The PHS Talonettes worked hard at Line Camp this summer and are ready to start the year strong. They earned a High Platinum and Diamond rating, Outstanding Technique award, 2 students qualified for Kick Master, and 4 students qualified for All Star Dancer. The Talonettes were also voted Fan Fave by the other teams at camp. Go Eagles!

The Walnut Grove Silver Elite Drill Team attended ADTS Line Camp July 23-25 and came home with multiple awards for their home routine performance, final day performance, and their overall camp experience. Their awards included: Ruby Sweepstakes, the Gussie Nell Davis Award, Grand Champion Team, and multiple individual awards. Individual dancers were awarded for Junior All American, All American Honorable Mentions, All Americans, Junior Kick Company, Kick Company, Miss High Kick, and Best of the Best. The girls worked so hard and we are so proud of their first successful team experience for the year.

This summer, the five middle school drill teams - the Hays Sapphires, Jones Legends, Rogers Emeralds, Reynolds Darlings, and Rushing Royals - got together for a week of camp. They learned all four of their football season routines and bonded as a team and district. They are so excited for the year!

NAHS students are hosting a Craft Fair as a fundraiser through booth fees and would love to invite family and friends to shop and enjoy one of a kind treasures. The event itself is FREE to the public and will feature a petting zoo with pony rides sponsored by DK Controls. Vendors are being accepted through November 15th. Prosper ISD employee vendors or Prosper ISD student vendors are given a reduced booth fee. Please contact Gina Mock (gamock@prosper-isd.net) for more information.

WGHS NAHS is proud to show how their gifts and talents have served the community. Through their efforts in “Staff Pet Portrait Paintings” they were able to raise over $1,100 for their “2023-2024 Gift of Love” donation to the SPCA. This would not be possible without the support of staff members who request and pay for a beloved pet portrait. We have already begun this years portraits and look forward to exceeding that amount for 2025. Students have painted pets of all types including spiders, reptiles, horses and other furry friends. Here are just a few examples of these amazing pet portraits.

Sixth grade art students at Hays MS are creating POP ART-inspired sea creatures for their Glow Show on October 7th. We invite you to see how much FUN they are having!

Phone speaker not loud enough? No problem! PHS art students recently made their own ceramic phone amplifiers!

WGHS Cheer is in the semifinals for the "Best Cheer Squad"! Vote as many times as you want every day for the next 11 days! This is all about fun, so vote frequently and support WGHS! The winner is determined by the fans.