BHS Fine Arts Newsletter: Jan/Feb 2023

B i x b y H i g h S c h o o l

Director of Percussion Studies ganiekienko@bixbyps org

Brent Baldwin

Director of Jazz Studies bbaldwin@bixbyps org

Steven Collins Assistant Director of Instrumental Music and Music Theory scollins@bixbyps.org

Lara Davis

Assistant Director of Jazz Studies ldavis@bixbyps org

Blake Dean

9th Grade Visual Art deanblake@bixbyps.org

Wyatt Freeman Theatre, Speech, and Debate wfreeman@bixbyps.org

itlyn Fowler

ector of Color Guard Activities scolorguard@bixbyps org

tie Huse

e Arts Secretary use@bixbyps.org

aron Hutson sistant Director Pride of Bixby rching Band utson@bixbyps org

lie Jankowski gh School Visual Art jjankowski@bixbyps.org

Cynthia John Vocal Music Accompanist cjohn@bixbyps org

Jeremy Parker

Coordinator of Fine Arts Director of Instrumental Music and Pride of Bixby Marching Band jeremyparker@bixbyps.org

Kevin Pearson

Director of Vocal Music and Choir kpearson@bixbyps org

Matthew Strait Piano mstrait@bixbyps org

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Upcoming Events

All-State Choir

Grade 9

January 12-14

All-State Band

January 18-21

Norman North Speech Tournament

January 20-21

Norman North High School, Norman

All-District Clinic

January 27-28

Robson Performing Arts Center, Claremore

Owasso Speech Tournament

January 27-28

Owasso High School

Union Speech Tournament

February 3-4

Union High School

Winter Guard Competition

Saturday, February 4

Broken Arrow High School

Puffs Public Performance

Friday, February 10, 7pm

Saturday, February 11, 7 pm

BHS Auditorium

Choir Solo and Ensemble Recital Tuesday, February 21

Bixby Speech Tournament February 24-25

Bixby High School Winter Guard Competition Saturday, February 25 Catoosa High School

Choir District Solo and Ensemble Contest Saturday, February 25

HS Band Symphonic and Wind Ensemble Concert Sunday, February 26, 7 pm Lorton Performance Center, Tulsa

HS and MS Jazz Concert Tuesday, February 28, 7 pm BHS Auditorium

District Speech Tournament February 28-March 2

Choir Masterworks Concert Thursday, March 2 First United Methodist Church, Bixby Winter Guard WGI Regional Saturday, March 4 Union High School

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OKMEA All State

Jazz Band

(pictured left)

Wyatt Haas - Trumpet 1

Zach Adams - Trombone 1

Isaac Haas - Trombone 3

Joey Hamilton - Trombone 4

Tressa Briggs - Flute 1

Nathan Varghese - Trumpet 4

Wyatt Haas - Trumpet 6

Owen Wall - Trombone 1

David Kolb - Trombone 3

Isaac Haas - Trombone 6

Raegan Hula - Flute 10

Samantha McKimmey - Bb Clarinet 2

Kristen Dang - Bb Clarinet 2

Logan Sharp - Alto Saxophone 1

Aeric Beck - French Horn 3

Joey Hamilton - Trombone 1

Zach Adams - Trombone 2

Gideon Trenary - Percussion 3

Noah Kiefer - Percussion 5

Noah Phillips - Percussion 8

Cole Self - French Horn 5

Carter Lowry - Trumpet

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Ensemble Symphonic

Orchestra Alternate 2023 OkMEA All-State

Instrumental Music Wind

Band

Nor Asso Grayson Butler Will Craddock Lilli Fowler Emma Goff Zach Guidry Kara Kannady Josiah Myers Trenton Neuok Ella Poe Lexi Sullivan Jack Wignall State Choir Zach Guidry Trenton Neuok Organization of American Kodály Educators National Conference Choir Lilli Fowler Macy Lambert Josiah Myers Lexi Sullivan Elizabeth Wells

S p e e c h

D e b a t e

Bixby's Speech and Debate Team attended two contests during the first school semester. The first was at Broken Arrow, and the second was at Muskogee. Between the two, Bixby had 14 entries for the regional tournament and has crowned half a dozen individual event champions.