Klarinet Archive - Posting 000664.txt from 1998/04

From: kklocka1@-----.edu
Subj: Re: no support
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 05:07:29 -0400

I am now a freshman in college and when I was in high school our music
program experienced the same problems, and still does. There was a time
when the administration wanted to cut the entire music program. Thanks to
the complaints
of parents and students this didn't happen. When this problem first came
up, I wrote a letter to the principal of the school, then to the school
committee. I read the letter at a school committee meeting, and many
parents also expressed their concerns. I think the best thing to do is to
let your arguments be heard, and the more people that get involved the
more successful you will be. It is not easy, but hopefully things will
work
out in the end. Good luck.

Kim

On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, Agskully wrote:

> I am a senior in high school and am an active member in our schools music (
> and drama ) department, but I need some help. Our principal is presenting
> some problems for the department and I was wondering if anyone had some
> suggestions at how we can get her ( along with the rest of the staff ) to
> support us. We have had music boosters meeting with her to discuss the long
> term status of the program and every time she ushers us that she will do
> everything in her power to get students more involved, I.E. allowing us to
> preform for the school whether it be concerts or a musical. Up until this
> year she has never let the drama department perform the spring musical for the
> school. She never attends band concerts. We have had 5 and she was not
> present for any of them. Yet, she is at all the football and basketball games
> showing her support. If something isn't done to get students interested and
> keep them interested, our music program with fall to pieces. Our graduating
> class in the music department is 24, which is about 1/3 of both departments.
> Everyone of us have discussed the problem with her, her administrators and our
> teachers within the music department, but only the teachers show any interest
> in helping. What can we do?
>
> Liz
>