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Originally delivered on 6/11/2025 11:08 am

SUBJECT: FOMAHI News: June 2025 Edition

FOMAHI NEWS - June 2025
More Success Stories!

This spring has been full of impressive performances by our student musicians, and we’re thrilled to share the results:

Oaks Park

  • Vocal Jazz - "superior" rating
  • Intermediate Band - “Excellent” rating
  • Concert Choir - “Excellent” rating

Silverwood

  • Concert Band - 95/100, “Superior” rating, 1st place in their division, won the “Overall Concert Band” trophy
  • Concert Orchestra - 97/100, “Superior” rating.
  • Jazz Band - 92/100, “Superior” rating.

Spring concerts

We had a quite successful series of concerts this Spring as well:

  • Choir Concert - June 2
  • Orchestra Concert  (Including the Symphony Orchestra!) - June 4  
  • Jazz Night - June 5

A big thank you to our music directors and students for all the efforts and to all the volunteers and chaperones that made these performances a huge success!

Final Band Concert of the Year – June 12

The Band Concert will take place on Thursday, June 12 — and even better, it will be held at the Lincoln Auditorium!

We hope you’ll join us for a wonderful evening of music and celebration.

Volunteers are needed to help the event run smoothly. If you’re able to lend a hand, please sign up [here].


Tune In for the 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony!

Some of our amazing 7th grade Concert Band and Jazz Band musicians are teaming up to form a special band for the 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony!

Join us for an evening of celebration and good vibes at 6:30pm on Tuesday, June 17th — complete with a soundtrack of toe-tapping, crowd-pumping pep tunes!

Let’s send off the 8th graders in style!

With Gratitude and New Beginnings

As we wrap up the school year, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to the FOMAHI board members who are finishing their terms and passing the baton to new team members.

Thank you to:

Amy Weston, Secretary
Susan Bell, Fundraising
Jose Quevedo, Orchestra Co-President

Your time, energy, and dedication have made a lasting impact—thank you for everything you’ve done to support our music programs!


And now, we're excited to welcome aboard our newest board members:


Rachel Teigen Brackett, Incoming Orchestra Co-President

Kate MacKenzie, Incoming Secretary


We’re so glad to have you join the team—here’s to another great year of music at HIMS!


2025-2026 FOMAHI Parent Volunteers

Our next FOMAHI board meeting will be in September 2025. We'll announce the exact data and time on our website. All are welcome to join to hear updates from our music directors, and listen in on the decisions and discussions surrounding FOMAHI Board business. 

Email fomahihelp@gmail.com for any questions.  

Co-Presidents:

  • Band: Bridget Schuster
  • Choir: Jema Turk; Simon Weiss
  • Orchestra: Rachel Teigen Brackett 

Board Members:

  • Treasurer: Jen Jerome
  • Secretary: Kate MacKenzie 
  • Concert Operations: Connie Starr

Committee Chairs:

  • Communications: Tara Mardan
  • Fundraising: Mary Schoen
  • Website/Reg Toolkit Coordinator: Derek Denny-Brown
Upcoming Events
Thursday, June 12
7:00p Spring Band Concert (All Bands)

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