Band 
09.05.10
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St. Christina School offers junior band for fourth grade and senior band for fifth through eighth grade. Mr. Ken Stiak, who is a very enthusiastic band teacher, gives lessons before school and during the school day. Band concerts are held at Christmas time and in the spring, and the band even plays at halftime at some of the Marist High School football games.

  Our band has opportunities to compete, as well. At press time, band members were looking forward to the Marist High School solo contest on Saturday, January 30th, at which they compete for superior, excellent, or gold awards. At last year's contest, out of fifteen of our students who competed, thirteen band members earned superior and two earned excellent!

 

Here are some of our band members who performed at Marist HighSchool



February 3, 2010
A round of applause goes out to the following senior band students for the participation in the Marist High School Grade School Solo!

Each student that participated earned an award

Gavin Donnelly - Superior Award
Elizabeth Seip - Excellent Award
Genevieve Otte - Superior Award
Sara Dowling - Superior Award
Kate Rochowicz - Superior Award
Aine McKillop - Superior Award
Angelica Cantu - Superior Award
Dominic Simon - Superior Award
Jacee Brija - Superior Award
Keegan O'Hara - Superior Award
Evan Bal - Excellent Award
Nick Bilotta - Superior Award
Joe Fennessey - Excellent Award
Joe Somers - Superior Award
Joey Tandyk - Superior Award
Congratulations on your accomplishments!

April 21, 2010
The band delivered a great performance to both the school as well as parents and other guests today. Pride showed on all musicians faces as well as their parents and grandparents. Mr. Stiak did a great job again this year leading the St. Christina Band!

Many fourth graders and a few fifth graders were advanced to the senior band. It is an exciting time for them as well as a big accomplishment.

Nick Welsh, Nick Bilotta and Joe Fennessey are all 8th graders who will be leaving the band and heading off to different highschools. We wish them luck in their new endeavors next year.

Below are some photos from the band concert. Enjoy.....
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