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Awards and Recognition
Congratulations to the following Cario students performing with 2007 Region 4 Junior Symphonic and Concert Bands and 2007 All-State band:
Congratulations to all Cario Band students for another successful year in 2005!
Congratulations to the numerous Cario Band students that received special recognition and awards in 2004!
There are many measures of success for the Cario Bands Program, not the least of which is our incredible growth over the last 2 school years -- we have doubled in size! Through the unrelenting pursuit of "excellence through music" by our directors and students, the Cario Bands Program has established a reputation for having the highest of standards and producing outstanding results. Fifth grade students from our 3 "feeder" elementary schools come to us in droves, and can't wait to get in on the action in the Cario Band Room!
More tangible than that are the awards the Program has received when performing as an ensemble at various festivals and competitions. In the last 3 years under the direction of Mr. Scott, the Cario Symphonic Band has aced every event they've entered, receiving both straight superior ratings at the South Carolina Concert Festival, and the SCBDA's Outstanding Performance Award in each of those 3 years. They received such high praise following the 2004 Concert Festival that very prominent national, and possibly even international, competitions may become available to this Program in the not-too-distant future. They were the 2003 Grand Champions at the All-Star Music Festival in Orlando, and were awarded straight superior ratings at the 2004 National Adjudicators Invitational in Washington, D.C., despite being only one of two middle schools among a vast field of impressive high school band programs. In 2005, they once again were Grand Champions at the Dixie Classic competition in Orlando, outscoring an all-high school field of competitors.
Students also have opportunities for recognition of their individual performance skills at the All-County, All-Region, and All State Band auditions. When students are selected to one or more of these honor bands, they then have the privilege of attending the band clinic for that event, which culminates in a concert performance with all other selected students from the county, region, or state. It's a wonderful learning experience for the students and a memorable concert performance for students and families alike. Additionally, students may participate in the Solo & Ensemble Festival, the last competition of the school year, designed to recognize individual performance excellence, or that of small group ensembles. A student's rating at Solo & Ensemble is the final factor for determining eligibility in the Cario Honor Band.
The Cario Honor Band is a perpetual group of those students who are recognized for their all-around excellence as band students over the course of the school year. It is truly a coveted distinction, as it requires an accumulation of points awarded for the following: having straight A's in band class, attending all Symphonic Band rehearsals and concerts, gaining membership in the All-County Band and in either the District 4 Region Symphonic Band or the All-State Band, receiving superior (or excellent) ratings for the Symphonic Band at Concert Festival, and receiving a superior (or excellent) rating at Solo & Ensemble. This year, the Cario Honor Band candidate (family) must also volunteer 3 hours in service to the Band. It is a challenging and demanding quest, and requires great dedication to the Band Program on the part of the student.