Good Afternoon District 7 Educators!
First let me introduce myself, I am Carl Cruthis and I will be serving you as our District President until November 2011. This is my second year at Guilford Middle School in Greensboro teaching band and theatre and I am honored and deeply humbled that you would allow me to serve you in this position.
To all of the new teachers let me say ‘Welcome!” from all of us, we all know how you feel at this very moment, we all have been there. Please take advantage of this group of music educators and ask questions, I know we all would be happy to help. With that said, please direct all questions to me so that I can forward it to the group that it pertains to, that way we don’t flood everyone’s inbox with emails. We also have a group on facebook.com in which you can post your questions there as well; the link to the group is below.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=254225547916
I know that there may be a group of you that are thinking…
“What is NCMEA and why are they talking to me?”
That is a great question in which I have an answer for: NCMEA is an organization for the music educators in the state of North Carolina, who operate under the authority of MENC (Music Educators National Conference). This organization offers many opportunities for you to grow professionally and connect with other educators with your same passion.
“What does NCMEA have to offer?”
Through NCMEA many of our students in District 7 have benefitted through participating and the many state wide events such as:
- All-District Band/Orchestra
- All-State Chorus
- Honors Chorus
- And the many Festivals and MPA’s that you can attend.
You must be a member in order to reap the benefits and honors that come through NCMEA. NCMEA also prides itself in hosting one of the top In-Service Conferences for music educators in the region. This year we had the privilege of hosting the King’s Singers at Conference and we hope to host the Boston Brass in 2010! Please visit MENC.org for more information and to find out how you can join this great organization.
Lastly, I want to thank you again for this opportunity to serve you as your District President, and please do not hesitate to let me know of any concerns, comments or suggestions you have that you would like presented to the Board. Have a great second semester!
Best regards,
Carl W. Cruthis, Director of Bands
NCMEA District 7 President
Guilford Middle School
