Choir Director Lisa Hanson was presented with the Ohio Music Education Association's Outstanding Teacher of the Year award.
The Lakewood High School Chorale Concert filled the Lakewood Civic Auditorium with holiday cheer on Wednesday night. But it was surprise at the end of the performance that may have stolen the show. Choir Director Lisa Hanson is closing the curtain on her 15-year career at Lakewood High School at the end of this school year. And as the icing on the cake of her 35-year career, the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) selected her as its Outstanding Teacher of the Year.
Thirteen students named to the elite Ohio Music Education Association’s Northeast Region Orchestra; six selected for the prestigious All-State Orchestra.
Beth Hankins, the director of Lakewood High School’s orchestra, has a music program to be proud of. This week, she’s got 13 new reasons. That’s how many Lakewood students who were selected for the elite Ohio Music Education Association’s Northeast Region Orchestra. Every Lakewood student who auditioned for the select group on Sept. 24 was chosen. Of those who auditioned for the Region Orchestra, six musicians were named to the prestigious All-State Orchestra — the highest number for any school in Northeast Ohio. Three more were named alternates. “The kids — and their parents — are really fantastic,” Hankins said. “These kids work hard. They understand that if they work hard, positive things will happen.” At the audition, the Lakewood …
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Tom Carr
4:21 pm on Saturday, December 17, 2011
Outstanding!!!!!!!!! more ›