I hope that this message finds you in great health and happiness. As we all grow older, I realize "in life we learn that we, as individuals, are built but a small part of a great whole…a fellowship, and family." I have certainly been blessed to have had the opportunity to work and share together with each of you some incredible moments and experiences. It is hard to believe that over twelve years have passed and many of you now are in college or have graduated, are professionals, married, or you now have children of your own.

Your band program that you built through your sacrifice and hard work over the past 12 years is now one of the most nationally recognized scholastic music education programs in the country. Our current students are very excited about any opportunity they get to meet and honor the individuals that they see in the past videos who laid the foundation of excellence and set such high standards for them to work towards and accomplish. You have a standing invitation to visit us anytime. I hope that your schedule will allow you to come back and share experiences with our current students.

I assure you that each one of you is important to us; I am reminded of a quote that says, "No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth." Watch for announcements of Alumni events and reunions and let us share together with one another and celebrate what you have accomplished.

Sincerely,
Mr. Kevin Ford
Director

Alumni, Did You Know…

That your TSHS Marching Band is a 4 time Bands of America Division AA National Champions at The Grand Nationals in Indianapolis, Indiana?

That your TSHS Marching Band has been named Grand Champions 10 different times at Bands of America Regionals in Georgia and Florida?

That your TSHS Marching Band has been the Grand Champions at the Seminole Sound Spectacular for the past 11 consecutive years?

That your TSHS Wind Ensemble had been selected and performed at The National Band Festival in Carnegie Hall, New York City in 2000 and 2005?

That your TSHS Wind Ensemble was selected and performed at The 2003 San Francisco International Wind Festival in San Francisco, California?

That your TSHS Wind Ensemble was selected as 1 of 13 bands to perform at The 2001 Bands of America National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana?

That your TSHS Jazz Ensemble has received Straight Superior ratings at all FBA Jazz Festival events for the past 12 consecutive years?

That your TSHS Concert Percussion Ensemble has been a Scholastic Concert Percussion World Class finalist both times they participated in The WGI World Championships and a Silver Medalist in 2003?

That your TSHS Concert Percussion Ensemble was 1 of 5 selected Concert Percussion Ensembles to perform at The Bands of America National Concert Percussion Ensemble Festival in 2001?

That your TSHS winter guard has been a finalist 6 times at the WGI World Championships in Phoenix, Arizona, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Dayton, Ohio?

That your TSHS winter guard has been named Scholastic Class Champions 15 times over the past twelve years and is the only winter guard in the history of Pinellas County to be promoted to and make Finals in The WGI Scholastic World Class division?

That our TSHS graduates have made up 40%to 50% of the top twenty high school graduating GPA's for the past twelve years and have earned more than 10 million dollars in academic and music scholarships over the past 12 years?

That we currently have alumni attending Yale University, Tufts University, New England Conservatory of Music, DePaul University, and every University in the State of Florida?

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