Congratulations to the students who joined our music clubs for the spring semester! I am looking forward to having amazing performances with the students in our music department in March and May. The students in our music program worked hard to put on an amazing performance for the winter concert, and I know that these students will do the same. There is absolutely no way that you can stop the Barton Pond school of rock!
The students in the Barton Pond music clubs and our 3rd grade student body did an amazing job at our inaugural concert! Our first concert was held on Thursday, December 15th, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. in our school's gym. The Barton Pond chorus and the 3rd graders performed the musical The Grumps of Ring-A-Ding-Town by John Jacobson and John Higgins. Songs from the musical included "Hear Them Ring", "Grumpy", "Snowmageddon", "Together", and "The Sound in Your Heart". There were also performances by the Barton Pond percussion ensemble, ukulele club, and the 4th and 5th grade recorder ensemble. Below you can see pictures from the concert and the stage that was decorated by the Barton Pond art club led by our phenomenal art teacher, Mrs. Annie Pakes. We want to give special thanks to our accompanist, Danielle DeSwert Hahn, our mistress of ceremony and assistant principal, Mrs. Kortney Howerton, the Barton Pond PTA, all parent and teacher volunteers, Mrs. Pakes and the Barton Pond art club, the Leesville Road High Tri-M Music Honor Society, the Barton Pond custodial staff, Gusty Flow Films, and the family and friends of our bullfrogs. We are looking forward to a great spring concert!
Leeah Swen and Cara Hahn did a great job performing at our October P2 assembly. Leah led the 4th and 5th grade students in singing "Count on Me" by Bruno Mars. Cara performed an amazing opening violin solo for the assembly. Below, you can see Cara performing and both students holding their certificates after the event. We hope that these students keep making wonderful music and that they keep up the great work!
At our first P2 assembly of the year, Cara Hahn and Griffin Rhyne demonstrated leadership by leading the 4th and 5th grade classes in singing "Be Kind" by Joe Rielly. The song illustrates ways that students can show their friends and family that other people matter. The other people mindset is one of the character strengths that we have been discussing at Barton Pond. Cara and Griffin did an amazing job. Keep up the great work! Below you can see Cara and Griffin after the assembly.
We had a great week launching music clubs at Barton Pond! Students had a great time in chorus, ukulele club, and percussion ensemble. I am looking forward to having great concerts and a great year with these students! Below you can see students from each club.
My name is Stephanie Sanders and I am the inaugural music specialist at Barton Pond Elementary! I want to start the year off by providing the students, staff, and community with information about my background. I started playing music at my local church as a child at the age of 9. I started out on the drum set and I also participated in my church's youth choir. These activities motivated me to become an active member of the chorus at Lynn Road Elementary School in Raleigh, North Carolina. After leaving Lynn Road, I participated in the band as a percussionist at East Wake Middle School and East Wake High School. I had so much fun in these music programs that I decided to major in music as an adult and obtain bachelor's and master's degrees in music at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. After leaving Greensboro, I began working as a music specialist at Forestville Road Elementary in Knightdale, North Carolina in August of 2012. I have worked with the students, staff, and community at Forestville for the last 10 years and I am excited to be at Barton Pond Elementary. I am looking forward to establishing a fun, engaging, and multifaceted music program for the students of Barton Pond!
On Thursday, May 7th, 2026, the Barton Pond Music Program hosted its annual spring concert! The 3rd graders and the Barton Pond chorus perfo...
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