at Dent Middle School
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Upcoming performances:
**Strings Spring Concert
May 16th - 6:30pm
District Auditorium at RNE
**Band/Percussion Spring Concert
May 20th - 6:30 pm
District Auditorium at RNE
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Our very own Mrs. Camp (chorus) will be performing in this concert. Tickets are on sale now if you are interested. Not only is she an accomplished singer and educator, she also plays the French Horn! |
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Congratulations to Ms. Campbell, Curriculum Facilitator/Art Teacher, who was selected at both the National Art Education Association's Southeastern Region Art Educator of the Year AND the National Art Education Association's Southeastern Region Middle Level Art Educator of the Year for 2024.
She was recognized at the NAEA Convention in Minneapolis, April 4th - 6th.
As well, Ms. Campbell just completed the NAEA's School for Arts Leaders Program and was recognized for this accomplishment, too.
During the convention, Ms. Campbell presented five sessions for the Middle Level Division and the School for Arts Leaders on leadership and advocacy.
Congratulations to Mrs. Camp, our chorus teacher, who is April's Teacher of the Month! Way to go, Mrs. Camp!
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If you are interested in applying to the FAME program for next year, the Choice 2 Portal has opened. Go to: webapps.richland2.org/choice/
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Attention 6th & 7th grade students:
Applications are now available online for the 2024-2025 FAME Advanced Classes.
Completed applications are due by 5pm on March 28th.
Applications are for Advanced Art, Select Chorus, Advanced Dance and Advanced Theatre.
forms.gle/PF9VMrA3CyA2Fr1v8
Applications are now available online for the 2024-2025 FAME Advanced Classes.
Completed applications are due by 5pm on March 28th.
Applications are for Advanced Art, Select Chorus, Advanced Dance and Advanced Theatre.
forms.gle/PF9VMrA3CyA2Fr1v8
Congratulations to the FAME Theatre and Dance Departments for their Winter Performance on December 12th. Take a look at the incredible performers and dancers!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fD5ahoLg78SpHrEL22U8XXoekYn2VvOx/view?usp=drive_link
Richland Two Choice application process is open from Tuesday, November 7th at 8:00 AM through Friday, December 15, 2023 5:00 pm PM to register and submit applications.
For more information on the Choice Application process, please go to:
https://www.richland2.org/Departments/Enrollment-Registration/Choice-Programwww.richland2.org/Departments/Enrollment-Registration/Choice-Program
Just a reminder -- for those not zoned to Dent -- acceptance to the FAME program is through the lottery.
Fame Flier link:
Please join us in congratulating Londyn Brown (7th Grade Advanced Art) on her artwork being selected to represent Dent Middle School in the Lions Club International Peace Poster Contest for this year.
Londyn will be recognized for her achievement at a reception on November 30th.
This years theme was "Dare to Dream".
Congratulations Londyn!
Londyn will be recognized for her achievement at a reception on November 30th.
This years theme was "Dare to Dream".
Congratulations Londyn!
Please congratulate the following students when you see them for their achievements at the Richland 2
District Honor Band Auditions. Our school represented VERY well at the event:
Akita Pasala- 3rd Chair Flute
Alayna Jackson-4th Chair Flute
Shani Malloy- 5th Chair Flute
Brooke Farrell-1st Chair Clarinet
Madison Griffin-Jones-6th Chair Clarinet
Sadie Douthitt-16th Chair Clarinet
Cayden Galloway-6th Chair Alto Saxophone
Jasmyn Graham-8th Chair Alto Saxophone
Robert Miro-1st Chair Trumpet
Kaedan Myers-11th Chair Trombone
Alex Todd-1st Chair Tuba
Christian Wright-4th Chair Tuba
William Robinson-1st Chair Timpani
Thank you to the SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities for speaking to our advanced classes about the summer and residential programs. For more information, go to: https://www.scgsah.org/summer-programs
FAME online art show for 2022-2023. We hope you enjoy the works from our very talented students!
https://youtu.be/6Zq5e-XTWfs
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Check out our talented Dance and Theater students from our Winter Showcase performance last week! Way to go!
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Hello Parents!
We are writing to remind you that Choice 1 Applications opened TODAY! The application will remain open until January 25, 2023 at 5:00pm. You can change the application at any time during the Choice 1 Window.
To fill in the application please go to https://webapps.richland2.org/choice/ and register. Make sure you use an email address that you check often. This is the email address that all magnet information will be sent to till powerschool rolls over in July. This is the email address Lead Teachers will contact you through as well. Please also remember your login information because you will need to log back into the system in March to accept your offers.
When you are filling out the application make sure you rank your most wanted program at number 1. We would suggest a backup program just in case you don’t get your first choice. You can change the order of these programs at any time during the Choice 1 window. However, after it closes that will be the order of your program choices.
If you have any questions while filling out the application please contact:
Mr. Ryan Crothers, [email protected] (TLC Lead Teacher)
Mrs. Tiffany Hawthorne, [email protected] (TWO Academies Lead Teacher
Ms. Catherine Campbell, [email protected] (FAME Lead Teacher)
Don’t forget District Magnet Interviews will be Feb. 4, 2023 at Spring Valley High School. You will receive an email after the portal closes with your time for your interview. (There are no interviews for the FAME program. Acceptance is through random lottery).
Thank you!!
We are writing to remind you that Choice 1 Applications opened TODAY! The application will remain open until January 25, 2023 at 5:00pm. You can change the application at any time during the Choice 1 Window.
To fill in the application please go to https://webapps.richland2.org/choice/ and register. Make sure you use an email address that you check often. This is the email address that all magnet information will be sent to till powerschool rolls over in July. This is the email address Lead Teachers will contact you through as well. Please also remember your login information because you will need to log back into the system in March to accept your offers.
When you are filling out the application make sure you rank your most wanted program at number 1. We would suggest a backup program just in case you don’t get your first choice. You can change the order of these programs at any time during the Choice 1 window. However, after it closes that will be the order of your program choices.
If you have any questions while filling out the application please contact:
Mr. Ryan Crothers, [email protected] (TLC Lead Teacher)
Mrs. Tiffany Hawthorne, [email protected] (TWO Academies Lead Teacher
Ms. Catherine Campbell, [email protected] (FAME Lead Teacher)
Don’t forget District Magnet Interviews will be Feb. 4, 2023 at Spring Valley High School. You will receive an email after the portal closes with your time for your interview. (There are no interviews for the FAME program. Acceptance is through random lottery).
Thank you!!
Want to find out more about the FAME program? Click the link to see our informational flier or scan the QR code:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vGwX1BrYQeBa7UMYV2BJEZbkLZz-YWwQ/view?usp=share_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vGwX1BrYQeBa7UMYV2BJEZbkLZz-YWwQ/view?usp=share_link
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We are proud to announce that we have been selected as a Magnet Schools of America National Award of Demonstration for 2022. Hats off to TLC, Two Academies and FAME for this distinction. Thank you to all of our staff, students and parents for your assistance in the application process!
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Please congratulate the following students for their achievements last week at the Richland 2 District Honor Band Auditions. Our school represented VERY well at the event:
Tori Li 5th chair Flute
Milad Saikaly - 8th Chair Flute
Elijah Hicks - 1st Chair Clarinet
Colin Tang - 1st Chair Alto Saxophone
Donald Gidney - 3rd Chair Alto Saxophone
Nikita Bowers- 4th Chair Alto Saxophone
Shindara Olatosi- 4th Chair Tenor Saxophone
Alex Bolen- 2nd Chair Baritone Saxophone
Louie Bartlett- 1st Chair Bassoon
Will Phelps - 2nd Chair Trumpet
Blake Betette -4th Chair Trumpet
Vedant Pinglikar- 9th Chair Trumpet
Dante' Green - 11th Chair Trumpet
Nicholas Eberhardt - 12th Chair Trumpet
Carolyn Miro - 1st Chair Euphonium
Piper Wargel - 5th Chair Tuba
Andrew Burton - 1st Chair Timpani
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Hat's off to the following FAME/DENT Students who are participating with the PCA students at RNE in Spongebob: The Musical:
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Here is a great student portfolio piece to view. Hats off to 8th grade Advanced dance student, Anoushka Bhaskar on her Virtual Dance Performance for Mrs. Graham's Advance Dance II (2021)
Audition video for Dance Portfolio
Audition video for Dance Portfolio
Another great student portfolio piece to view. Hats off to 8th grade dance student, Kalei Colter, on her Virtual Dance Performance for Mrs. Graham's Advance Dance II (2021)
Assignment: Choreography using the Movement Alphabet and Audition video for Dance Portfolio
Assignment: Choreography using the Movement Alphabet and Audition video for Dance Portfolio
CONGRATULATIONS
to the 2021-2022
TEACHER OF THE YEAR....FAME's very own
SHARONDA HILL
Check out our very own
8th Grade Advanced Dance student Isabel Thomas
with her choreographed dance entitled Shallow
as part of Mrs. Graham's Advance Dance II (2021)
Virtual Dance Performance
Assignment: Choreography using the Movement Alphabet and Audition video for Dance Portfolio
Way to go, Isabel!
Click HERE for a link to our FAME Brochure
We are proud to announce that we have been selected as a Magnet Schools of America National Award of Distinction winner. Hats off to TLC, Two Academies and FAME for this distinction. Thank you to all of our staff, students and parents for your assistance in the application process!
Please help us congratulate the following students for making the SCBDA Region Band. We represented both our school and our district well:
Elizabeth Huffman- 4th Chair All-State
Aaron Ruopp- 6th Chair All-State
Shrihan Ganesh Babu- 5th Alternate All-State 1st Chair Region Symphonic Band
Satvik Nelakuditi- 7th Chair Symphonic Region Band
Kavin Saravanan- 2nd Chair Symphonic Band Region Band
Joseph Ravindran-16th Chair Symphonic band Region Band
Albert Babinec- 1st Chair Symphonic band Region band
Max Berg- 1st Chair Chair Symphonic Band Region Band
Sahil Agarwal- 1st Chair Symphonic Band Region Band
McKenzie Kaufman- 3rd Chair Symphonic Band Region Band
Alexander Lance- 3rd Chair Symphonic Band Region Band
Micah Hicks- 2nd Chair Symphonic Band Region Band
Trystian Starr- 3rd Chair Concert Band Region Band
Mehul Bellukutty- 18 Chair Concert Band Region Band
Kady Beatty- 3rd Chair Concert Band Region Band
Emma Wargel 7th Chair Concert Band Region Band
Dent had 14 students make Region Band and 3 students make All-State!
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Congratulations to Patrik Li and Kartik Valluri for being accepted into the 2020 SC All State Orchestra. Patrick is 3rd chair and Kartik is an alternate.
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Congratulations to 8th Grade Advanced Art student, Lailoni Gidron, who is representing Dent Middle in the Lion's Club International Peace Poster Contest. Lailoni will be competing against other district middle school students.
Way to go, Lailoni!
Way to go, Lailoni!
ORCHESTRA NEWS:
Please help us in congratulating these students on being accepted into the 2019 Midlands Region Orchestra! These three students will be participate in the Region Orchestra event in November, and then will audition for All-State Orchestra in January. 7th grader Emna Guedhami was selected as a 3rd alternate. We are very proud of these students-way to go Dent Orchestra students! :)
Jayden Gaskins (6th Grade)
Patrick Li (7th Grade)
Katrik Valluri (8th Grade)
Alternate: Emna Guedhami (7th Grade)
Please help us in congratulating these students on being accepted into the 2019 Midlands Region Orchestra! These three students will be participate in the Region Orchestra event in November, and then will audition for All-State Orchestra in January. 7th grader Emna Guedhami was selected as a 3rd alternate. We are very proud of these students-way to go Dent Orchestra students! :)
Jayden Gaskins (6th Grade)
Patrick Li (7th Grade)
Katrik Valluri (8th Grade)
Alternate: Emna Guedhami (7th Grade)
BAND DATES:
January:
11th Region Band Auditions Blythewood High School(All Day)
25th All-State Auditions Lexington High School(All Day)
February:
21st and 22nd Region Band Clinic Nation Ford High School
25th Elementary School Visit
March:
5th Pre-festival Concert Richland Northeast High School 6:30
13th-15th All-State Band Clinic Furman University
25 Concert Performance Assessment Batesburg-Leesville High School Time TBD
April:
2nd Richland Two Fine Arts EXPLOSION Night!! R2I2 6-8
May:
1st and 2nd Solo and Ensemble Dutch Fork High School (All Day)
15th Carowinds
19th Spring Concert 6:30 Richland Northeast High School
January:
11th Region Band Auditions Blythewood High School(All Day)
25th All-State Auditions Lexington High School(All Day)
February:
21st and 22nd Region Band Clinic Nation Ford High School
25th Elementary School Visit
March:
5th Pre-festival Concert Richland Northeast High School 6:30
13th-15th All-State Band Clinic Furman University
25 Concert Performance Assessment Batesburg-Leesville High School Time TBD
April:
2nd Richland Two Fine Arts EXPLOSION Night!! R2I2 6-8
May:
1st and 2nd Solo and Ensemble Dutch Fork High School (All Day)
15th Carowinds
19th Spring Concert 6:30 Richland Northeast High School
Please join us in congratulating Mr Patterson for receiving the SCBDA Outstanding Performance Award. This is the highest possible award given to a band program in the state of South Carolina!!
Mr Patterson, congrats on this OUTSTANDING accomplishment! Thank you for your hard work & dedication to the students here at Dent!!
Orchestra News!
FAME is pleased to announce that Dent 6th grader Patrick Li was accepted into the 2019 All-State Orchestra! There were only TEN Richland Two students to be accepted into this prestigious ensemble, and Patrick was THE ONLY middle school student from Richland Two accepted! In the 6th-8th grade orchestra, there were 88 violin students who auditioned, and Patrick ranked 6th overall out of the 88 (the first 5 students in front of him are all 8th graders!).
All-State Orchestra will take place the weekend of February 22-24, 2019 at the Irmo Center for the Arts at Irmo High School. Patrick will have the experience of working with for a nationally renowned conductor during rehearsals and will present a concert on the afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 24th at 2:00 pm.
Please help us congratulate Patrick Li! We are all so very proud of him and this monumental accomplishment!
FAME is pleased to announce that Dent 6th grader Patrick Li was accepted into the 2019 All-State Orchestra! There were only TEN Richland Two students to be accepted into this prestigious ensemble, and Patrick was THE ONLY middle school student from Richland Two accepted! In the 6th-8th grade orchestra, there were 88 violin students who auditioned, and Patrick ranked 6th overall out of the 88 (the first 5 students in front of him are all 8th graders!).
All-State Orchestra will take place the weekend of February 22-24, 2019 at the Irmo Center for the Arts at Irmo High School. Patrick will have the experience of working with for a nationally renowned conductor during rehearsals and will present a concert on the afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 24th at 2:00 pm.
Please help us congratulate Patrick Li! We are all so very proud of him and this monumental accomplishment!
Dent Advanced Dance Classes performed at Longleaf Middle School in honor of Latin American History Month.
Thank you to Rachel Tustin who compiled one of the two FAME performances on June 1st! Hats off to all of the talented FAME students and teachers! This is the highlight:
Congratulations to the following Dent Orchestra students for an outstanding performance at this weekend's SCMEA Orchestra Division Solo and Ensemble Festival! They participated in solos, duets and trios. These students achieved SUPERIOR and EXCELLENT ratings at this event, and also received valuable feedback from the judges. I am so proud of their hard work!
7th Graders: Madison Gwin, Madison Han, Ashlyn Martin, Meghan Pasala
8th Graders: Ella Blalock, Eileen Chen, Joseph Hicks, Micah Huddlestun, Christopher Li, Kennedy Martin, Apurva Mitta, Evelyn Plakal, Pranav Poola, Shreya Thiagu
7th Graders: Madison Gwin, Madison Han, Ashlyn Martin, Meghan Pasala
8th Graders: Ella Blalock, Eileen Chen, Joseph Hicks, Micah Huddlestun, Christopher Li, Kennedy Martin, Apurva Mitta, Evelyn Plakal, Pranav Poola, Shreya Thiagu
Congratulations to the Advanced 8th grade World Percussion Ensemble who performed in a steel band festival at the South Carolina Percussive Arts Society Day of Percussion. They received a score of 94 out of 100 for a superior rating. These students have worked very hard for the past few months preparing for this event and performed a very challenging program among the best percussion groups in the state:
Hayden Blalock, Kara Boston, Andrew Boysia, Anna Carroll, Carolina Cervantes,
Kennedi Cleckley, Austin Garrick, Noah Harmon, Angel Huang,
James Huffman, Tyler Jackson, William Johnson, Savien Jones,
William Lambert, John-Gabriel Lashley, Samuel Munteanu, Connor Quirk,
Nicholas Roberts, Katie Ryan, Leia Smith, Kayla Tuazon,
Blakely Wild, Lauren Williams, Nathaniel Williams
