Category Archives: Middle School

A Spooktacular Thank you

November 6, 2016 Bob De Rose Leave a comment

The costumes are hung, the pumpkins are beginning to weep, the belly is full of candy, and its almost time to eat spaghetti. The Spooktacular and Fall Concerts were concerts were two successful nights with great sounding performances, fun costumes, and yummy Domino’s Pizza dinners.

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Thank you and congratulations to the students and directors for the two nights of fall entertainment. Thank you to all our parents, friends, family, and orchestra supporters with the fundraising activities so far this fall for the High School Chamber Orchestra to go to the National Orchestra Festival. Thank you to all the parents & students that volunteered on the concerts nights to make this all happen. Thank you to Alexis Liddle for organizing all the volunteers. Thank you to Kim Wells for bring the pizza dinner idea and coordination with Domino’s.

Money raised so far:

Chili’s give back = $273.16

Domino’s All You Can Eat Dinners (both Middle School and High School) = $1088

50/50 raffle at Spooktacular Concert = $73 (winner donated his winning back to the group)

Student Sponsorship Letters = $345

Current and future fundraisers:

Meat Block Ham and Gift Card Sale – now through November 14, delivery on December 8

Savory Foods Cookie Dough and Popcorn Sale – now through November 14, delivery on December 8

Spaghetti Dinner at the Cherokee Restaurant – Wednesday, November 9, 6 – 8 PM. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 10. Tickets are available from Chamber Orchestra students or by calling Mrs. DeRose at 231-332-8327.

Be the Director Raffle – New this year! One lucky ticket holder will win a chance to conduct the Symphonic Orchestra performing Leroy Anderson’s Sleighride. During the Holiday Concert.

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Middle School

MSMS Fall Concert All You Can Eat Pizza Dinner

October 14, 2016 Bob De Rose Leave a comment

Enjoy dinner with your family in the Cafeteria before
the Middle School Fall Concert on Wednesday, October 26.

The MSOPA and Domino’s Pizza have teamed up to provide an All You Can Eat Pizza Dinner as a fundraiser to send the High School Chamber Orchestra to The National Orchestra Festival.

Tickets are $6.50 each (4 years and under are free) Pop, Juice Boxes, Water Bottles, Cookies and Brownies will also be sold for $1 each. Reservations requested but not required.

Make your reservation for the Middle School Concert Night (10/26) Here.

Concerts, High School, Middle School

2nd Annual Spooktackular

October 14, 2016 Bob De Rose Leave a comment

The MSOPA and Domino’s Pizza have teamed up to provide an All You Can Eat Pizza Dinner as a fundraiser to send the High School Chamber Orchestra to The National Orchestra Festival.

Tickets are $6.50 each (4 years and under are free) Pop, Juice Boxes, Water Bottles, Cookies and Brownies will also be sold for $1 each. Reservations requested but not required.

Make your reservation for the Spooktacular Concert Night (10/27) Here At This Link

High School, Middle School

Orchestra News Updates

October 3, 2016 Bob De Rose Leave a comment

Mrs. DeRose, Mr. Mosley, & the MSOPA are working on may things. So many more details and annocuments to follow this week I think you will all like!!!!

Chili’s Give Back Event – The Orchestra Parents Association is hard at work raising funds for the National Orchestra Festival trip. Their first event is a Give Back Event at Chili’s on Henry Street on Wednesday, October 5. Bring the attached voucher with you on Wednesday and Chili’s will give 15% of your check to the orchestra program.

National Orchestra Festival Payment Due – Please submit the first of three $100 payments by Friday, October 7. Next payment dates are November 11 and December 9.

Annual Great American Opportunities Magazine Sale – This annual sale begins on Friday.

High School, Middle School, Welcome

Welcome Back

September 9, 2016 Bob De Rose Leave a comment

On behalf of Mrs. DeRose, Mr. Mosley, and the Mona Shores Orchestra Parents Association (MSOPA), Welcome Back!!! The new school year is upon us and under way with some exciting events already planned and being planned for 2016-2017.

First off, the 2016-2017 events have already begun. The Fiddlers have been rehearsing all summer and had a three day Fiddle Camp. They started their Summer/Fall Concerts tour this summer at the Sparta Celtic Fest, Roosevelt Park Day, and the Annual Muskegon Irish Association Dinner. The Fiddlers next concert is Sunday, Sept. 18th, 10 AM at the Michigan Irish Music Fest.

Thursday, October 27th, will be the 2nd Annual Spooktacular Concert. The orchestras fall concerts tackle Halloween and get a little Spooky Fun. This years concert will include the Ross Park and Churchill Elementary Traveling Choirs.

Saturday, November 15th, at 7 PM is the 15th Annual Fiddle Fest featuring the Fiddlers and the Middle Fiddles with very special guest CrossBow. CrossBow is a high energy group out of GVSU that has been tearing up the celtic festivals.

We will have more details on these events and other events as we get closer to the date. A complete calendar of events is on our event page and details of an event can typically be found on our Facebook Page.

As most of you already know, we are also very happy to announce that Mr. Mosley is the Full Time Middle School’s 6th, 7th, & 8th Grade Orchestra Director. Mrs. DeRose will continue as the High School Director and assist with the 6th Grade at the middle school.

Its looking like an exciting year ahead of us. Check back here, our Facebook Page or Twitter Page for the latest news and events. We will be adding some features to the webpage that I think some of you will really like.

Have a great 2016-2017 School Year!!

Middle School, Uncategorized

2016 Summer Strings

August 8, 2016 Bob De Rose Leave a comment

Last week a large number of middle school orchestra students participated in the Summer Strings program. A week long strings class that met in the morning at the Mona Shores Middle School under the direction of Mr. Mosley.

Here are a few pictures from the Summer Strings, more are posted on our Flickr Page.

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2016 Middle School Spring Concert

May 31, 2016 Bob De Rose Leave a comment

On May 24th, 2016 the Mona Shores Middle School Orchestras performed their Spring Concert. Mr. Mosley directed and presented awards to the 6th and 8th Grade Orchestras and Mrs. DeRose did the same with the 7th Grade Orchestra. Here are a few pictures from the night, more can be found on our Flickr Page.

High School, Middle School

Meat Block Fundraiser

May 3, 2016 Bob De Rose Leave a comment

MSOPA Annual Meat Block Fundraiser Friday 4/29/16 Monday 5/9/16

The Mona Shores Orchestra Parent Association has teamed up with Harvey and Matt Anderson of the Meat Block to help our organization and our students raise money. The attached order form lists seven delicious ways you can support our orchestra. $5 of each product ordered will be given back to the orchestra, and half of that

$5 will be placed in the student account of the seller. Simply fill in the name and phone number of the customer and clearly mark the selected product. Money should be collected at the time orders are placed and checks should be made payable to Mona Shores Orchestra Parents Association (MSOPA). All order forms with payment must be turned in by Monday, May 9. Products must be picked up by the seller on Monday, May 16, from 4:30 5:30 PM, in the high school east parking lot (by the orchestra room). Any orders not picked up during this time will be shipped back to the Meat Block and can be picked up at a later date.

ALL ORDER FORMS MUST BE TURNED IN TO YOUR ORCHESTRA TEACHER BY: MONDAY, MAY 9

Thank you for your continued support of the Mona Shores Orchestra Program!

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Middle School Orchestra & Lumberjacks Historical Moment

March 12, 2016 Bob De Rose Leave a comment

MSMS Orchestra — Nick Mosley, Orchestra Director, conducting the national anthem by the Mona Shores Middle School Orchestra at the Muskegon Lumberjacks game.

The Mona Shores Middle School Orchestra played the National Anthem March 11, 2016 at LC Walker Arena before the Muskegon Lumberjacks game. This was a first for the orchestra but also the first time ANY orchestra performed the National Anthem for the Lumberjacks. Tonight the Mona Shores Fiddlers will perform 30 minutes prior to the game and Mona Shores High School Orchestra will perform the National Anthem before the game.

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More photos from the Friday & Saturday Night Lumberjacks on our Flickr Page.

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Lumberjacks

March 3, 2016 Bob De Rose Leave a comment

The Mona Shores Orchestras will be at the Muskegon Lumberjacks game for two nights. The Middle School Orchestra will be Friday, March 11, 2016 and the High School Orchestra & Fiddlers will be Saturday March 12, 2016.

Please use the attached order forms below to purchase your tickets. For each night if we sell 50 or more tickets the the orchestra will receive a portion of the ticket sales.

To order tickets for Friday night with the Middle School use the following form: Mona Shores Middle School Orchestra Order Form 3-11-16

To order tickets for Saturday night with the High School use the following form: Mona Shores High School Orchestra Order Form 3-12-16 (1)