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CCHS Bands Study At Arizona State UniversityThe Cathedral
City High School Symphonic band headed to the Arizona State University School of
Music last spring to work with ASU Director of Bands Prof. Gary Hill.
Arizona State University Director of Bands Prof. Gary Hill leads the Cathedral
City High Symphonic Band in a rehearsal at ASU.
ASU permitted the 60-member CCHS ensemble to use its rehearsal facilities,
where the students spent the afternoon rehearsing literature for their
performance at the California State University-Fullerton Band Festival one week
later. The rehearsal gave the students the opportunity to work with one of the
finest collegiate band directors in the United States. While at ASU, the
students were also afforded to opportunity to see some of the university.
“I believe that working with collegiate band directors allows us as musicians
at the high school level to deepen our music making, and refine our performance
skills," said Gregory Whitmore, director of bands. "Collaboration such as the
one between the CCHS bands and ASU bands will make the music education at CCHS
that much stronger and more genuine for our students."
The techniques, skills, and overall adjustments that Hill made with the
students brought new sounds and a deeper level of performance from the student
musicians. The CCHS Band students were afforded the opportunity to get a sense
of what it is like to be a collegiate music student and to get a taste of what
the rehearsal process is like for students at the collegiate level.
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The Palm Springs Unified
School District Board of Education has appointed a new superintendent of
schools.
Dr. Lorri McCune is replacing Superintendent Dr. Michael Sellwood, who retired
on June 23. She began her new post on July 3.
McCune, 53, was the assistant superintendent of Human Resources in
Newport-Mesa Unified School District in Costa Mesa, where she has served since
1998. She received her bachelor’s degree from California State University,
Fresno and holds a masters degree in educational leadership from California
State University, Fullerton. She earned her doctorate in organizational
leadership from the University of LaVerne.
Prior to her post in Newport-Mesa Unified, McCune served as the director of
human resources in Walnut Valley Unified School District for almost three
years. She was also an elementary school principal in Alta Loma Unified and
Corona-Norco Unified and began her teaching career in special education in
Corona-Norco Unified.
McCune is married to Dr. Cameron McCune, superintendent of the Fullerton
Unified School District, and has five children. She and her husband have owned
a home in the Coachella Valley for the past six years and have planned to make
it their permanent home. She said she feels that student achievement and
growth are key issues facing the District and plans to launch the creation of
a strategic plan over the next few months that would include community input.
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Dr. Lorri
McCune
“When the position came available in Palm Springs, I just had to apply,” she
said.
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“I am impressed with the
collaborative, supportive Board and am thrilled to be selected as the
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"I look forward to getting to know the
staff and becoming involved in the community. There are so many wonderful
things about PSUSD, and I am excited to have the opportunity to work with all
of the stakeholders to continue to move the District forward.”
The Palm Springs Governing Board went through a national search for
superintendent with the assistance of the California School Boards Association
Executive Search Services.
“We were most impressed with Dr. McCune’s credentials, track record and the
way she relates to people,” said Don Aikens, Board of Education president.
“She has been successful in her previous school districts and brings to us a
wealth of experience in working with diverse populations including English
Language Learners. We know she’ll be a tremendous asset to the students,
staff, parents and community members.”
Sellwood retired from the Palm Springs Unified School District after serving
as the District’s superintendent for three years and deputy superintendent of
personnel for 12 years.
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