Welcome to Hanford High Music. We are excited to welcome many new students and their families to the programs here at Hanford. Have a great 2010-2011 school year!
Below are just some of the jobs available for you to help in the Music Department. Please email directors Kevin Swisher or Chris Newbury if you are able to help!
Help Wanted:
Boost your Band Day Leader
Side of Beef Raffle Leader
Pasta Dinner Leader
Swing Dance Leader
Concessions Leader
Awards Banquet Leader
Dresses Rental Leader
GoodSearch/E-Scrip Leader
United Way Donation Leader
Hanford
Music Association is a 501 3(c) and can be a designated United Way recepient
if you want to make a donation to the organization. Our address is "Hanford
Music Association" c/o Hanford High School, 450 Hanford St., Richland,
WA 99354
Good
Luck Mike Bryan!
For the past 9 years, Mike Bryan has been a superstar teacher at Hanford Middle School, Enterprise Middle School, and Hanford High School. He has worked well with students and brought another level of achievement to the Richland School District. His accomplishments were too frequent to list, but some memorable ones are winning Jazz Festivals, most recently the Mr. Hood Community College Jazz Festival and the CBC Jazz Festival. He frequently brought in guests and provided experiences that students don't get to have at other schools and in other programs. More than just a successful teacher, Mr. Bryan has been a great friend and mentor. He is easy to talk to and made almost every activity seem tremendously fun! We are going to miss Mr. Bryan for his silly faces, blunt jokes, and great personality. Mr. Bryan is moving to the Vancouver School of the Arts where he will teach Jazz Band, Jazz Band, Jazz Band, and yes, Jazz Band! What a perfect fit for Mr. Bryan!
Welcome Chris Newbury!
The Hanford music program is going to take a step in a new direction with the addition of Chris Newbury as co-director. While the program will change, Mr. Newbury brings about a fresh desire for excellence and has extremely high standards. Mr. Newbury grew up in Montana and moved to the Tri-Cities where he started and estalished a championship percussion program at Pasco High School. After several years, Mr. Newbury enrolled at Eastern Washington University where he studied Percussion and Jazz Piano. During this time, he has written music for schools throughout the USA, coached high school drum lines, and even been on staff for a Drum Corps. It is going to be an exciting ride with Mr. Newbury as a teacher at Hanford. In the fall of 2005, Pasco High School and Hanford High School joined to march in the Hollywood Christmas Parade and play in the Hollywood Bowl. Mr. Newbury became the percussion teacher for both schools! In fact, since that trip, Mr. Newbury's picture of riding Space Mountain at DisneyLand with Mr. Swisher and Mr. Bryan has been hanging at Hanford. We are extremely glad to welcome Mr. Newbury to Hanford High School.
