This past June, Ste. Genevieve Middle School band students Sophia Jordan, Henry Hadel, and Wyatt Schmelzle attended the first annual Dave Dickey Big Band Camp at Mineral Area College. This camp was organized by the Mineral Area Fine Arts Academy in an effort to promote jazz education in southeast Missouri.
The SGMS Band Program would like to thank Keith’s Auto Body, HSB Advisors and the General Federal of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) Woman’s Club of Ste. Genevieve for offering scholarships so students could attend camp tuition-free. We are grateful for the overwhelming and unwavering community support of our SGMS music students.
The SGMS Band program is extremely proud of these three musicians for their hard work as instrumentalists. Sophia Jordan, Henry Hadel, and Wyatt Schmelzle are members of the Ste. Genevieve Jazz Band, which meets weekly after school and includes both middle school and high school band students. High school students earn A+ tutoring hours for participating in the ensemble. The Ste. Genevieve Jazz band is directed by Mrs. Lindsey Elders and Mr. Joe Hull.