Escambia County School District - Fine Arts

It’s a great day for some biograohies and autobiographies with the children at NB Cook School of the Arts.

A musician’s Brain is Different! Studies suggest that musicians have better...
• Understanding of non-verbal communication
• Understanding of cognitive and emotional aspects of information
• Memory
• Planning and strategizing skills
• Learning abilities
• Coordination and dexterity
• Attention to detail

Please share. We are seeking 4 people who love music and are ready to invest in students. Apply on the Escambia County School District employment website.

These people! These are the life changers, the go get ums, the hARTS of our secondary schools! We are humbled to have an entire day of relevant professional workshops in the fine & performing arts!

See these teachers in these pictures? They are the greatest group of fine arts advocates you will ever see. These are the people who change lives through visual arts and music. It was an honor to get to work with them today at our elementary fine arts workshop.

Pensacola High School has a high school band opening! Could you be the right fit for their tiger team?

Go support many of our ECPS students!

First Day in Art with First through Fourth Grade An elementary art teacher blog with art projects and lessons, DIY projects and outfit photos as well as clothing I have made myself.

Thank you UWF for hosting strings fest 23! Final Concert Saturday 6/10…

Gearing up for the building #2 School Art Exhibit 2023 in the fall. It may be summer but we are working on getting everything ready for our students and teachers now.

From Escambia County to the Big Apple: 18 high school students perform at Carnegie Hall Musical dreams came true for 18 Booker T. Washington choir students this past weekend who were invited to perform at New York City's Carnegie Hall.

Please help support the program with our latest fundraiser! You can purchase popcorn or beef jerky, or simply make a donation using the link below. If you’re unable to support us at this time please share the link and encourage others to do the same! https://app.moneydolly.com/fundraiser/13869/order

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Booker T. Washington High School choir performs at Carnegie Hall in New York ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- 18 choir students from Booker T. Washington High School in Escambia County received the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall in New

Do you know an 8th grade band kid planning to attend Booker T? Please share this info with them so we can be sure to get them on our schedule next year!

Escambia County Public Schools to Host Spring Hiring Event!

Escambia County Public Schools is hosting an in-person Teacher Hiring Event to fill teacher positions for the 2023-2024 school year.

This year’s Hiring Event will take place on Saturday, April 22 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at Booker T. Washington High School located at 6000 College Parkway in Pensacola.
All interested persons must have a bachelor's degree or higher, complete the on-line application to attend the hiring event and must submit official transcripts before the day of the hiring event. Full-time teaching positions at all grade levels will be available for the 2023-2024 school year.

Applicants should be prepared for on-the-spot interviews and job offers, and must bring their resume and identification cards. Onboarding will be completed at the hiring event with our teams from Human Resources and Risk Management departments.

School administrators and staff will be conducting interviews. Available instructional positions include English, math, science, social studies, music and art education, elementary education, special education and foreign languages. New teachers' starting salary is $47,500 and benefit packages will be explained.

Visit the ECPS employment page at escambiaschools.org/employment and click on the “Available Positions” link to find the 2023-2024 Teacher Hiring Event application. Application deadline is April 17, 2023.

For more information about the Teacher Hiring Event, please contact Melia Adams, EEO/Teacher Recruiter, at (850) 469-6102, [email protected].

How will you celebrate World Art Day?

Do you know someone who loves music and children? We have an elementary music opening. Click the link to apply in the graphic.

Dear Music Students,

Take it from someone who knows.

In 8th grade, I almost quit band. I had gotten frustrated because I was being challenged past my natural talent, and things were suddenly "hard." I did not quit, and I can't imagine how different my life would be if I had.

Now, it would be very easy for you to say "Oh, SURE Randay Standy, you became a professional composer, so of COURSE, your life would be different, but that doesn't affect ME!"

And you'd be wrong.

It wasn't just my teaching and composition career I got from band.

It was self-discipline which has made me a successful adult.

It was work ethic which has been a key to my career.

It was being willing to stick with things, even when they get hard, something that had added longevity and strength to my marriage (25 years and counting!)

It was a sense of self worth and self pride, something I desperately needed in my middle and high school years as I figured out who this Randy Standy person was supposed to be.

It was friends that always had my back.

It was mentors that always believed in me.

Music class is so much more than learning to perform notes and rhythms.

It is learning to be successful at whatever task is set before you and learning to work with and trust those around you.

I hope you'll stick with it.

I really do.

It will change your life...
..if you let it.

Peace Love and Music

Art teachers will be hanging student art in our 2nd district sponsored art exhibit today at the 50th Gulf Coast Arts Festival. Be certain to go downtown and visit the big white tent in Bantrum Park in the children’s area to view our student art exhibit!

Our fifth graders are enjoying a lively concert with the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra. The musicians, ushers and Saenger staff have been amazing to work with as we bring this experience to our students.

High school students interested in volunteering at the GGAF Children's Area can signup at https://signup.com/go/NQZMOZp. Have some fun and get your volunteer hours.