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Cornwall

Kevin Franca is new String teacher for the district.

Steve Kessler, who also plays with the local rock ‘n roll band The Big Smoothies, rose to the challenge and put his composing and arranging skills to work. A few months ago he sent five of his original jazz band compositions to the publishing company, Walrus Music Publishing in Pismo Beach, California. Last week, the president of Walrus Publishing contacted Steve and told him that they wish to publish all of his original songs. Click here for more information. There will now be 8 of his jazz band charts available from Walrus Music Publishing (and eventually Pepper) in their Fall 2008 catalog. Steve is working on digitally recording the big band to see if these could be used as Real Audio clips.

Florida

Goshen

Greenwood Lake

Middletown

Lucas Rau, a recent graduate of SUNY Potsdam - The Crane School of Music, has joined the Music Department at Middletown High School. He will teaching Music Theory, Music In Our Lives, co-directing the Men's Chorus, and teaching rotating vocal lessons.

Megan Creenan, who has taught for the past 12 years out on Long Island, has joined us as our brand new Elementary Strings teacher. And, Kathryn Hopper has left the Pine Bush school system (Crispell Middle School) and is joining the staff at Middletown High School as their new Choral Director.
Ryan Carlozzi is on a long-term maternity leave from her instrumental position at Monhagen Middle School. Colette Hall is filling in until the end of November.

Rebecca Cole, a recent graduate of Ithaca College and a former student director with the Ithaca Children's Choir, has been hired to fill the Middle School Vocal position at Twin Towers Middle School

Minisink Valley

Tom Stickney moves from PJ to MVHS.

We take this moment to send our prayers and our heartfelt feelings to the friends and family of Caitlin Hammaren, a Minisink Valley graduate from Westtown, NY. Music was a great part of Caitlin's life. She will be missed and in our hearts for a long time. OCMEA collected $500 at the Elementary Festival and matched that amount for $1056 sent to Minisink Valley toward the Caitlin Hammaren scholarship fund.

Monroe-Woodbury

Peter Giorgio new HS MS strings

Newburgh

Jody Rodrigues and Alex Fung will be joining the Newburgh Enlarged City School District music staff at North Junior High School.

Felix Robles will be moving to Meadow Hill School to teach instrumental music.

Richard Santacroce will be working with Newburgh Free Academy education technology department teaching Music Industry and Video Short Stories.

Ina Segnit will be joining the music staff at Balmville School.

Karin McCartney will be joining us full time at Gidney Avenue Magnet School.

Stan Haskins will be teaching strings at Vails Gate School and Gidney Avenue School.

Sarah Hansell will be working with lower strings at South Junior High School.

Darryl "Diesel: Winslow is back from the sunny state of Fla. to sub for Jillian Caci until January.

Alex Fung, who student taught for Jillian last year and did some string judging for OCMEA, has taken a new position at North Junior High School teaching general music and strings.

Karen Sheehy's husband has deployed to Iraq.

Congratulations to Jillian Caci - Ronan Francis Caci-Kukelka arrive on Monday, August 13, 8 pounds 7.7 ounces, 21 inches

Lori Horaz had her baby - a boy. His name is Nathaniel.

Louis James Aulogia, Music Educator for 30 years for the Newburgh School District and lifetime area resident, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 in Kaplan Family Hospice Center, Newburgh. He was 74.He attended Ithaca College where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Music, and Columbia Teacher's College at Columbia University where he earned his Master's Degree in Conducting. He enlisted in the US Army from 1955-57 during the Korean War, where he served on the Korean Military Advisory Group, before bringing his musical talents to the Newburgh School District where he worked for thirty years. He was considered a master teacher with an attitude about teaching music that was second to none, and was well respected by both his students and colleagues alike.
Above all else, Lou was a VERY SPECIAL GENTLEMAN to all who knew him, and he will be dearly missed.

Pine Bush

The Fifth Grade Band program is back!!! Judy Bracco is Pine Bush Elem and EJ Russell Elem

Port Jervis

Port has 2 new music teachers:

Middle School Chorus and General Music - Laura Haffner & Elementary Band - Matt Carlozzi

Tuxedo

Valley Central

Two new teachers in Valley Central: Barbara Kahn – Montgomery Elementary, general music and chorus

Martha (Marty) Wright-Purdy – East Coldenham Elementary – band

Warwick

Mindy Sharp is new K-5 General Music at Park Ave. Elementary.