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Updated: 30 May 2008.....Congratulations to all the 2007-2008 award winners and the 2008-2009 Band Staff........Next years On Field Show Theme....."A Celtic Celebration".......the Wind Ensemble for their selection to play at the 2008 VMEA Conference...............Tentative Schedule for 08/09 posted on the calendar page......Intent Form 08/09 posted on the forms page. ....................
 

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HOT HOT HOT!!!!!  Please join me in congratulating the Wind Ensemble for their selection to play at the 2008 VMEA Conference:
- Andrew E. Loft, Director

HOT HOT HOT HOT!!!!   New this year.  All the forms will be redesigned and converted to pdf to make is easier to complete.  The goal is to have all forms available before the parent meeting in Jun.  New this year; each form will have a unique form letter assigned to make form sorting easier.  The letter will be located in the upper right of all forms.  Those completed to date; Intent Form (A); Schedule (B).


Colonial Forge High School is one of five secondary schools (grade 9-12) in Stafford County and part of a school system serving over 24,000 students. With a student population of 1900, over 200 Colonial Forge students are enrolled in one or more music classes. Instrumental music instruction begins in the sixth grade for band at the 6 feeder middle schools in the Stafford County school system.

The music curriculum at Colonial Forge includes concert band, jazz ensemble, marching band, and numerous small ensembles. Two faculty members instruct these classes.  In total, CFHS maintains three full concert bands, percussion ensemble and jazz ensemble.

Colonial Forge bands consistently receive superior ratings in grade V & VI literature at district festivals and are a seven-year recipient of the Virginia Honor Band award.

For the seventh straight year, Colonial Forge has been designated a Blue Ribbon School by the Virginia Music Educators Association. This distinction is awarded to schools in which all top performing ensembles receive a superior rating at district festival. At Colonial Forge, the band, choir, and orchestra achieved superior ratings each year since 2002.