Dogtown Wire

The North Little Rock High School announced Monday that 27 band students in grades 10-12 received a superior rating on a solo from the Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Assoc. to compete at the Arkansas state Solo/Ensemble Contest.  

The student received this honor by successfully completing the required music list at the Regionals competition to qualify.

The press release documents said that North Little Rock High School received more than any other school in the state with 41 medals with 26 in first division and 15 in second division. 

The following 27 students competed in the State Solo/Ensemble Contest:

Hannah Allen - flute solo (1st division), flute choir (1st division)
Addison Anderson - trumpet solo (1st division)
Katie Armstrong - flute duet (1st division), flute choir (1st division), flute solo (2nd division)
Michael Baker - bass clarinet solo (2nd division), clarinet choir (2nd division)

The opening reception for the North Little Rock High School senior studio art show and sale, held Thursday night at the Thea Foundation office at Fourth and Main streets in Argenta, drew some 300 people to mingle with the student artists and view – as well as buy – their
works, said foundation president Paul Leopoulos.

"The dynamics of last night were amazing," said Leopoulos in a telephone interview Friday.
Between 55 and 60 pieces of art were sold in the course of the evening. About a dozen artists had work on display, and the prices ranged from $15 to more than $150.

Leopoulos said that the senior show was usually held in a studio classroom at the high school, and traditionally just parents came. But in light of the nonprofit foundation's recent acquisition of the building, and its mission to support youth art, it seemed a natural thing to bring the show to the large, open, high-ceilinged room, with its expansive plate glass windows overlooking the Fourth and Main intersection.