
About the
School:
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D.C.
Virgo Middle School is located in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.
In 2002-2003, we earned the "School of Distinction"
honor, meaning that 80% of our students are performing at or above
grade level. In the early 1990s, the school system's superintendent
began to push to convert several urban schools into "focus"
schools in order to attract additional students. Virgo became
a school of Arts and Technology Integration, strengthening an
already flourishing band program.
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About the Band Director:
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Amy
Hinson is a graduate of East Carolina University in Greenville,
North Carolina, where she received her Bachelor of Music Education
Degree in 1992, and her Masters of Music Education Degree in
1994. She has been the band director at D.C. Virgo Middle School
since August 1995, and was named Virgo's 2001-2002 "Teacher
of the Year". In 2003, Ms. Hinson earned National Board
Certification. Ms. Hinson is a member of the Wilmington Symphony
Orchestra, where she plays Oboe and English Horn, and also performs
with the Long Bay Symphony in Myrtle Beach, as well as area
churches and concerts.
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| Virgo's
bands have received ratings of "Excellent" and "Superior"
at State Band Festivals, won first place at the King's Dominion
and Busch Garden's Music In The Parks Band Festivals, and participated
in New Hanover County's 1999-2008 productions of "Best Foot
Forward". Students under Ms. Hinson's direction have placed
in the New Hanover County All-County Bands, All-District Bands,
and All-State Honors Bands, as well as various summer band camps,
such as East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina
at Greensboro. |
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-
Megan
Silvey, Principal
- Don Cummings,
Assistant Principal
- Laura Jennings,
Assistant Principal
Enrollment at Virgo 2006-2007
- Total enrollment
~ 350
- Band Programs:
85 (about
24% of the total population!)
- 6th
Grade Band
- 7th
Grade Band
- 8th
Grade Band
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