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Wind Ensemble to hold first concert of school year this week

The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts band recently released its concert schedule for the 2021-22 school year.

The ASMSA Wind Ensemble will hold its first performance of the school year at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28. The concert will be held in the Creativity and Innovation Center on campus. Admission is free. Masks are required on campus. It will also be broadcast live via Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/armathsciarts.

Thursday’s concert will include performances of:

  • Prelude and Fugue in Bb Major (BWV 553), attributed to J.S. Bach / arranged by Moehlmann;
  • Ouachita by Julie Giroux;
  • Prelude on a Gregorian Tune by David Maslanka; and
  • Chorale and Shaker Dance by John Zdechlik.

The rest of the concert schedule includes:

  • Chamber Ensembles, 7 p.m. Nov. 17;
  • Jazz Band and Combos, 7 p.m., Nov. 30;
  • Wind Ensemble, 7 p.m., Dec. 8;
  • Wind Ensemble, 7 p.m., March 3, 2022;
  • Chamber Ensembles, 7 p.m., March 15, 2022;
  • Chamber Ensembles, 7 p.m., April 12, 2022 (tentative);
  • Wind Ensemble, 7 p.m., April 30 (date may change); and
  • Jazz Band and Combos, 7 p.m., May 9, 2022.

The band is led by Dr. Thomas Dempster, music instructor and instrumental ensembles director.

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STEM Pathways sets enrollment record

The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts STEM Pathways initiative set an enrollment record this year, serving more than 2,000 students across the state in its Computer Science Plus and Advanced Biology Plus cohorts.

There are 1,678 computer science students statewide enrolled in this year’s Coding Arkansas’ Future cohorts. Those numbers represent about 15 percent of the statewide computer science enrollment. This year’s cohorts includes 51 teachers in the Computer Science Plus Year 1 program and 27 teachers in Computer Science Plus Year 2. The Advanced Biology Plus program is serving 439 students and 43 teachers statewide.

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Summer Acceleration Academy receives grant funding

The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts received a $26,235 grant to develop and implement the Summer Acceleration Academy from the Arkansas Department of Education’s Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Arkansas State University and the Arkansas Out of School Network.

ASMSA’s Summer Acceleration Academy will provide online learning in STEM disciplines that work to eliminate opportunity gaps that exist for students in districts across the state which limit their pathways to advanced science and math coursework.

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