Category Archives: Music

Sam Hindman, Logan DeCoste, Jocelyn Varvel & Gabriel Varvel all participated in Class D All State band held in Palmer, NE on Saturday, March 20th. Sam participated in the jazz band while Logan, Joce & Gabe all participated in the symphonic band.

So excited to announce our spring concert dates!

Monday, March 29th : High school band & choir to Edgemont for PANCO music contest (all day)
Tuesday, April 6th : 6th grade band & choir; 7th & 8th grade band & choir-auditorium (7pm)
Tuesday, April 20th : High school band & choir-Pre-contest concert-auditorium (7pm)
Wednesday, April 21st : High school band & choir to Alliance for District Music Contest (all day)
Monday, May 10th : 4th-5th grade spring concert-auditorium (7pm)
Wednesday, May 19th : Prek-11th grade talent show (TBA)

Congratulations to Sam Hindman, Logan DeCoste, Jocelyn Varvel & Gabriel Varvel who were accepted into the 2021 class d all state band! The band is scheduled for Saturday, March 20th with the location TBD.

This is Sam’s third time being selected for the class d all state bands. Sam auditioned for both the jazz band and concert band and was selected as the top tenor sax player in both bands. He had to choose one to participate in and went with the jazz band.

This will be Joce’s third time being selected for the class d all state band. In both of the last 2 years she has been selected as the top baritone player.

This will be Gabriel’s third time being selected for the band, with this also being the his 2nd year as being selected as the top tuba player.

This is Logan’s 2nd time being accepted into class d all state. This year, Logan was selected as the number 2 bari sax player.

This is quite an accomplishment and an honor for these students. If you see them, make sure to congratulate them!

Four Hay Springs students were able to participate in Oregon Trail Honor Band held in Bridgeport today. There will be a concert at 4:30. You can watch the concert on Bridgeport’s striv.tv channel. https://striv.tv/channel/bridgeport/

Hay Springs had 4 students selected for the Oregon Trail Honor Band:
Sam Hindman-tenor sax
Logan DeCoste-bari sax
Jocelyn Varvel-baritone
Gabriel Varvel-tuba.
The honor band will be held in Bridgeport on Monday, January 11th with the final concert scheduled for 4:30pm and is currently open to the public (masks will be required for those in attendance). You can also watch the concert live on Bridgeport’s striv.tv channel.

In October the Kindergarten & 1st grade classes will be putting out their fall virtual concert. In December the 2nd & 3rd grade students will be putting out their winter virtual concert.

INSTRUMENT DONATION: If you have an instrument that is just collecting dust, I would encourage you to consider donating it to the school for someone to use! Thank you in advance for consideration!

It is SO GOOD to get to be back to making music with your students! In an effort to keep students safe, the music room has made a few adjustments. All classes meet in the auditorium where we have plenty of space to socially distance from each other. All band students have covers for their instruments in an attempt to limit the amount of aerosols put into the room. We are also limiting our rehearsal time.

As of the time this article was due, we are not certain how to proceed with concert planning. As soon as a decision is made and a concert schedule is set, information will go out! Stay tuned…

INSTRUMENT DONATION: If you have an instrument that is just collecting dust, I would encourage you to consider donating it to the school for someone to use! Thank you in advance for considering it!!

High School Band will be again selling Little Caesars Pizza Kits from 9/7-9/24! If you are interested and no one has stopped by to see you give the school a call and we will make sure to get someone to you!

Upcoming dates:
Keep an eye out for dates in the near future!

Congratulations to the following students for being selected into Class D All State Band held in Kearney, NE at UNK on Saturday, March 28th: Angelica Volquardsen (Jazz Band); Jocelyn Varvel (Wind Ensemble); Gabriel Varvel (Wind Ensemble); Ashley Tobiasson (Symphonic Band) & Sam Hindman (Symphonic Band) & Mia Skinner (Symphonic Band).

Congratulations to Sam Hindman, Logan DeCoste & Gabe Varvel for being accepted into the CSC Honor Jazz Band. These students will rehearse on Monday evenings from 7-8:30pm with a final concert on Monday, March 23rd from 7-8pm.

4th-6th Grade students will have a program on Tuesday, March 24th at 7pm. 4th & 5th graders will present a musical all about being a good friend that the high school performing arts class has written. The 6th graders will perform Musical Planet where they have researched different countries and perform songs from these countries. The 5th grade & 6th grade bands will also perform. Looking forward to sharing this with you all!

Please give a big Hay Springs Hawks welcome to Ms. Ghita Dykes who recently joined our music team as our new accompanist! We are very thankful to have her aboard! Ghita is working with our 7th/8th grade choir, our high school choir and solo’s and small groups as well as our instrumental solo’s! Keep an eye out for her at our middle level/high school Pre-Contest Concert!

Upcoming dates:
CSC Honor Jazz Band Monday, March 23rd
4th-6th Grade Spring Concert Tuesday, March 24th
Class D All State-UNK Saturday, March 28th
PANCO Music Contest Monday, March 30th Edgemont
Pre-Contest Concert & Recital Tuesday, April 21st @ 7pm
District Music Contest Wednesday, April 22nd-Alliance High School

Congratulations to Sam Hindman, Logan DeCoste & Gabe Varvel for being accepted into the CSC honor Jazz Band. This group will rehearse on Monday evenings from 7-8:30pm with a final concert on Monday, March 23rd starting at 7pm in Memorial Hall at CSC.