Congratulations to our newest member of the 2024 Hall of Fame, Carol Hibbard, NCTM.
Carol was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the WSMTA Annual Conference this past June. Her whole family joined her at the Banquet for the Induction Ceremony, where it was a real honor to present Carol with her Certificate of membership into the Hall of Fame, along with her Medal of Honor. Thank you, Carol, for being a wonderful example to all of your friends and colleagues. Many congratulations!
Well, it is September and we have just enjoyed a lovely summer with warm sunshine, trips, family and friends. And now it’s time to begin our new season of teaching again. But in all of this, I ask that you consider nominating a deserving person, who has inspired you to continue pressing into teaching with excellence and all that goes with this wonderful profession.
Keep the flame alive as you go through this fall, and as you think of dedicated teachers who have helped keep your chapters alive and thriving, innovative leaders at the local or state level who share their enthusiasm and expertise, adjudicators who transformed your teaching, and clinicians who inspired you to strive for the next level. There are worthy people in every chapter for nomination into the WSMTA Hall of Fame.
The WSMTA website has all the information you need for getting started. At least three letters of recommendation are requested, and can be from your chapter president, a colleague, a parent and even a present or former student, along with a few excellent pictures of your nominee as well. The deadline for 2025 Hall of Fame nominee entries is December 10th, 2024 and can be mailed to me at my address below, or sent to me by email, at classickeys@comcast.net.
Let me know if you are planning to start working on your packet and may have any questions. I am very happy to help you in every way possible. Enjoy the coming of fall and getting back to all your music students.
Please return the completed nominee applications packet to WSMTA Hall of Fame Chair:
Chris VanBuskirk
2502 N Cedar St., Tacoma, WA. 98406
classickeys@comcast.net
The entry deadline for 2024-2025 nominees is December 10, 2024.