These groups have qualified for the state festival at district festivals attended by more than 1,300 bands and orchestras from over 1,200 schools in 16 districts throughout the state. I ratings from all four judges at the district level Saturday, March 17 in Tawas. This is the second year that the high school band has qualified for the state level. Selections included Minuteman March by Robert Pearson, Emperata Overture by Claude Smith, and Regenesis by John Higgins. The Beaverton band program has grow tremendously over the past several years.
Most schools start their beginning band students in the fifth or sixth grade.
Beaverton begins in the seventh grade on a block schedule. That puts them a year or two behind the neighboring schools. They also offer general music to kindergarten through third graders twice a week. Students, grades four through six, receive no music at all. The music boosters have been active promoting the music program, as there is a large interest in music.