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ISD - History of the Orchestra Program
Program Year
School Year
Highlights and Milestones
Students
Schools
Grades
(Pre)
1979–1983
Taught orchestra in 1 elementary school. Lobbied for district-wide orchestra program.
125
1
5–6
1
1983–1984
Started district program in 6 elementary schools with 2 part-time teachers.
36
6
5
2
1984–1985
Both teachers now full-time. Added 3 middle schools. 63 students/teacher.
126
9
5–6
3
1985–1986
94 students/teacher.
188
9
5–7
4
1986–1987
Added 2nd class in each of 3 middle schools. 131 students/teacher.
263
9
5–8
5
1987–1988
New class in each of 2 high schools. Now consistently starting about 250 5th graders each year. 157 students/teacher.
314
11
5–9
6
1988–1989
Added 3rd teacher part-time. Combined middle-school orchestras into one. Combined high-school orchestras into one. Establishment of Evergreen Philharmonic. First Baroque Festival. First parents' organization (ISDOPA). 160 students/teacher.
401
12
5–10
7
1989–1990
Added 2nd orchestra in each high school. First performance on
Washington State Ferries
. 2 players chosen for All-State Orchestra. 177 students/teacher.
442
12
5–11
8
1990–1991
First graduation of 8-year orchestra students. First performance of a major work in original form. String quartet went to
Sunndal, Norway
(sister city to Issaquah). First trip to Canada (
Victoria
and
Vancouver
). 4 players chosen for All-Northwest Orchestra. 204 students/teacher.
510
12
5–12
9
1991–1992
Added 4th teacher part-time. Establishment of two levels of high-school orchestras. Conversion of Evergreen Philharmonic to audition-only. First trip to southern California (
Disneyland
and
USC
). 5 players chosen for All-State Orchestra. 191 students/teacher.
573
13
5–12
10
1992–1993
Added 5th teacher part-time, 3rd and 4th now full-time. Return trip to Canada (
University of British Columbia
). 3 players chosen for All-Northwest Orchestra. 138 students/teacher.
622
14
5–12
11
1993–1994
5th teacher now full-time. Return trips to both southern California and Canada. 5 players chosen for All-State Orchestra. 137 students/teacher.
685
15
5–12
12
1994–1995
First CD produced. Return trip to Canada. 3 players chosen for All-Northwest Orchestra. 167 students/teacher.
836
16
5–12
13
1995–1996
Tried lottery to limit 5th grade class sizes. Return trips to both southern California and Canada. 5 players chosen for All-State Orchestra. 174 students/teacher.
872
16
5–12
14
1996–1997
Abandoned 5th grade class lottery as ineffective and iniquitous. 184 students/teacher.
922
17
5–12
15
1997–1998
Added 6th teacher full-time. Return trip to southern California. 163 students/teacher.
975
18
5–12
16
1998–1999
First Swingin' in Vienna. 1 player chosen for All-Northwest Orchestra, 4 chosen for All-State Orchestra. 167 students/teacher.
1000
18
5–12
17
1999–2000
Added 7th teacher full-time. Return trip to southern California. 10 players chosen for All-State Orchestra. 164 students/teacher.
1146
18
5–12
18
2000–2001
Added 8th teacher part-time. First chamber music curriculum. First Evergreen Philharmonic Web site. 3 players chosen for All-Northwest Orchestra, 10 chosen for All-State Orchestra. 164 students/teacher.
1229
19
5–12
19
2001–2002
8th teacher now full-time. Return trip to southern California. 11 players chosen for All-State Orchestra. 164 students/teacher.
1310
19
5–12
20
2002–2003
First trip to
London
. 3 players chosen for All-Northwest Orchestra, 8 chosen for All-State Orchestra. 168 students/teacher.
1340
19
5–12
21
2003–2004
5th grade program moved to before school day. 3 orchestra teachers left district. Return trip to southern California. 10 players chosen for All-State Orchestra. 136 students/teacher.
682
7
6–12
22
2004–2005
5th grade program still before school day but taught in middle schools. 6 players chosen for All-Northwest Orchestra, 8 chosen for All-State Orchestra. 140 students/teacher.
702
20
5–12
23
2005–2006
First Strings for Kids. Return trip to southern California. 10 players chosen for All-State Orchestra. 136 students/teacher.
682
21
5–12
24
2006–2007
Return trip to
London
, First trip to
Paris
. First award of Niles Family Evergreen Scholarship. 2 players chosen for All-Northwest Orchestra, 4 chosen for All-State Orchestra. 145 students/teacher.
726
22
5–12
25
2007–2008
4 players chosen for All-State Orchestra. 162 students/teacher.
812
22
5–12
26
2008–2009
Build-out of Skyline HS and rebuild of Issaquah HS begun. 4 players chosen for All-Northwest Orchestra, 4 chosen for All-State Orchestra. 164 students/teacher.
819
22
5–12
27
2009–2010
2 players chosen for All-State Orchestra. 181 students/teacher.
905
22
5–12
28
2010–2011
Build-out of Skyline HS and rebuild of Issaquah HS completed. Pacific Cascade changes from freshman campus to middle school.
23
5–12
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