Huntsville City Schools Magnet Programs
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Lee High School
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Did you know about these amazing accomplishments?
Scroll down to learn more about what Lee's magnet students have been doing, and note all the outstanding recognition they have earned.
May 2010
- Vocal Music - Our Concert Choir and the Trouveres, our Show Choir, won first place in their divisions as well as overall Grand Champion of the Festival competition in Williamsburg, Virginia! In addition, Anna Quirk won an individual award for her solo there.
- Visual Art - Ruth Ann Brown won second place in the Recycled Art competition at the Earth Day celebration at Flying Monkey Arts. In the Budding Artist competition at Lowe Mill, Ruth Ann Brown won Honorable Mention and Janeshia Stewart won first place and an award of $700!
- Vocal Music - Every Vocal Performance student presented 2 solos and a class ensemble piece for invited guests at their second annual Recital.
- Video / Broadcast Journalism - Every Video/Broadcast Journalism student presented highlights from recent videos they’ve filmed and edited to invited guests at their first annual Special Broadcast.
- Theatre Performance - The Theatre Performance students and a Tech Theatre student showcased 2 original plays that they wrote, directed, designed lighting for and performed in three weeks in their first annual Showcase.
- Creative Writing - Three Creative Writing magnet students were published in the Creative Communication's Poetry Contest.
April 2010
- Visual Art - Ruth Ann Brown was State Winner of the U.S. Wildlife Duck Stamp competition, and proceeded to the national level. Three other Visual Art students are winners, too: Henry Floyd and Janeshia Stewart won first and second-place prizes with Works on Paper, and Marcus McDowell won second place with Painting in the UAH Art Competition.
- Orchestra - Sebastian Canales, after less than a year learning to play cello, performed Beethoven's First Symphony with the Valley Conservatory Orchestra.
- Creative Writing - Cassidy Geborkoff had a poem published with the Limestone Dust Poetry Contest and Huntsville Literary Association.
March 2010
- Visual Art - Amanda Waldrop is a Visual Art Achievement Awards District 5 Blue Ribbon Winner (17 out of 380 entries were selected from our Northeast Alabama Region, and Amanda’s artwork was displayed in Montgomery. Also, Brittany Adams and Elany Washington had art work selected to be on display at the Huntsville Museum of Art.
- Theatre Performance - Jessica Arighi was selected from a field of over 700 applicants for a National Beta Club scholarship.
- Engineering - Our Engineering students were featured on local TV: Robert on the Road traveled to Lee to learn from these students about the FIRST Robotics Competition in Orlando. They were showcased at the VBC . Their robot hanging on the pole made a big hit. Our students impressed everyone. They circulated and talked to the companies -- 2 of them were featured in a photo in the Huntsville Times.
- Video / Broadcast Journalism - Lee High basketball players are the state champions, and 2 of them are Broadcast Journalism magnet students. At Lee, students are able to participate in the magnet program as well as other school events to have a total high school experience.
- Magnet Programs - Our recruiting efforts paid off. We received 77 applications -- some from as far away as Washington, D.C. and even Japan! These students want to attend the Magnet Program at Lee High School where they can learn and grow in our programs with creative teachers, small classes, advanced classes in every grade and a focus on the bringing together of young people with differing points of view.
February 2010
- Visual Art - Sabrina Steuber’s artwork won 1st place in the citywide Reflections contest and it proceeded to the statewide Reflections contest!
- Vocal Music - 30 Vocal Performance students were selected for the honor of All-State Choir.
- Engineering - Engineering students built a robot for the FIRST Robotics Competition in Orlando. They impressed Mayor Battle and Raytheon employees when they unveiled their robot for a Show & Tell at Raytheon, one of their major sponsors.
January 2010
- Vocal Music - We hosted Ted Hearne in a workshop. He’s a nationally-recognized musician who uses different styles of music to encourage and celebrate commonalities among young people. Since our Magnet Program at Lee believes strongly in attracting diversity along with community and since his workshop occurred near Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday, the timing and location were very appropriate.
- Reflections - Two of our magnet students received awards for their Reflections entries: Deborah Anacor in Visual Art and Lauren Herman in Photo/Video.
December 2009
- Orchestra - Demeco Pope was selected for the All-State Orchestra and was chosen for a scholarship to that impressive organization. Demeco changed instruments only 2 years ago and still won this honor!
- Video Broadcast Journalism - Our Video Broadcast Journalism students visited Lowe Mill and ETV to film an interview and tour for “Legends Rocket City”
- Magnet Programs - Several of Our Visual Art, Vocal Performance, and Theatre Performance students won trophies at State Trumbauer Competition at Troy University.
- Engineering - Engineering magnet students proceeded to State Robotics Competition in Auburn.
November 2009
- Vocal Music - 10 of our vocal students made the All State Show Choir, comprising 1/6 of that 60-member group!
- Creative Writing - Phaedra Anderson, a freshman, was awarded Honorable Mention in the Peace Valley Essay Contest.
- Dance - Our Dance classes were selected to attend a performance of the Radio City Rockettes.
- Video Broadcast Journalism - Our Video Broadcast Journalism students edited their interviews of the fire-fighters at Fire Station 12, just in time for Fire Prevention Month.
- Tech Theatre - Our Tech Theatre students as well as several individual magnet students were nominated for Wings Awards, the citywide competition among all the community arts organizations.
- Magnet Programs - Our Vocal, Theatre and Dance students had a very successful run of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas”!
October 2009
- Dance - The world-famous Radio City Rockettes selected our Dance Magnet classes to visit and lead in a special choreography workshop, teaching our students some of their own choreography.
- Video Broadcast Journalism - Our Video Broadcast Journalism students had the opportunity of honing their interview, film and photography techniques by visiting Fire Station 12 and talking with fire-fighters.
- Tech Theatre - Tech Theatre students helped build a set and run “Schoolhouse Rock” in cooperation with a community theatre organization for Huntsville City Schools students.
September 2009
- Visual Art - Visual Art students created wearable art and hosted a Green the Block event.
- Vocal Performance - 41 of our Vocal Performance students made the All City Choir.
- Creative Writing - 6 of our Creative Writing students were published in the Creative Communication's summer Essay Contest. These writers ranged from Freshmen to Seniors.
- Theatre Performance & Tech - Theatre Performance and Tech Theatre students presented a show on tour to elementary and middle schools.
- Tech Theatre - Tech Theatre students created set pieces for “Schoolhouse Rock” in conjunction with a community theatre organization.