DTSOI Music Programs

Don Tyson School of Innovation music department held their spring concerts earlier this month, and we want to take this opportunity to highlight our band and choir programs.

The concerts were a wonderful way to open our newly completed Performing Arts Center to our Phoenix Families. The Springdale Board of Education recently approved the Performing Arts Center to be named the Pat Ellison Performing Arts Center. Pat Ellison served as an Arkansas music educator for 35 years and was the band director at Springdale High School for 23 years. Her dedication to the music program in Springdale and the state is reflected in the successful band and choir programs across the Springdale School District. We are honored to have her name on our PAC.

Thank you to our amazing band and choir directors for their dedication to students and the Don Tyson School of Innovation music program.

Band Directors

• Jeff Kee
• Zachary Brown
• Justin Hazzard
• John Vinzant

Choir Directors

• Cindy Kee
• Lori Hanlon

Our music program continues to grow in numbers and accomplishments.

Congratulations to these students for their accomplishments and awards in DTSOI Choir this year.

• 5 Arkansas All-State Band Members
• 1 Arkansas All-State Jazz Band Member
• 13 High School All-Region Band Members
• 26 Junior High All-Region Band Members
• 6 Jazz All-Region Band Members
• 3 Jazz All-State Band Qualifiers
• Concert Assessment First Division Superior Ratings
• Arkansas Sweepstakes

Administrative Team Assignments

• Tom Doppe - Grades 7, 9, & 11
  
• Amy Harrison - Grades 10 & 12
• Shay Hopper - Virtual Innovation Academy Students
• Aurelian Sennett - Grades 6 & 8

Email: kboortz@sdale.org
Website: soi.sdale.org
Location: 2667 Hylton Road, Springdale, AR, USA
Phone: (479) 750-8780
Facebook: facebook.com/SpringdaleSOI
Twitter: @dtsoi_phoenix