Message from Mrs. Milbrandt

Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year!


I am very excited to be returning to the Newman Smith Orchestra Department for my seventh year as a director. I have truly enjoyed my time thus far working with the students in class, attending social events and getting to know parents and students on a personal level over the last five school years. I am looking forward with great anticipation to another year of growing closer as a family of musicians. I am proud to say I once walked the halls of NSHS as a student—I am a Class of 2000 graduate of Newman Smith High School—and I am eager to watch all of you grow and learn, both musically and personally, as I did in my years here as a member of the Newman Smith Orchestra.

In my six years as a director at Newman Smith, I have enjoyed immensely the opportunity to work with students in each of our four orchestras toward various UIL Sweepstakes and festival awards. I am very proud to be one of the directors of this amazing program, which comes from a long-standing tradition of musical excellence set in motion over 30 years ago. I am passionate about challenging each student to pursue high standards, both musically and personally, and I have great expectations for what we will accomplish together through the NSO. Here’s to a promising new school year!


Sincerely,

Jessica Milbrandt
Associate Director of Orchestras