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  • District Music Festival

    Melody Skogley, Cascade Public Schools|Apr 18, 2024

    District Music Festival was held last Thursday and Friday, April 11 and 12 in Great Falls. The musicians from Cascade High School did an awesome job representing our school! Thursday saw the High School Band travel to the University of Providence to perform as a large group. They played two prepared pieces as well as doing some sight reading. The prepared pieces were top notch and the adjudicators were very pleased with the way the band looked, acted and played! The prepared pieces earned a...

  • Dance It Out

    Melody Skogley, Photos by Ray Castellanos|Mar 28, 2024

    Thursday, March 21 was a busy day for the music students at Cascade School! We hosted our annual Folk Dancing Day and evening event for families. The students in EK-8 learned several folk dances throughout the school day made possible by David Casey on the piano and mandolin and Jennifer Skogley as the caller. It was a whole lot of fun to see our students learn new dances, review some they already knew and just have a good time! That evening, our kiddos invited their families to join us in the...

  • Cascade Music In Our Schools Month Dinner & Concert

    Melody Skogley, Cascade Public Schools|Feb 15, 2024

    Leap Day (February 29) is almost here and it’s time to celebrate this once every 4 years event with our annual Music In Our Schools Month Concert and Turkey Dinner presented by the Cascade Music Department! This is a date change, so be sure and mark your calendars so you won’t miss this wonderful event! The concert and turkey dinner will be Thursday, February 29. The concert, involving the music students in grades 5-12, will be at 7:00 pm in the north gym. The annual turkey dinner will be held in the school cafeteria from 5:00 - 6:30 pm. The...

  • Annual Spring Music Concert and Art Gala Incoming

    Melody Skogley, Cascade Public Schools|May 4, 2023

    Cascade Public School is pleased to announce a very special event coming up on May 11, 2023. The Annual Spring Music Concert and Art Gala will be that evening, with the concert beginning at 7:00 pm in the north gym, This concert is the last one of this school year and will feature all the bands and choir in grades 5-12. Band/choir awards will also be presented at this concert, including The John Phillip Sousa award as well as certificates from the recent District and State Music Festivals. All the groups have learned a lot this year and it...

  • Cascade Band Excels at the District Music Festival

    Melody Skogley, Cascade Public Schools|Apr 27, 2023

    The District Music Festival was a successful event this year! The Cascade High School Band students travelled to Great Falls last Thursday and Friday to participate in the annual District Music Festival. The Thursday events were made up of bands and choirs from our district. Our band performed 2 numbers for adjudication and one for sight reading. The students played very well and earned an excellent rating for their prepared pieces and a superior rating for sight reading. The adjudicators were...