10/20/2026
🎶 INVESTING IN FINE ARTS AT GENTRY! 🎭🎺
We're excited to share another investment in our Fine Arts programs at Gentry Public Schools! At tonight's meeting, our School Board approved the purchase of new acoustical sound shells for our choir program! 🎶
So, what are sound shells? They're specially designed panels that help direct and project sound toward the audience, improving the overall quality of performances while also helping students hear themselves and one another more clearly. Our students are already familiar with this type of setup from traveling to competitions and participating in events like All-State. Now, they'll get to experience those same benefits right here at home during rehearsals and performances! This will be a great addition for our choir students and will also benefit our band program during indoor performances!
At Gentry, we're committed to continually improving opportunities for our students. Whether it's academics, athletics, facilities, safety, or fine arts, we're proud of the progress we've made across our district and excited about what's still ahead!
Over the past few years, we've been fortunate to make some great investments in Fine Arts, including:
🎺 New band uniforms
🥁 New musical instruments
🎼 Parking lot resurfacing to better support marching band practices
🎭 Equipment upgrades for our theatre program
🎶 And now, new acoustical sound shells!
And we're not finished! We're continuing to explore additional improvements across our Fine Arts programs as we look for more ways to support our students.
Our Fine Arts programs are an important part of Gentry Public Schools, and we're proud to support the talented students and dedicated staff who make them so special.
And we're building on an already outstanding tradition of excellence! From our Grand Champion award-winning marching band and Sweepstakes Award-winning choir program to the amazing productions put on by our theatre department, not to mention the many other group and individual honors earned by our talented students, Fine Arts at Gentry is already accomplishing incredible things! Investments like this are another way we can build on that success and help our students and staff reach even greater heights!
From the classroom to the stage and everywhere in between, we're excited about the opportunities we're continuing to build for our students!
A special thank you to Choir Director Mr. Dutton for taking the lead on this project, working with our high school administration to research and select the equipment he felt would best serve his students, and presenting his selection to our School Board. We're grateful to our Board members for supporting his vision and making this investment possible, and to our community for your continued support of Gentry Public Schools!
❤️🤍 Go Pioneers!