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SJB Student National MTNA Finalist
For the second consecutive year, Christopher Aubert of Lafayette is one of seven National Finalists in the MTNA Elementary Composition Competition. Christopher, the 10 year old son of Allen and Martha Aubert, is in the fifth grade at St. John Berchmans School in Grand Coteau. He has been studying composition for five summers and piano for seven years with Sue Steck-Turner in Lafayette. Last October, Christopher had the honor of playing his composition, The Effective Detective, at the Louisiana Music Teachers Association State Convention in Lafayette. Christopher was also a National Finalist the previous year for his composition, Master Mechanic. The three-tiered MTNA competitions begin at the state level. Winners of each state competition advance to the division competition. Division winners then proceed to the National Competition Finals. The National Winner’s composition will be performed during a Winners Concert at the 2010 MTNA National Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Music Teachers National Association is a nonprofit organization comprised of 24,000 independent and collegiate music teachers committed to advancing the value of music study and music making to society and to support the professionalism of music teachers.
All Girls Schools Incubate Winning Scholars
Commentary by Betty White, The Honolulu Advertiser (from March 27, 2009)
(Honolulu, HI) -- “For the past two decades, educators have observed that girls tend to slide in confidence and academic achievement in early adolescence. As a result, interest in an all-girls' education has risen, first in the private sector and, more recently, in the public sector, following the U.S. Department of Education's 2006 authorization for single-sex classes in public schools under Title IX.” The author is the head of school at Sacred Hearts Academy. www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090327/OPINION03/903270321 Rewards greater for women from all-girl schools
Commentary by Ann Teaff, The Tennessean, April 6, 2009
(Nashville, TN) -- "...It was with great relish that I read the results of a just-released study by UCLA and supported by the National Coalition of Girls' Schools. The study, based on survey data from more than 20,000 college women, showed that women who attended single-gender high schools reported significantly higher gains in nine key areas when compared to their counterparts who attended private, coed schools." http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090406/OPINION03/904060346/1008/OPINION01
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