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Band Champion. Marching season lasts from the last week in July to the second week of November.
Tri-M Music Honor Society (Tri-M)
The Tri-M Music Honor Society is the international music honor society for high school students. It is designed to recognize students for their academic and musical achievements, reward them for their accomplishments and service activities, and to inspire other students to excel at music and leadership. Tri-M shares and supports the objectives of every dedicated music educator - to increase student and school involvement with music and to make a stronger and more unified school music program. Tri-M is a program of MENC: The National Association for Music Education. Membership in Tri-M Music Honor Society is open to students who participate in Band, Chorus, or Orchestra at least one semester during the school year and maintain the appropriate grades in music classes and overall grade point average. Please see your Band, Chorus, or Orchestra director for more details. Listen and watch for announcements at the beginning of the school year.
Art Program
The art program displays art in the school and community. It focuses on several art exhibits each year. It creates murals in the school and community. Art is emphasized through field trips and visits to museums. Art I focuses on fundamentals of design. Art II focuses on the elements and principles of two and three dimensional design. Photography I covers simple concepts of taking, developing, and printing black and white 35 mm photography. In Photography II, an advanced 35 mm class, students explore a photographic theme, experimental dark room techniques, and digital photography. Art III is an advanced class with a path to Art IV. Art III Honors focuses on advanced principles with a path to AP Art. Art IV Honors is the last course for advanced art students who have taken AP classes. Participation in the Advanced Placement Program offers students many benefits. They are introduced to a rich and rigorous college-level curriculum. AP (2-D Design) Studio and AP (Drawing) Studio are some of the courses offered at James F. Byrnes High School. Those who are successful in AP classes may have the opportunity to receive college credit or advanced standing depending on the credit policy of the college they choose to attend.
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