Booster Clubs
Academic Booster Club
The Marvin Ridge High School Academic Booster Club is a group of parents, students and faculty dedicated to enhancing educational achievement. Our mission is to support and recognize the character and outstanding academic achievements of Marvin Ridge High School students and teachers through positive reinforcement and reward. We believe this type of recognition promoted continued student dedication to academic excellence at all levels of achievement and a strong commitment among teachers.
The Marvin Ridge High School (MRHS) Academic Booster Club supports academic achievement through positive reinforcement and rewards. Our premier event is hosting a 411 College Fair in the spring so that students and parents can get important information from colleges and universities. We also sponsor an academic recognition program, which supports students at all grade and course levels for their achievements in class. Teachers nominate students for a variety of reasons, from being attentive and helpful, to participating regularly in class, to bringing up a grade through hard work. Finally, we support teachers by providing mini-grants so that they may purchase classroom supplies that enhance the curriculum for a large number of students.
Meetings
Monthly meetings are held the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the guidance office.
Please contact the Academic Booster Club at Mrhsacademclub1@gmail.com for more information.
Band Booster Club
The Marvin Ridge Band Booster organization (MRBB) is an advocate in everything that relates to the band programs of the Marvin Ridge High School and Middle School. At its core responsibility, the booster organization cooperates with the school and its band directors to support the improvement of music education. The Marvin Ridge Band Booster Board and its membership strive to foster a close working relationship between students, parents, school, community and the band directors. The organization is also an integral part of raising funds in order to provide financial support to the band programs of Marvin Ridge from managing the band budget and everything else that comes with running a small business that we call The Bands of Marvin Ridge.The Booster Organization also provides encouragement, guidance, emotional support, role modeling and opportunities for positive interaction among parents, teachers and administrators.The band programs of Marvin Ridge are life changing to our students as well as our parents as many lifelong friendships have been formed through the band family.If you are new to Marvin Ridge or are new to our band program, please come to some meetings, come to some marching band contests and support the students. We have a talented group of kids and great directors who lead them. We also have a great community of band families and we welcome everyone to get involved and feel the passion of band. It is a truly rewarding experience!For more information contact any of the board members listed below.
Meetings
- Executive Board Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month.
- General Membership meetings are held quarterly and they will be announced via email and posted to the band’s website.
- Please check out the band website at: https://marvinridgehighband.blogspot.com/
Band Booster Executive Board 2016-2017 Contact Information
- Marc Momsen, President – mmomsen@landdesign.com
- Paul Wagner, President Elect - paultwagner@hotmail.com
- Suzanne Harrington, Treasurer - suzanne@theharringtons.us
- Jeny Rubottom, Assistant Treasurer – jenyrubottom@hotmail.com
- Cosima Zimmerman, Secretary – cosima@carolina.rr.com
Committees/Coordinators
- Melanie Graiger, Volunteer Coordinator
- Vacant, Band Coordinator
- Sheila Adcock, Color Guard/Transportation
HARRIS TEETER "TOGETHER IN EDUCATION" number for MRHS Band Booster:
6377 Reminder to re-link your Harris Teeter VIC card to the Band Boosters account beginning on August 1!
Mr. Keith James has been named the Director of Bands for Marvin Ridge High School in Waxhaw, North Carolina.
Mr. James earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of South Carolina in 1983 and his Masters Degree in Conducting from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. He is a National Board Certified Teacher in Early Adolescent and Young Adult Music. Mr. James began his teaching career in 1983 as an assistant band director at Walterboro HS and band director at Colleton Middle School. He was the band director at Smithfield-Selma HS in Smithfield, NC from 1986-1992; South Granville High School in Creedmoor, NC from 1992-1996; Northwest Cabarrus High School in Concord, NC from 1996-1998; and the band director at Independence High School in Charlotte, NC, from 1998-2007. Mr. James is currently is in his twenty-fourth year of teaching.
Mr. James has served as a clinician for area honor bands, several southeastern regional honor bands, as well as a marching band clinician and adjudicator for both concert and marching bands. He works with several band programs throughout the southeast and is in high demand as a winterguard judge and band clinician. Mr. James is a member of the Carolinas Wind Symphony, an adult community band, and is a freelance tubist in the Charlotte area.
Mr. James is an active member of the South Central District Bandmasters Association and currently serves as the Vice Chairman, Judging and District Band Clinicians chairperson. He also serves as the 9/10 State Honors Band Auditions Chairman and serves on the State Jazz Committee. Mr. James was the Jaycee’s Teacher of the Year in 1989, and was inducted into the American School Band Directors Association in 1995.
Mr. James holds professional memberships in the North Carolina Music Educators Association, SCDBA, National Music Educators Association, North Carolina Bandmasters Association, National Band Association, Florida Federation Judges Association, and ASBDA.
You may contact Mr. James via email by clicking on Keith James.
Theatre Arts Boosters
Contact
Mission Statement
MRHS Theatre Arts Boosters (TAB) fosters a creative and educational environment in which students, family members, teachers & local community may explore theatre through varied experiences (including plays, musicals, improvisation & theatre camps). TAB grants four merit scholarships each year to graduating seniors intending to pursue theatre arts in college. TAB also offers a wide range of support through membership and fundraising; benefitting the continued growth of the MRHS theatre program, it's students and the community as a whole.
MRHS Theatre Program
The purpose of the MRHS Theatre program is to offer fun, quality learning experiences to all students in acting, directing, playwriting, technical theatre and dramaturgy. This is done through creating, rehearsing, performing, analyzing and critiquing dramatic performances and concepts.
The MRHS Theatre program produces one full-length play each fall, one musical in the spring semester, as well as an evening of one-act plays. The theatre program has participated in the North Carolina Theatre Conference where they have garnered recognition in acting, directing, and design many times. Throughout the year, the school improv troupe, CHECK!, also performs various holiday-themed shows.
The International Thespian Society, troupe 7704, is MRHS's honor society for theatre students. These students meet twice a month and participate in various events like workshops and many volunteer opportunities.
The MRHS Theatre program is very active throughout the year and welcomes any student who may have an interest in theatre.
MRHS Theatre Gives Back
The MRHS Theatre Arts Booster scholarship was established as a way to give a little bit back to those that gave so much to the program during their high school years. It is intended for those who plan to continue studying theatre arts in college.
Wishlist
- Paint brushes
- Altman SS cyc 100 bk
- LED light fixtures
- Body Microphones
- Paint tarps
- Video/audio monitors
Director
Winston Sims grew up in Rockingham County, North Carolina. He graduated from Dalton L. McMichael High School in 2003, where he was heavily involved in the band and theatre programs. Those involvements and opportunities inspired him to pursue Theatre Education as a major at UNC-Greensboro.
Mr. Sims elected to take five years to complete a BFA in Theatre Education degree, graduating in 2008. While at UNC-G, he was able to take classes in acting, directing, stage crafts, design, puppetry, stage combat, dance, music, theatre history, acting for the camera, voice and movement. He also completed a Masters in Education in Theatre Education from UNC-G in 2013.
While in college, Mr. Sims performed with The Theatre Guild of Rockingham County and The Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance, and also took classes in improvisation at The Idiot Box. Since moving to the Charlotte area, Mr. Sims has performed with Matthews Playhouse and Theatre Charlotte. He has been a part time acting instructor at Matthews Playhouse and the Charlotte Academy of Music.
Mr. Sims was awarded the Inspirational Theatre Educator Award by EdTA (the organization that oversees the International Thespian Society). He was nominated by his students because of his dedication and hard work in providing quality theatre education. Only three people in the country are selected to receive this award each year.
Mr. Sims met his lovely wife in their last semester of college, when they completed their student-teaching at Southern Guilford High School. She is the chorus teacher at Parkwood High School.
Mr. Sims is very passionate about what he does, and seeks every opportunity to learn and grow as a Thespian and educator.