The Rocky Point School District congratulates 44 students who were selected to participate and perform with various Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association All-County ensembles. SCMEA sponsors and organizes numerous All-County Music Festivals (Band, Orchestra and Chorus) each year for students in grades 5-10. The All-County music festival is an opportunity for students to be rewarded for their individual success on their instrument or voice. The SCMEA All-County Festival provides students with the opportunity to come together play with some of the finest musicians at their age level throughout Suffolk County. Students participate in a series of three weekend rehearsals that culminate with a special concert. SCMEA is a county affiliate of the New York State School Music Association, a state unit of the National Association for Music Education.
 
A congratulatory message from Rocky Point Music Department Chairpersons Mr. Craig Knapp and Ms. Amy Schecher: “We are very proud of all the students selected to perform at the SCMEA All-County Festival. Their success and achievements are worthy of acknowledgement. It is an honor and distinction to be selected for participation in an All-County Festival. We would also like to thank our incredibly dedicated and hardworking music faculty for taking the extra time to nominate and prepare the students for this special event. Thank you to the families of these talented students for all their support and encouragement. We would also like to thank the Rocky Point Administration and Board of Education for continuing to support the musical endeavors of our students. On behalf of the entire Rocky Point Music Department, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to the students, and we thank them for representing the Rocky Point School Music Department with pride and professionalism. Congratulations on a stellar series of concerts this past weekend at Comsewogue High School!”

Congratulations to the following talented student musicians: Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School fifth graders Casey Angelo, Adrien Castro, Stella Cheng, Layla Chudyk, Kendall Daly, Milo Hinst, Logan Kantor, Kaylee Perillo, Grant Schwartz, Abigail Tully, Aengus Walsh and Emma Wurm; Rocky Point Middle School students Faith Abbe, Alexis Angelo, John Bellport, Sena Donnelly, Henry Fiore, Krista Fiorio, Corrine Gabriel, Jaileen Gomez, Giovanni Guzman, Isabella Imeidopf, Kira Izzo, Aubrey Kantor, Anne Mahosky, Grace Moriarty, Kayden Puckey. Kenley Sontag, Abby Villafane-Kaplan, Denise Weyer and Phoenix Wilkinson; and Rocky Point High School students Story Camacho, Melody Guzman, Charles Hinst, Allison Keane, Taiga Matsumoto, Jeremy Moriarty, John Nadeau, Ashley O’Brien, Joseph Prato, Jake Scheffer, Grayson Steigerwald, Bella Veraldi and Nathan Watkis.