2018 Lou Sanders Music Award

At Forestville's 2018 5th grade graduation ceremony, the 2018 Lou Sanders Music Award was presented. This award was created to honor and remember the legacy of Mr. Sanders.   Lou Sanders was the head custodian at Forestville Road for many years.  He died suddenly of a heart attack during the summer of 2014.  Our music teacher, Ms. Sanders, had the pleasure of working with her father at Forestville for two years before he passed away.  He will always be remembered at Forestville for his commitment to excellence and his willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty to provide stellar janitorial services to Forestville Road elementary.  Every year a student is chosen to receive the Lou Sanders Music Award.  Students who receive this award display excellence in music and display character traits and qualities that Mr. Sanders possessed.  The 2018 recipient of the Lou Sanders Award was Angelinee Venegas-Mejia.  Angelinne showed commitment to excellence in the same manner that Mr. Sanders was committed to excellence by presenting vocal performances of high quality during her time at Forestville Road as a member of the chorus. She showed a willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty to assist the FRES music department in the same manner that Mr. Sanders went above and beyond the call of duty by singing with the FRES Ukulele Club, representing Forestville as a soloist at the annual Stars of the East show during the 2017 and 2018 spring seasons, and by participating in the 2018 All-County Elementary Honor Chorus to represent Forestville.  We know that Angelinee has a bright feature ahead of her. We congratulate her on all of her hard work and for receiving the 2018 Lou Sanders music award.  Above you can see a picture of Angelinee holding her trophy after the graduation ceremony.

Forestville's Alumni Soar in Music

Amariah Robinson is a student at Wakefield High School who started her musical journey as a member of the FRES chorus and percussion ensemble during her elementary school years.  When she was a member of these clubs she displayed great skill and musical acumen and helped the FRES percussion ensemble pass the audition for the annual Pieces of Gold concert during the spring of 2013.  Amariah is continuing her music education at Wakefield High School in Raleigh, NC and is still soaring in music as a high school band student.  We want to congratulate Amariah for continuing to refine and sharpen her musical skills throughout her education and for continuing to soar in music in high school.  Below you can see Amariah singing and playing the song "All of Me" by John Legend on the vibraphone in a riveting performance with an accompanist and vocalist.