YEARS of fun at Sandy Lake Amusement Park!!!

The 39^th Annual FunFest at Sandy Lake Amusement Park was an “Action Packed, Blockbuster” good time.

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to the groups that attended.

And, get your popcorn ready and make sure you are settled into a comfortable seat when you hear this: we broke every attendance record the contest has ever seen! More than 1,575 groups signed up, and over 60,250 Action Heroes and Heroines poured into the Park to perform at FunFest 2009!

The families at Sandy Lake Amusement Park would like to thank each and every student, music director, parent, school staff member, fan, and roadie for their contribution to the largest spring school music festival in the country.

Congratulations to Our Stressbuster Grand Prize Winners!!!!!!
And the Lucky Directors Are……

1^st Grand Prize - George Strait Tickets to the Opening of the New Cowboys Stadium

Michelle Crosby, Orchestra Director
Westlake Academy
Westlake, TX

2^nd Grand Prize - Weekend for 2 at the Holiday Inn Select North Dallas

Victor Johnson, Choir Director
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Fort Worth, TX

3^rd Grand Prize - Team Autographed Basketball from the Dallas Mavericks

Cindy Johnston, Choir Director
Evans Middle School
McKinney, TX

4^th Grand Prize - Airline Tickets from Southwest Airlines

Jan Blize, Choir Director
Paris High School
Paris, TX

That’s our Theme, So Get Ready for the Rip Roaring time of your life!!

FunFest is a POP style festival, and is designed to give schools a chance to perform songs they wouldn’t be able to perform at UIL contests. So saddle up, grab your hat and be a part of 40 years of fun at Sandy Lake Amusement Park, “Deep in the Heart of Texas!”

2010 Band Judges

March 24, 25, 26, & 27:

Dr. William D. Clark, Professor of Music, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.
Dr. Doug Laramore, Retired Professor of Music, East Central University, Ada, OK.
Joe Gunn, Retired Director of Bands, Harwood Jr. High School (Bedford), Arlington, TX.

March 30, 31, & April 1:

Dr. W. Francis McBeth, Retired Professor of Music/Chairman Department of Composition, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR.
Wendell Evanson, Retired Director of Bands, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR.
Dr. Rob Bailey, Associate Professor of Music (Trumpet), Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK.

April 7, 8, & 9:

Bob Foster, Professor of Music and Assistant Chair of the Department of Music and Dance at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
David Ritter, Retired Professor of Music, West Texas A & M University, Canyon, TX.
Dr. Doug Laramore, Retired Professor of Music, East Central University, Ada, OK.

April 13, 14, 15, 16, & 17:

John Edmondson, Composer and Arranger of Band & Educational Music, Sunrise, FL.
Dr. Royce Lumpkin, Chairman & Professor of Music Department, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC.
Joe Gunn, Retired Director of Bands, Harwood Junior High School (Bedford), Arlington, TX.
Ray Litchenwalter, Retired Director of Bands and Conductor of the Wind Ensemble at the University of Texas at Arlington.

April 21, 22, 23, & 24:

Travis Almany, Associate Director of Bands at Texas A & M University, College Station, TX. 
Don Hanna, Retired Director of Bands, Hardin - Simmons University, Abilene, TX.
Dr. Gary Barrow, Associate Professor of Music, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR.
Charles Trayler, Retired Director of Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

April 29, 30, May 1, 3, & 4:

Lt. Col. Jay O. Brewer, Associate Director of Texas Aggie Band, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX.
Ken Van Winkle, Director of Bands, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.
Joe Gunn, Retired Director of Bands, Harwood Junior High School, (Bedford), Arlington, TX.
Ray Litchenwalter, Retired Director of Bands and Conductor of the Wind Ensemble at the University of Texas at Arlington.

2010 Choir Judges

May 5, 6, & 7

Cecile Johnson Director of Award Winning Woodrow Wilson Elementary Choir, Denton, TX

May 5, 6, 7, & 8

Charles (Skip) Klingman, Director of Choral Activities, Southwestern State University, Weatherford, OK
Woody Schober Retired Choral Director, Irving Public Schools, Irving, TX
Dr. Joey Martin Professor of Choral and Music Education, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

May 10, 11, 12, 13, & 14

Ruth Millner Retired Director of Choral Activities, Greiner Middle School, Dallas, TX

May 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, &15

Charles (Skip) Klingman, Director of Choral Activities, Southwestern State University, Weatherford, OK
Woody Schober Retired Choral Director, Irving Public Schools, Irving, TX
Dr. Joey Martin Professor of Choral and Music Education, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

May 17 & 18

Carroll Barnes Retired Director of Visual and Performing Arts, Garland, TX

May 19, 20, & 21

Tom Jennings Retired Director of Choral Music, North Central Texas College, Corinth, TX

May 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, & 22

Charles (Skip) Klingman, Director of Choral Activities, Southwestern State University, Weatherford, OK
Woody Schober Retired Choral Director, Irving Public Schools, Irving, TX
Ruth Millner Retired Director of Choral Activities, Greiner Middle School, Dallas, TX

2010 Orchestra Judges

May 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15

James Frank, Retired Director of Orchestra, Richardson High School, Richardson, TX, Plano Senior High School, Plano, TX, and Director of the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra
Brenda Moore, Retired Director of Orchestra, DeWitt Perry Middle School, Carrollton, TX
Nick Nixon, Retired Director of Orchestra, Fort Worth ISD, TX