New
Hampshire Band Directors Association (NHBDA) executive board has named West
High School band director Diane Francoeur the NHBDA Outstanding Band Director
for 2016.
The
award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated an exceptionally high
level of competence as a band director and developed a comprehensive band
program, which has contributed educationally to the school, and provided
service to their community.
Francoeur
has been recognized for excellence in her field before. In 2015, she was
selected by the New Hampshire Music Educators Association to be the state’s
Distinguished Music Educator of the Year. She has been with Manchester School District
for about 24 years, 11 of them at West.
The
NHBDA will present Francoeur with the award during the New England Band
Directors’ Institute on July 8, 2016 on the campus of Plymouth State
University.
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