About the School:

 

About the Band Director:

Amy Hinson is a graduate of East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, where she received her Bachelor of Music Education Degree in 1992, and her Masters of Music Education Degree in 1994. She has been the band director at D.C. Virgo Middle School since August 1995, and was named Virgo's 2001-2002 "Teacher of the Year". In 2003, Ms. Hinson earned National Board Certification and is currently the President of the North Carolina Bandmasters Association Eastern District. Ms. Hinson is a member of the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra, where she plays Oboe and English Horn, and also performs with the Long Bay Symphony in Myrtle Beach, as well as area churches and concerts.

Virgo's bands have received ratings of "Excellent" and "Superior" at State Band Festivals, won first place at the King's Dominion and Busch Garden's Music In The Parks Band Festivals, and participated in New Hanover County's 1999-2008 productions of "Best Foot Forward". Students under Ms. Hinson's direction have placed in the New Hanover County All-County Bands, All-District Bands, and All-State Honors Bands, as well as various summer band camps, such as East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.


 

 

 

D.C. Virgo Middle School
813 Nixon Street
Wilmington NC 28401
Fax (910) 251-6055
Phone (910) 251-6150
x.107

Administration

  • Megan Silvey, Principal
  • Don Cummings, Assistant Principal

 

 

 

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