A.I.M.S.: Academic Improvement through Musical Studies

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Union University Jackson, TN - Victoria Green A Sr. majoring in Elem Ed and Music Ed and is on the President's List Victoria Green is an active member of ACEI, Association for Childhood Education International and MENC, National Association for Music Education.  She is President for 2008-2009 of Union's S.A.I. and was the recording secretary for 2007 - 2008, director of the 2007 UNION ALL-SING as well as the  upcoming 2008 Union Idol and 2008 All Sing.  Union's SAI chapter is the largest fundraiser in the state for the national program, People to People, an international program that places instruments in schools that  need them. Victoria writes letters to educators and legislators and presents her platform to individuals and groups. She has worked together with her home school board to fight for music in education at the state level.  Together they are working to educate legislators on how music and education can be united for the common good of each student. She promotes her platform throughout the southeast with young children when she reads and sings to them as "Belle".

Victoria began performing at the age of 5 with her sister and five other girls as "Southern Sisters", a non-profit singing group that performs for children's hospitals, rehabs, retirement homes and various community fundraiser's.  Her sister Rebekah, Diana DeGarmo (American Idol R.U.), Heather Johnson, Hayley Perrault, Ansley Larisy, and Rachel Leming started off at festivals.  In their third year Heather was diagnosed with cancer.  That year they began performing for Eggleston and Scottish Rite Children's Hospital fundraisers as well as individuals' cancer fundraisers.  Over the next 10 years they performed at the World Congress Center in Atlanta, numerous festivals including The Strawberry Festival, Lawrenceville Heritage Days, Yellow Daisy Festival,  and Lilburn Days.  The goal was to set aside time when they were not competing against each other and to come together in a unified effort for the communities' benefit.  Today, 16 years later, Victoria and her sister continue to entertain at rehabs and festivals in TN,  FL and GA.  Her musical training:  Piano 17 yrs; Voice 16 yrs.; Violin 4 yrs; French Horn 8 yrs; Percussion (chimes, bells, gong, vibrophone) 2 yrs.

Musical Accomplishments: Victoria was announced the recipient of the MAO Eugenia Vellner Fischer Performing Arts Award in September 2006; at the 2006 NATS she received 3rd place among Freshmen Women at the State Competition and advanced to the 2nd of 3 rounds with a score of 95. In middle and high school she was chosen for All-State Chorus 8 years (FL and GA); All-State Piano 3 years (GA); advanced to State 4 years on French Horn (FL); advanced to state 2 years in musical theatre(FL); she was the first in Hillsborough County, FL to achieve triple all county in a single year for All-County Band, Chorus and Orchestra  and in 2005 she was Hillsborough county’s first dual Master Musician in Band and Chorus.  She was co-president of "Class Act" ShowChoir; member of Voices of Durant, and Advanced Women's Chorus; Drum Major of the Marching Cougars; principal French Horn in Durant's Symphonic band; played "Kim" in "Bye, Bye, Birdie", played in "Fiddler on the Roof" two times as Chava and as Tzeitel.  She also played Grace in "Annie". CLICK ON PICTURE As Kim

Academic Accomplishments: Union University President and Dean’s Lists 05, 06, 07, 08; Current GPA, 3.9; Alpha Chi Honor Society 07/08; Union University Academic Scholarship 05, 06, 07, 08; ACEI 05, 06, 07, 08; MENC 05, 06, 07, 08; SAI 06, 07, 08; National Dean's List 05/06, 06/07, 07/08; 2005 Graduated from Durant High School with 21 college credits and with a 4.0 un-weighted (both high school and dual enrollment) 6.09 weighted GPA; graduated 13th out of 506; was awarded three Presidential Academic Achievement Awards (Bush, Clinton, Bush); Who’s Who in American High School’s; National Honor Society; National Honor Roll; FL Bright Futures Academic Scholar Award; KEY Scholar; Tampa Tribune Scholar; Miss FL Academic Award 2005; Miss FLOT Academic Award 2004; 1390 S.A.T.;  BETA Club; Principal’s Honor Rolls 1st – 12th grades. An avid writer, Victoria's poetry has been published in A CELEBRATION OF YOUNG POETS. Graduation 2005 Voted Senior Superlative - Most Talented. Graduated with over 500 community service hours.