2024–2025 Tri-M® Music Honor Society National and State Chapters of the Year Announced

2024–2025 Tri-M^® Music Honor Society National and State Chapters of the Year Announced

HERNDON, VA (May 19, 2025) – The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) announces the 2024–2025 Tri-M^® Music Honor Society (Tri-M®) Chapters of the Year. The National Chapter of the Year Program is designed to motivate and reward chapters that perform service projects, encourage Chapter Officers to perform their duties properly, and increase awareness and interest in what other Tri-M chapters are doing.

The Tri-M National Chapters of the Year (Junior and Senior) receive engraved permanent service plaques along with their respective Chapter of the Year Scholarship awards. Scholarships must be used to fund a professional development activity for the chapter including, but not limited to, clinicians, master classes, field trips, conference travel, or summer music program scholarships. The Senior Division Chapter of the Year received a $1,000 scholarship, and the Junior Division Chapter of the Year received a $800 scholarship. Runners-up also received scholarships for their schools. Tri-M chapters in five of the six NAfME divisions were also recognized as State Chapters of the Year. State Chapter of the Year winners will receive a personalized banner commemorating their Chapter of the Year status in their state.

National Chapters of the Year:

Senior Division

Chapter of the Year
North Springs High School – Sandy Springs, Georgia
Chapter Number 3954
Dr. Mirna Dinovic, advisor

First Runner Up
McHenry Community High School – McHenry, Illinois
Chapter Number 139
Tracy Tobin, advisor

Second Runner Up
Parkrose High School – Portland, Oregon
Chapter Number 3814
Lesley Bossert, advisor

Junior Division

Chapter of the Year
Dillon Middle School – Dillon, South Carolina
Chapter Number 9021
Kevin McLellan, advisor

First Runner Up
Whitman Middle School – Seattle, Washington
Chapter Number 9074
Melanie Gunn, advisor

Second Runner Up
Correia Middle School – San Diego, California
Chapter Number 8626
Marc Dwyer, advisor

State Chapters of the Year:

Eastern Division

Connecticut
ACES Educational Center for the Arts – New Haven, Connecticut
Chapter Number 6534
Amy Lachance Christman, advisor

Delaware
William Penn High School – New Castle, Delaware
Chapter Number 4305
Matthew Haddock, advisor

Maryland
North Hagerstown High School – Hagerstown, Maryland
Chapter Number 9034
Dr. Jeannine Sturm, advisor 

Massachusetts
Mansfield High School – Mansfield, Massachusetts
Chapter Number 369
Justin DeJoy and Gail Colombo, advisors

New Hampshire
Exeter High School – Exeter, New Hampshire
Chapter Number 8954
Jennifer Ramsay, advisor

New Jersey
Ranney School – Tinton Falls, New Jersey
Chapter Number 5275
Dr. Dorota Sobieski, advisor

New York
Smithtown High School West – Smithtown, New York
Chapter Number 1338
Joseph Cotignola, advisor

Pennsylvania
Greater Latrobe School District – Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Chapter Number 3634
Ryan Czekaj, advisor

Rhode Island
East Providence High School – East Providence, Rhode Island
Chapter Number 8132
Marisa Silva, advisor

Vermont
Bellows Falls Union High School – Westminster, Vermont
Chapter Number 9548
James Pecsok, advisor

North Central Division 

Illinois – TIE
Montini Catholic High School – Lombard, Illinois
Chapter Number 3596
Donnie Glowinski, advisor

Plano High School – Plano, Illinois
Chapter Number 6477
Susan Webb, advisor

Iowa
Fairfield High School – Fairfield, Iowa
Chapter Number 9736
Tyler Nunziato, advisor

Michigan
Bloomfield Hills High School – Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Chapter Number 7412
Alan Posner, advisor 

South Dakota
Pierre T.F. Riggs – Pierre, South Dakota
Chapter Number 6441
Gage Ruhlman, advisor

Southern Division

Florida
Evans High School – Orlando, Florida
Chapter Number 6625
Edith Wright and Mario Ford, advisors

Georgia
The Gwinnett School of Math, Science, and Technology – Lawrenceville, Georgia
Chapter Number 9726
Laurie Duke, advisor

Louisiana
Ursuline Academy of New Orleans – New Orleans, Louisiana
Chapter Number 1186
Helen Myers, advisor

North Carolina
Union Academy Charter School – Monroe, North Carolina
Chapter Number 6560
Doug Rowe, advisor

South Carolina
Allegro Charter School of Music – North Charleston, South Carolina
Chapter Number 8885
Thomas Bandiera, advisor

Tennessee
White House Heritage High School – White House, Tennessee
Chapter Number 8581
Rebecca Pal, advisor 

Virginia
Gloucester High School – Gloucester, Virginia
Chapter Number 2151
Steven Martinez, advisor

Southwestern Division

Kansas
Andover Central High School – Andover, Kansas
Chapter Number 6723
Kathleen Mans, advisor

Oklahoma
Classen School of Advance Studies @NE – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Chapter Number 8749
Marye Cory, advisor

Texas
William B. Travis High School – Richmond, Texas
Chapter Number 6864
Sabrina Behrens, advisor

Western Division

Arizona
Rancho Solano Preparatory School – Scottsdale, Arizona
Chapter Number 8136
Brandon Zale, advisor 

California
Aragon High School – San Mateo, California
Chapter Number 3534
John Chen, advisor

Outside the Continental United States 

U.S. Virgin Islands
Antilles School – St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Chapter Number 8578
Brandon Reburn, advisor

The Tri-M® Music Honor Society is the international music honor society for middle/junior high and high school students. It is designed to recognize students for their academic and musical achievements, reward them for their accomplishments and service activities, and to inspire other students to excel at music and leadership. Since 1985, through more than 9,700 chartered chapters and approximately 80,000 student members annually, Tri-M® has given more than $145,000 in Chapter of the Year Scholarship Awards to chapters across the country making a difference in their communities. Tri-M is a program of the National Association for Music Education.

For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt
catherinah@nafme.org or 571-323-3395

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The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is a collaborative community that supports music educators and advocates for equitable access to music education. The only association that addresses all aspects of music education, NAfME, together with its affiliated state music education associations, advocates at the national, state, and local levels and provides resources and opportunities for teachers, students, parents, and administrators. Founded in 1907 and representing more than 57,000 members teaching millions of students, NAfME advances the music education profession and promotes lifelong experiences in music.

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