Sylvan Hills Elementary

A large group of people wearing color‑coordinated shirts stand in a circular formation inside the Arkansas State Capitol building with columns and a balcony.

Children in matching blue “Bear Tunes Choir Sylvan Hills Elementary” shirts sing while holding lyric sheets. A teacher stands in front conducting, with a music stand between them. Adults observe from the background in a marble-walled building.

A group of children in blue “Bear Tones Choir” shirts sing while holding lyric sheets. They stand indoors with other students visible in the background.

Children wearing blue “Silver Tones Choir” shirts sing together in the Arkansas State Capitol rotunda. Several hold lyric sheets.

An adult and several children wearing blue “Bear Tunes Choir Sylvan Hills Elementary” shirts stand together during a performance. A music stand displays sheet music, and one child holds a booklet labeled “2024 State Capitol Concert Arkansas Music.”

Elementary students in matching blue choir shirts sing together while holding lyric sheets. Other students and adults watch from behind them in a busy indoor space.

A group of children in blue choir shirts sing with focused expressions. Musical note and bear graphics are visible on some shirts, and the group stands against a light-colored indoor wall.

A group of elementary students in matching blue “Bear Tones Choir” shirts sing together inside a marble-walled public building. A teacher stands in front of them conducting with both hands raised, and a music stand with sheet music is positioned nearby. Observers stand in the background.

A close-up of a child wearing a blue “Bear Tones Choir” shirt and clear glasses,. Other choir members in matching shirts stand behind them.

March 30, 2026

PCSSD

March has been designated by the National Association for Music Education as Music In Our Schools Month®. The Sylvan Hills Elementary School Bear Tones 4th and 5th Grade Choir visited the Arkansas State Capitol on March 18 for the annual Capitol Concert. Students joined hundreds of other students from across the state to perform music together. The songs celebrated America 250, including America the Beautiful, July 4, 1776, Our States Are Great, and Why We Sing.

A huge thank you to Beth Hendrix, SHES music teacher, for helping to make this performance possible. Every day, in classrooms and rehearsal rooms across our school district, music educators dedicate themselves to reaching all students with life-changing musical experiences. Parents, administrators, and the wider community often only see the wonderful results of music performances; however, we miss the months of practice and rehearsals and more importantly the learning process that takes place to make it all happen.