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39-692: Founded in 1955 between Albuquerque Public Schools and the University of New Mexico , Dr. Kurt Frederick was the very first conductor of the Youth Symphony, which included students of grades 7–12. Several years later, due to the popularity of the group, the program divided the symphony into two groups: the Albuquerque Junior Orchestra, which was for grades 7–9, and the Albuquerque Youth Symphony for older students grades 10–12. Over

78-401: A new high school building was constructed in 1914. Critics complained that the school was too large and would never reach its capacity of 500 students, but this proved not to be the case as a second building was required just 13 years later and the campus had grown to five buildings by 1940. In 1923 the district added two junior high schools, Washington and Lincoln, and two elementary schools at

117-519: A familiar topic of debate as far back as the 1940s. In Northern New Mexico , the term luminaria is reserved for a small festival or vigil bonfire , a usage which dates back to the Spanish colonial period, and the paper lantern decorations are called farolitos . Many traditionalists insist that the use of luminaria to mean a paper lantern is not correct. However, this distinction is not commonly made outside of northern New Mexico. In other areas where

156-417: A holiday display, especially on Christmas Eve . Electrically lit luminarias are also used, consisting of a string of standard incandescent "Christmas lights" with the bulbs covered with a tan plastic sleeve, made to about the size and shape of a small paper bag. In Northern New Mexico , luminaria can also refer to a small stacked-wood bonfire , an older tradition which has been replaced to some extent by

195-594: A large annual farolito display, most recently consisting of around 30,000 farolitos displayed on campus. At historic Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah , metal luminarias decorate the grounds near the Church Office Building of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .Tiny holes have been punched in the metal to create designs featuring scenes from the life of Jesus Christ and Christmas messages in

234-549: A lit candle . These are typically arranged in rows to create large and elaborate displays. The hope among Roman Catholics is that the lights will guide the spirit of the Christ child to one's home. Strings of artificial luminarias, with plastic bags illuminated by small light bulbs and connected by an electrical cord, are also available, and are common in the American Southwest , where they are typically displayed throughout

273-400: A nine-day holiday running December 16–24. In non-English-speaking countries such as Italy, Spain, and Japan, luminaria is used in a much more general sense to describe any type of festive light display , including bonfires, candles, and electric lights. The name of the decoration is a long-running item of contention among some New Mexicans, with written accounts indicating it was already

312-477: A section of Sedillo . APS also includes a portion of Sandoval County , where it serves Corrales . Albuquerque Public Schools was founded in 1891, shortly after the New Mexico Territorial Legislature passed a new public education law authorizing municipalities to establish school boards and sell municipal bonds for school construction. The district acquired its first school by taking over

351-566: A small bonfire . Luminaria as a loanword in English was first attested in the 1930s. Farolito , a common term in northern New Mexico, is a diminutive of the Spanish word farol , meaning "lantern". According to the Santa Fe New Mexican , farolito "apparently is a purely New Mexico word". The spellings "luminary" and "luminaries" are often incorrectly used instead of luminaria and luminarias. The use of paper lanterns during

390-499: A solo of their choice. Again, the Youth Orchestra (AYO) allows all students that live within a 50-mile radius of Albuquerque. The Albuquerque Youth Orchestra also tours to other places in the winter or spring, usually within the state or to a nearby state. In the winter of 2010, the Youth Orchestra travelled to Carlsbad and Clovis , New Mexico. In the spring of 2011, AYO travelled to Pagosa Springs and Durango , Colorado . This

429-507: A variety of languages. Some of the luminaries are the traditional bag shape, while others are large cans. They have been on display since before 2002, when even more were added. In West Valley City, Utah , luminarias are used to light the path during the Walk with Santa held the first Monday of December every year. The display features over 300 luminarias. The American Cancer Society 's Relay For Life fundraising events which are held all over

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468-770: Is a middle school group composed only of string players (violin, viola, violoncello, and string bass). They are for the least-experienced string players that audition for the Junior Symphony or Orchestra. The Junior Band's (JB) auditions are separate from the Albuquerque Junior Symphony's. The Junior Band takes place only over the Spring Semester (January–April), and is only for musicians who play woodwind instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone), brass instruments (trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba), and percussion instruments. The only elementary school group,

507-466: Is a small fundraiser, the Youth Symphony still benefits from the profits of the shirt commerce. Albuquerque Public Schools Albuquerque Public Schools ( APS ) is a school district based in Albuquerque , New Mexico . Founded in 1891, APS is the largest of 89 public school districts in the state of New Mexico. In 2022 it had a total of 143 schools with some 70,000 students, making it one of

546-504: Is adapted from the APS website. Atrisco Heritage Academy HS , Kirtland Air Force Base , and National Museum of Nuclear Science & History are adjacent to but outside of the city limits. Rio Grande HS and Sandia Peak Tramway are near but not in the city limits. Luminarias Luminaria is a term used in different parts of the world to describe various types of holiday lights , usually displayed during Christmas . In English,

585-551: Is the third high school orchestra. The Concert Orchestra's skill level is slightly lower than that of the Youth Orchestra, and students wishing to audition solely for YCO must play a solo and scales. Excerpts are not required. This is the middle school group with the most experience. In the 2009–2010 season, the program began to accept students in the 9th grade into this group. The Junior Symphony (JS) contains students in grades 6–8. Though they do not tour to other places, they tour to one Albuquerque Public School every year to perform for

624-502: The largest school districts in the United States . APS operates 88 elementary, 5 K-8, 28 middle, 20 high, 31 charter, and alternative schools. They also own the radio station KANW and co-own the TV stations KNME-TV and KNMD-TV along with the University of New Mexico . APS serves a majority of Bernalillo County . Exceptions include Barton , the county's portion of Manzano Springs , and

663-599: The 1970s, and Albuquerque High moved to a new location farther from Downtown. Nevertheless, the district as a whole continued to grow, and more recent demographic shifts have seen Coronado and Lew Wallace elementary schools reopen. In 1994, five schools in the suburb of Rio Rancho were transferred to the new Rio Rancho Public Schools district. In 2010, APS recorded nearly 100,000 students. As of 2023, APS operates 88 elementary schools (grades K–5), 5 grades K-8 schools, 28 middle schools (grades 6–8), 20 high schools (grades 9–12), 31 charter schools (grades vary). The following list

702-534: The Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program, students must live within a 50-mile (80-kilometre) radius of Albuquerque. The Program's premier ensemble, Youth Symphony (YS) contains students in high school (grades 9–12). It requires an audition each year to be a part of it regardless of prior participation in the Symphony, with each hopeful musician auditioning with two chosen excerpts, scales, and a solo of

741-486: The Albuquerque Youth Symphony to raise money for each individual musician to pay for their tour. Every year on a specific date, all members of the Albuquerque Youth Symphony get together at a workhouse and fill hundreds of luminarias to deliver to people in the greater Albuquerque area. This is the biggest fundraiser that the Youth Symphony program performs. The Albuquerque Youth Symphony has three different kinds of T-shirts that they sell for $ 18.00 or $ 20.00 each. Though this

780-639: The Christmas Novena procession originates from the similar parol (Spanish farol ) tradition of the Philippines which use lanterns made with bamboo and Japanese paper . These were introduced to New Spain via the Manila galleons . The early versions were actually small bonfires of crisscrossed piñon branches which were built in three-foot high squares. Today, luminarias are made from brown paper bags weighted down with sand and illuminated from within by

819-472: The Glenshire Devonshire area of Truckee, California , local residents line the streets with luminaries. See Glenshire Devonshire's web page for aerial photos. The Mantey Heights neighborhood of Grand Junction, Colorado , has celebrated the luminaria tradition for several decades. Over 3,500 luminaries are placed along the roads and walkways every Christmas Eve. Many are positioned atop the parapets of

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858-488: The Preparatory Orchestra (PSO) does not require an audition. However, it does require a letter of recommendation from the student's teacher. It is only for students in grades 3–5 who play string instruments. In order to fund the Albuquerque Youth Symphony program and the Youth Symphony's annual tour and capital campaign, the program uses two big fundraising events. A tradition of New Mexico, luminarias are sold by

897-527: The Tumacacori Mission, 2500 luminarias are placed around the mission and lit on Christmas Eve. People from the community go to the mission on Christmas Eve and walk along the path through the church and around the grounds. It is a special tradition for the community. In some Southwestern states, such as Arizona and Texas as well as New Mexico, luminarias are also occasionally used as Halloween decorations, sometimes featuring jack o' lantern faces drawn on

936-665: The U.S. feature luminaria ceremonies. Luminarias are placed around the track and some relay events spell out "HOPE" in stadium stands with luminarias. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 's Out of the Darkness Overnight uses luminarias at the end of the overnight walk to memorialize those lost to suicide for survivors. Luminarias have also become popular in California in some cities. The Boy Scout Troops and Albuquerque Youth Symphony sell them around Christmas time as another form of fundraising. On Evensham Street in

975-607: The decorations are used, they are generally referred to as luminarias . Luminaria in Spanish means "illumination", "festival light", or in ecclesiastical usage, a "lamp kept burning before the sacrament". The Spanish word was derived from Latin luminare meaning a light source generally, or in a religious context, "a light, lamp, burned in the Jewish temple and in Christian churches". In colonial New Mexico, both terms were used to refer to

1014-485: The expanding fringes of the city, John Marshall in the south and University Heights in the east. The outdated old ward schools were phased out between 1927 and 1937, to be replaced by Longfellow, Eugene Field, Coronado , and Lew Wallace elementary schools, respectively. The district continued to expand with the city's growth to the east, adding Monte Vista Elementary in 1931, Jefferson Junior High in 1938, and Bandelier Elementary in 1939. Albuquerque's population exploded in

1053-428: The former Albuquerque Academy at Central and Edith, and classes began that fall. Primary schools were established in each of the city's four political wards in the early 1890s, and a new Central School for the upper grades opened in 1900. In 1911, the district appointed superintendent John Milne, who oversaw the school system until 1956 and was credited with much of its success. With the city continuing to grow rapidly,

1092-581: The nation. The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico hosts the annual Hanging of the Greens tradition with over 14,000 luminarias, hot posole, and Christmas carols. New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico holds an annual event called Noche de Luminarias in early December, which features over 10,000 luminarias across campus. San Juan College in Farmington, New Mexico , organizes

1131-501: The old adobe homes. In Champaign, Illinois , luminarias line South Willis Ave. between Springfield Ave. and John St. for one night each holiday season. The Mount Lookout neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio , has an annual luminaria Light Up Night, an event that began in 1975. Luminarias are sold to neighborhood residents as a fundraiser for the Mount Lookout Community Council. In Galena, Illinois , luminarias line

1170-399: The paper luminarias. Residents of this region typically call the paper lanterns farolitos in order to distinguish the two types of illumination. Use of the word luminaria for paper lanterns is considered incorrect by some New Mexicans and is a frequent topic of debate. Yet another form of luminaria, a small torch or large candle, is carried by the leader of the procession of Las Posadas ,

1209-616: The postwar era, and APS had to add new schools continuously to keep up, including the city's second high school, Highland , in 1949. APS also took over the Bernalillo County public school system that same year, bringing in schools in the older rural communities along the Rio Grande valley and in the mountains. In 1956 the district boasted 39,000 students and 67 schools, the two most distant of which were 52 miles (84 km) apart. Declining enrollments saw several inner-city schools closed in

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1248-611: The streets of the town one night in December for their annual "Night of Luminaria." In the Village of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, luminarias line the 200 block of Taylor Avenue on Christmas Eve. In Midlothian, Illinois , luminaria sets are sold to raise money for the local food pantries. About 75% of the food pantries annual budget comes from these luminaria sales and donations. After the 2008 city hall shooting in Kirkwood, Missouri , residents lined

1287-485: The streets with luminarias to honor the victims of the shooting. Each year for the past 22 years in Seattle, community members have placed luminarias along the path beside Lake Washington north of Seward Park . They place as many as 1800 along a three-mile stretch of the path. The placement of the luminaria are timed to coincide with the annual Christmas Ships festival organized by Argosy Cruises. In Southern Arizona at

1326-499: The student's choice. The Albuquerque Youth Symphony goes on tour each year. The tours have a three-year cycle: the first tour in the cycle is small, with the group going to a nearby state. The second tour goes further away, but stays within the country, while the third tour goes to another country. The Albuquerque Youth Symphony has toured Brazil , the Czech Republic and, in the summer of 2009, went to Australia and New Zealand . In

1365-422: The students there. This group requires an audition with scales and a solo of the student's choice and sightreading. The Albuquerque Junior Orchestra (JO) is the second middle school full orchestra. It is similar to the Junior Symphony, but has less-experienced musicians. Auditions similar to that of the Junior Symphony are required to be a part of the Albuquerque Junior Orchestra. The Junior String Orchestra (JSO)

1404-458: The summer of 2012, AYS traveled to Austria , Germany and the Czech Republic . In the summer of 2014, AYS traveled to New York City and performed in Carnegie Hall , as well as including two flash mobs in the city. This is the second high school orchestra. The orchestra's skill level is slightly lower than that of the Youth Symphony. They must also audition with orchestral excerpts, scales, and

1443-598: The term most commonly refers to a specific type of simple paper lantern made by placing a votive candle in some sand inside a paper bag . Also known as a farolito , it is a traditional Christmas decoration in the Southwestern United States , particularly New Mexico , where it is a cultural hallmark of the Pueblos and Hispanos of New Mexico and a part of the state's distinct heritage. Luminarias are usually placed in rows along walls, roofs, and walkways to form

1482-623: The year-end holiday season. They have gained popularity in other parts of the United States . Santa Fe and Old Town Albuquerque , New Mexico, are well known for their impressive Christmas Eve farolito displays. Farolito displays are common throughout New Mexico, and most communities in New Mexico have farolitos in prominent areas such as major streets or parks. Residents often line their yards, fences, sidewalks, and roofs with farolitos. Similar traditions can now also be found in many other parts of

1521-429: The years, the program expanded to include two middle school groups, the Albuquerque Junior Symphony and the Albuquerque Junior Orchestra, and two high school groups, the Albuquerque Youth Symphony and Albuquerque Youth Orchestra. The Albuquerque Youth Symphony program consists of eight different groups: one elementary school group, four middle school groups, and three high school groups. To be eligible for participation in

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