About the Band
Tallwood High School Lion Band
The Tallwood Lion Band is a 150+ member band from Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Lion Band upholds a long tradition of sportsmanship, spirit and pride that comes from the heart. This program thrives on the credo, “If it is worth doing, it is worth doing well”. If you want to be a part of this team, come prepared to work hard, and play hard.
Tallwood High School Bands started as one of Tallwood High School’s inaugural programs in 1992. As the 10th high school in Virginia Beach, the THS Bands had plenty of stiff competition to work through in order to prove themselves. Through quality training and mentoring from the very beginning, Tallwood High School Bands have earned and maintained a reputation as one of the Beach’s finest musical programs.
Tallwood High School’s “Director of Bands” title has belonged to the following musician-educators:
- 1992-1996: Mr. Dwight Leonard
- 1996-2006: Mr. Stephen E. Panoff
- 2006-2007: Mr. Frank C. Garcia
- 2007-Present: Mr. Timothy J. Rossettini
If you’ve got the heart, come join the “Beast” of the Beach, the Lion’s Pride.
About the School
Tallwood High School
The History of the “Tallwood” Plantation
The Nathaniel Nicholas House (Tallwood) currently stands at 1676 Kempsville Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia. William Nicholas came to Kempsville in 1642. His grandson, Nathaniel Nicholas, inherited the family plantation south of Kempsville in 1746, on which he had already built the “Tallwood” house in 1740. He added 530 acres to those he had inherited, and it is said he planted one of every tree native to Virginia on his property. The house is clapboard with both ends of brick 14 inches thick. A center hall divides two large rooms downstairs. The flooring and stairway are all original pine.
Tallwood High School History
Tallwood opened its doors in 1992 with a population of 1,748 students. Mr. Bernard Morgan, III, was the school’s first principal. Tallwood opened as the pride of Virginia Beach, with state of the art equipment and the best of modern conveniences for students and teachers to enjoy. The attractive building provides students with lots of large windows, columns, a courtyard area, arched walkways, and a general atmosphere of openness. Faculty and students all demonstrated their concern for each other as the “family” began to grow into their individual and collective plans and purposes.
Our desire for everyone that steps into this building is to expect great things to happen; create lasting traditions and build a lasting legacy for years to come – a legacy of pride in academic and athletic accomplishments, compassion for others, expectations of excellence, and quality leadership teams. The Tallwood colors, Purple, Gold, and White, and the Tallwood Alma Mater reflect school pride, strength, unity, and loyalty. Tallwood faculty and students reflect that unity by wearing the Tallwood colors in support of our many excellent academic and sports events.
Tallwood High School Today!
In the fall of 2003, Tallwood welcomed our current principal Mrs. Jobynia Caldwell. Currently our student body is comprised of approximately 1900 students and 203 faculty and staff members. In 2005, Tallwood became the home of the Global Studies and World Languages Academy which prepares students to contribute to the world community through multicultural and international perspectives in languages, geography, history, politics, and economics. Tallwood students are very active and involved in extracurricular activities.
Tallwood is a wonderful place of learning and growing with a “family” attitude. For together we stand to achieve all that we can.
(School history taken from the Tallwood High School Homepage)