Big Spring High School is located in Central Pennsylvania and is located approximately 40 miles south of Harrisburg in the town of Newville. The Big Spring School District student population is close to 3,200 with an enrollment of 1,100 students at the high school level.

At Big Spring, we pride ourselves on offering a wide range of quality instrumental experiences, with the concert program at the core. It is the belief of the entire instrumental faculty that a well-rounded education, including challenging musical experiences, encourages a lifelong love of music, as well as responsibility and growth in character that continues into other aspects of the students’ lives.

Elementary. In the Big Spring School District, band instruction begins in fourth grade at each of four elementary schools, meeting once per week in heterogeneous groupings. The elementary band plays two full concerts per year, in addition to school-specific concerts in each building.

Middle School. At the middle school, there are two concert bands: 6th-grade band and 7th/8th-grade band. Each group meets twice in the six-day cycle. Jazz band is also offered in the winter and spring and meets one day a week after school.

High School. At Big Spring, the Concert Band meets four days a week for the entire school year. The Twilight Jazz Ensemble and Gold Jazz Band are offered after-school for the full year. The Marching Bulldogs is a co-curricular activity, which is voluntary and meets two days per week after school in the fall.


Student Growth and Achievement. We encourage private study and participation in honors groups and leadership activities. Students at Big Spring High School participate in the Vivace Student Leadership Camps; Harrisburg Symphony Youth Orchestra; Blue Lake Arts Academy; Cumberland County Honor Band; PMEA District 7 Honor Band; PMEA Region V Honor Band; and PMEA State Honor Band.

Our band program is supported in part by a very active parent booster group and by the Big Spring Board of Education.