Who We Are
“To create a culture where students develop a life-long appreciation for music and high standards of excellence in music performance.”
The Program
The Plano West Orchestra is proud to be recognized as one of the most accomplished orchestra programs in America. Plano West is a grade 11 and 12 campus in Plano, a Dallas suburb, and the orchestra program serves approximately 200 students in six orchestras.
Plano West has been named the Texas Honor Orchestra eleven times, most recently as the 2027 Honor Full Orchestra. Nationally, it has twice been an invited orchestra at The Midwest Clinic and has been named a National Winner in the Mark of Excellence National Orchestra Honors and The American Prize for Orchestral Performance. The program routinely earns Sweepstakes awards at UIL.
While fostering the growth of our student musicians, we aim to create better members of society by teaching the core values of leadership, character, and self-worth.
Our Orchestras
Students are placed by spring audition. Every student may elect orchestra for honors credit.
The West Cluster
Plano West is fed by Jasper and Shepton High Schools, which are in turn fed by Frankford, Renner, Robinson, and Rice Middle Schools. West’s success is rooted in the excellent preparation students receive at these feeder schools, many of which have earned significant accolades at both the high school and middle school levels.
Meet the cluster directors →