Hanover named âBest Community for Music Educationâ An 11th grade student at Atlee High School practices playing his instrument during class in November 2020. (Source: Hanover County Public Schools) By Hannah Eason | April 24, 2021 at 4:05 PM EDT - Updated April 24 at 4:05 PM
HANOVER, Va. (WWBT) - For the ninth year in a row, Hanover County Public Schools received national recognition for its musical education program. The National Association of Music Merchants Foundation, or NAMM, named Hanover County as a âBest Community for Music Education,â according to a release from the school district.
Hanover is one of 20 school divisions to ever receive the award â out of 132 school division in the state.
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April 20, 2021
The Milford Public School district has received a Best Communities for Music Education designation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Now in its 22nd year, the BCME recognition is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. The recognition is given on behalf of the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation (NAMM), a leading non-profit organization that supports scientific research, philanthropy and public service programming in the world of music.
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To qualify for the designation, district officials answered detailed questions about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program and community music-making programs. Responses were verified with school officials and reviewed by The Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas.
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Barnegat Township School District was recognized for the second year in a row by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. (Shutterstock)
BARNEGAT, NJ For the second year in a row, the Barnegat Township School District has been recognized as one of the Best Communities for Music Education by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation.
In its 22nd year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. We are honored and so proud to receive this designation again, said Superintendent Dr. Brian Latwis. Education is much more than just academics, and we really work to give students the opportunity to explore and enjoy the arts. We have such a robust music program here and I m so thankful for our incredible teachers, students, and administrators for keeping the program thriving despite some of the obstacle
Charlottesville City Schools receives honor for music program Charlottesville High School (FILE) (Source: WVIR) By Andrew Webb | April 20, 2021 at 1:53 PM EDT - Updated April 20 at 1:53 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville City Schools is a recipient of this year’s Best Communities for Music Education designation from The National Association of Music Merchants Foundation.
The honor goes to school districts for outstanding music access and education to students.
“We feel really strongly that music is important. It’s important to our lives, its important as a human, and we want to celebrate the joy that music brings to all of us,” Coordinator for Fine and Performing Arts Aaron Eichorst said.
High school students aiding homeless
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North Side High School junior Sofi Vasquez participates in a group with a simple goal – give hope to the community.
“We want to inspire anyone who can give back, to do it,” Vasquez said in an email last month. “It is really an eye opener and is a humbling experience.”
Project Empower formed last August when a few friends talked about wanting to help the community, and interest grew among students around the city, Vasquez said.
“When I first joined the group, I was truly astonished by the amount of love that I had received,” she said. “I was welcomed with open arms, and we automatically felt like a family.”