Post by WeNeed3 on Mar 24, 2009 7:10:57 GMT -5
Neuqua Valley Wins Grammy Award
Reported by janet_buglio@ipsd.org on 3/23/09
The Grammy Foundation announced Neuqua Valley High School is one of the top three music education programs in the country. The school will receive a Grammy award and a $5,000 grant as a 2009 Grammy Signature Schools Gold winner.
Neuqua Valley is one of 14 schools nationwide to be honored by the Grammy Foundation as part of the organization's recognition of public high schools that make an outstanding commitment to music education. This is the eighth time that Neuqua Valley has been recognized by the Grammy Foundation, including being named the top music program in the country in 2005.
Superintendent Stephen Daeschner said the fine arts education provided to District 204 students is some of the best he's seen anywhere in the country. "I think the fact that the Grammy Foundation has recognized our schools so many times over the years speaks volumes about our talented students and dedicated teachers," Daeschner said.
Indian Prairie's Waubonsie Valley High School has been recognized five times by the Grammy Foundation and was named a Signature Gold School in 2006.
The selection process for Grammy Signature Schools begins in September when the Grammy Foundation mails notification to more than 20,000 public high schools requesting information about each school's music program. After the applications are scored, finalists are identified and asked to submit additional documentation, such as recordings of school concerts, sample concert programs and repertoire, which is then reviewed by an independent screening committee to determine the schools that merit Signature School status.
A complete list of this year's winners is at preview.grammyintheschools.com/docs/2009_GSS_List.pdf
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