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Last Update: 21 February 2010

Please consider helping the Johnson City Music Booster Club with the production of the Musical "West Side Story". To see how you can make a difference, click on the Volunteer logo on the left.

The Johnson City Music Booster Club is proud to announce that the Empire Statesmen Drum and Bugle Corp will be performing a concert on May 1st, 2010 to benefit the Johnson City Music Program. To view more information regarding this one-of-a-kind fund raising performance, click here or click on their logo image above.

Johnson City High School Music Program has again been selected as a 2010 Finalist for the GRAMMY Signature School award by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Foundation, Inc. JC is one of only 140 high schools nationwide to have been chosen among the top high school music programs in the United States. The designation is based on the results of a review of audio and videotapes that were submitted to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Foundation. These tapes are required to contain representative examples of the school's orchestra, band, and vocal music performing groups as well as copies of programs presented by the music department during the school year.
Johnson City is the only public school in America to have received the
GRAMMY Signature School award 5 times already.

Johnson City Marching Wildcats
New York State 2009
Small School Class 3 Champions

The school and community of Johnson City
have been selected AGAIN as one of the:
"Best Communities for Music Education in America".

NAMM Foundation Honors School Districts with
Strong Dedication to Music Programs

CARLSBAD, Calif., April 16, 2009—The NAMM Foundation today announced the results of its tenth annual “Best Communities for Music Education” survey, which acknowledges schools and districts across the U.S. for their commitment and support of music education in schools. As the economy challenges state and local school budgets to adequately support education, the 124 school districts named by the NAMM Foundation demonstrate the unwavering commitment to provide music education for their students. The NAMM Foundation’s mission is to ensure that all children have access to quality music education programs that encourage lifelong participation in music making.

Read the entire article by clicking on the Best Communities for Music Education in America graphic on the left. Visit the NAMM web site by clicking here.