Mr. Carbone, JC Music Coordinator, recently announced at the Winter Concerts that once again, our Music Program was nominated for another GRAMMY Signature Award. If awarded, this will be the 6^th time that the Johnson City School District Music Program has been recognized with this very prestigious honor.

The GRAMMY Signature School award is given out by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Foundation, Inc. The designation is based on the results of a questionnaire outlining the course offerings of the Music Program as well as a review of audio and videotapes that were submitted. 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.  

The applications are scored and ranked and the top 100 highest scoring schools (finalists) are then invited to submit supplemental materials. A screening committee adjudicates the recorded materials. Up to 40 schools are then selected as a GRAMMY Signature School. The selection is to occur in April 2008.

Johnson City is the only public school in America to have received this award 5 times. 

Read more about GRAMMY in the Schools by clicking on the web link.