212 Quarterfinalists Announced for 2024 Music Educator Award™ Presented by the Recording Academy® and GRAMMY Museum®

Recipient, Finalists and Semi-Finalists to Receive Cash Honorariums, With Generous Support and Resources Provided by Ford Motor Company Fund

LOS ANGELES--()--GRAMMY Museum:

WHAT:

The Music Educator Award™ was established to recognize current educators (kindergarten through college and public and private schools) who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools. A joint partnership and presentation of the Recording Academy® and GRAMMY Museum®, the recipient will be recognized during GRAMMY® Week 2024.

 

 

The award is open to current U.S. music teachers, and anyone can nominate a teacher — students, parents, friends, colleagues, community members, school deans, and administrators. Teachers are also able to nominate themselves, and nominated teachers are notified and invited to fill out an application.

 

 

Each year, one recipient is selected from 10 finalists and recognized for their remarkable impact on students' lives. The 10th annual honoree will be flown to Los Angeles to attend the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards® and a range of GRAMMY Week events. The nine additional finalists will receive a $1,000 honorarium, and the schools of all 10 finalists will receive matching grants.

 

 

Fifteen semi-finalists will receive a $500 honorarium with matching school grants. The matching grants provided to the schools are made possible by the generosity and support of the GRAMMY Museum’s Education Champion Ford Motor Company Fund. In addition, the American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, NAMM Foundation, and National Education Association support this program through outreach to their constituencies.

 

 

WHO:

A total of 212 music teachers from 197 cities have been announced as quarterfinalists for the Music Educator Award presented by the Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum. In total, over 2,000 initial nominations were submitted. In addition to our quarterfinalists, 123 legacy applicants from 2023 will also be eligible to win the award this year.

QUARTERFINALISTS

 

Name

School

City

State

Casie Adams

Martinsburg High School

Martinsburg

West Virginia

Bruce Adams

Sam Houston High School

San Antonio

Texas

Miguel Aguiar

Southwest High School

San Antonio

Texas

Derek Alexander

Orville Bright Elementary School

Chicago

Illinois

Dawn Amthor

Wallkill Senior High School

Wallkill

New York

Jonathan Anderson

University High School (Volusia)

Orange City

Florida

Christopher Andrews

Hephzibah High School

Hephzibah

Georgia

Jeanne Andrews

Pauline J. Petway Elementary School

Vineland

New Jersey

Justin Antos

Dwight D. Eisenhower High School

Blue Island

Illinois

Javier Arau

New York Jazz Academy

New York

New York

Andrea Armour

Christian County Middle School

Hopkinsville

Kentucky

Timothy Arnold

Orono High School

Long Lake

Minnesota

Shawn Athey

Veterans Memorial High School

Corpus Christi

Texas

Elizabeth Baker

Mary Martin Elementary

Weatherford

Texas

Jeremy Bartunek

Greenbriar School

Northbrook

Illinois

Adem Birson

New York University

New York

New York

Benjamen Blasko

Lipscomb University

Nashville

Tennessee

Amanda Blevins

Tri-Valley High School

Dresden

Ohio

Susan Boddie

Valdosta State University

Valdosta

Georgia

Adrain Bonner

Lancaster High School

Lancaster

Texas

Cherie Bowe

Pascagoula High School

Pascagoula

Mississippi

Andrew Bowerly

Tenino High School

Tenino

Washington

George Bradshaw

Dover Area High School

Dover

Pennsylvania

Gwendolyn Brazier

Lathrop High School

Fairbanks

Alaska

Steve Browne

Nashville Community High School

Nashville

Illinois

Matthew Brusseau

Davie County High School

Mocksville

North Carolina

Ryan Bulgarelli

Loyalsock Township High School

Williamsport

Pennsylvania

Cathryn Burt

East Newton High School

Granby

Missouri

James Byrn, Jr.

Maconaquah High School

Bunker Hill

Indiana

Mary Catherine Campbell

Seven Pines Elementary

Sandston

Virginia

Helen Capehart

Bridgeport High School

Bridgeport

Texas

Marcos Carreras

Conservatory of The Arts

Springfield

Massachusetts

Michael "Patrick" Carte

Scott High School

Madison

West Virginia

Curtis Carver

Harlem High School

Harlem

Georgia

Roger Chagnon III

Westfield Academy and Central School

Westfield

New York

Kristopher Chandler

Gautier High School

Gautier

Mississippi

Jeff Chang

Decatur High School

Federal Way

Washington

Krista Clay

West Branch High School

Beloit

Ohio

Travis Coakley

William Carey University

Hattiesburg

Mississippi

Vanessa Cobb

Montgomery Central High School

Cunningham

Tennessee

Mark Collins

John S. Battle High School

Bristol

Virginia

Trish Conover

Community Middle School

Plainsboro

New Jersey

John Contreras

Pueblo High School

Tucson

Arizona

Kyle Cook

Western Branch Middle School

Chesapeake

Virginia

Travis Cook

Plymouth Christian Academy

Canton

Michigan

Daniel Cook

University of North Texas

Denton

Texas

Andrew Cote

Merrimack College

North Andover

Massachusetts

Drew Cowell

Belleville East High School

Belleville

Illinois

Cory Craig

Benton Intermediate School

Benton

Louisiana

Matthew Cunningham

Brockton High School

Brockton

Massachusetts

Shannon Curtis

Zimmerman Middle High School

Zimmerman

Minnesota

Isaac Daniel

Stax Music Academy

Memphis

Tennessee

Jim Daughters

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau

Missouri

Marci DeAmbrose

Lincoln Southwest High School

Lincoln

Nebraska

Jackie Deen

Pottsboro High School

Pottsboro

Texas

Matthew Denman

Classen School of Advanced Studies

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma

Ryan Diefenderfer

Paradise Valley High School

Phoenix

Arizona

Jennifer DiVasto

Pennridge High School

Perkasie

Pennsylvania

Antoine Dolberry

P.S. 103x Hector Fontanez

Bronx

New York

George Dragoo

Stevens High School

Rapid City

South Dakota

Marisa Drake

Patuxent High School

Lusby

Maryland

Kathleen Dudley

Andrew Cooke Magnet School

Waukegan

Illinois

Jonathan Eising

James Hubert Blake High School

Silver Spring

Maryland

Jonathan Eldridge

Weston High School

Weston

Massachusetts

Carol Evans

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

Pennsylvania

Anthony Ferreira

Suffield High

West Suffield

Connecticut

Tamara Frazier

North Valleys High School

Reno

Nevada

J.D. Frizzell

Briarcrest Christian School

Eads

Tennessee

Chesteron Frye

St. Helena College & Career Academy

Greensburg

Louisiana

Nicholas Garofalo

Chattahoochee High School

Johns Creek

Georgia

Matt Gerry

Salina South Middle School

Salina

Kansas

Anna Girling

Sebastopol Attendance Center

Sebastopol

Mississippi

Vivian Gonzalez

Miami Arts Studio 6-12 @ Zelda Glazer

Miami

Florida

Johnathan Gore

Sandy Run K8 School

Swansea

South Carolina

Serena Gorham

Weare Middle School

Weare

New Hampshire

Kylie Griffin

Dozier Elementary

Erath

Louisiana

Jess Gronberg

Hawkes Bluff Elementary

Davie

Florida

Alan Guckian

Manor High School

Manor

Texas

Nathaniel Gunter

Greer High School

Greer

South Carolina

Amy Hannequin

Bethel Middle School

Bethel

Connecticut

Crystal Harding

Ypsilanti Community High School

Ypsilanti

Michigan

Diana Harrigan

Bloom High School

Chicago Heights

Illinois

Toye Harris

Miami High School

Miami

Oklahoma

Chris Hayslette

Bridgeport Middle School

Bridgeport

West Virginia

Colette Hebert

Ella Fitzgerald Academy

Yonkers

New York

Martha Heise

Seventh Street Elementary School

Oil City

Pennsylvania

Jonathan Helmick

Slippery Rock University

Slippery Rock

Pennsylvania

Corey Hermens

Grant County High School

Dry Ridge

Kentucky

Joel Hill

Velma Jackson High School and Shirley D. Simmons Middle School

Camden

Mississippi

Autumn Danielle Hodges

Clarksville- Kraus Middle School

Clarksville

Arkansas

Elaine Holmes

Comsewogue High School

Port Jefferson Station

New York

Gene Hundley

Swainsboro Middle School

Swainsboro

Georgia

Victor Iapalucci

Philip Barbour High School

Philippi

West Virginia

Devin James

Salem High School

Conyers

Georgia

Heidi Jaye

Daniel Webster Elementary School

New Rochelle

New York

Luke Johnson

Ingalls Elementary

Ingalls

Kansas

Jamie Jones

Manzano Day School

Albuquerque

New Mexico

Tyler Jones

Thompson Middle School

Alabaster

Alabama

Daniel Joosten

Edgerton High School

Edgerton

Wisconsin

Brett Keith

Northern Bedford County Middle/High School

Loysburg

Pennsylvania

Deonte Kennedy

Craigmont High School

Memphis

Tennessee

Matthew Kilby

Fort Dorchester HS

North Charleston

South Carolina

Lou Kitchner

Bedford Middle School

Westport

Connecticut

Michael Kiyoi

San Marcos High School

Santa Barbara

California

Kate Klotz

Monarch High School

Louisville

Colorado

Heidi Kohler

Clarence Middle School

Clarence

New York

Michael Lapomardo

Shrewsbury High School

Shrewsbury

Massachusetts

Michael Lee

Jericho Middle School

Jericho

New York

Morgan Lentino

Otter Creek Elementary

Elgin

Illinois

Joshua Light

Soddy-Daisy HS

Soddy-Daisy

Tennessee

Lisa Linde

Newton South High school

Newton

Massachusetts

Wes Lowe

The King's Academy

West Palm Beach

Florida

Cole Lundquist

Gloucester High School

Gloucester

Massachusetts

Robert Mamminga

St. Francis High School

Wheaton

Illinois

Peter Manzi

Carlsbad High School

Carlsbad

California

Samuel Maran

Lake High School

Millbury

Ohio

Jayson Martinez

Arts High School

Newark

New Jersey

Kevin McDonald

Wellesley High School

Wellesley

Massachusetts

Jill Melchitzky

Northwestern Middle School

Albion

Pennsylvania

Larrian Menifee

Ball High School

Galveston

Texas

Kimberly Mettert

East Noble Middle School

Kendallville

Indiana

Natalie Moore

Sullivan High School

Sullivan

Missouri

Mario Morales

Granbury High School

Granbury

Texas

Coty Raven Morris

Portland State University

Portland

Oregon

Brian Nabors

Shelby High School

Shelby

Ohio

Jenny Neff

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

Cassandra Nelson

Mountaineer Middle

Morgantown

West Virginia

Trevor Nicholas

Senn Arts at Nicholas Senn High School

Chicago

Illinois

Adam Nobile

Big Spring High School

Newville

Pennsylvania

Sam Noyce

Thomas Jefferson Jr. High School

Kearns

Utah

Tim O'Donnell

Ephrata High School

Ephrata

Washington

John Panella

Cottondale High School

Cottondale

Florida

James Patterson

Kingstree High School

Kingstree

South Carolina

Shakia Paylor

City Neighbors High School

Baltimore

Maryland

Fernando Penaloza

Savanna High School

Anaheim

California

Kathy Perconti

Wayne Central High School

Ontario Center

New York

Jordan Peters

Dr. E Alma Flagg School

Newark

New Jersey

Catherine Plichta

Theatre Arts Production Company School

Bronx

New York

Felix Ponce

Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School

Chicago

Illinois

David Pope

Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

Ohio

Ær Queen

Braddock Elementary School

Annandale

Virginia

Brian Querry

Charles A. Huston Middle School

Lower Burrell

Pennsylvania

Rebecca Raber

University of Mary

Bismarck

North Dakota

Marc Ratner

Mineola High School

Garden City Park

New York

Lance Rauh

Patriot Oaks Academy

St Johns

Florida

Hoza Redditt

MSA East Academy

St. Gabriel

Louisiana

Heather Rentz

St. Mark Westpark

Cleveland

Ohio

Aaron Rex

Mason Middle School

Mason

Ohio

Angela Rex

Riverside Middle School

Greer

South Carolina

Chris Richard

Rogers Heritage High School

Rogers

Arkansas

Sarah Riechers

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School

Manassas

Virginia

Stephanie Robertson

Ponchatoula High School

Ponchatoula

Louisiana

Bethany Robinson

Noblesville High School

Noblesville

Indiana

Keith Robinson

Jefferson Avenue Elementary

Seguin

Texas

Alberto Rodriguez

Mount Vernon High School

Alexandria

Virginia

Chad Rose

Sheridan High School

Sheridan

Wyoming

Stewart Rosen

Walter Reed Middle School

North Hollywood

California

Shawn Royer

Marian University

Indianapolis

Indiana

Dayshawn Russell

North Iberville Elementary

Rosedale

Louisiana

Hannah Ryan

University of Virginia's College at Wise

Wise

Virginia

Kyle Ryan

Turkey Hill School

Orange

Connecticut

Ashley Sands

Kennedy Secondary School

Fergus Falls

Minnesota

Mark Santos

Santa Ana High School

Santa Ana

California

Danni Schmitt

Roland Park Elementary/Middle School

Baltimore

Maryland

Kevin Schoenbach

Oswego High School

Oswego

Illinois

Eric Schultz

Coastal Carolina University

Conway

South Carolina

Jessica Schwartz

Denham Springs High School

Denham Springs

Louisiana

Josh Settlemyre

R.J. Reynolds High School

Winston-Salem

North Carolina

Jason Shiuan

Saratoga High School

Saratoga

California

Katie Silcott

Olentangy Shanahan Middle School

Lewis Center

Ohio

Kerra Simmons

Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

Fort Worth

Texas

Joani Slawson

Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy

Melbourne

Florida

Timothy Patrick Sloan Sr.

Albright Middle School

Houston

Texas

Jessie Smith

Yes Prep Public Schools

Houston

Texas

Cathryn Smith

Coleman High School

Coleman

Texas

Patrick Smith

Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School

New Haven

Connecticut

Tony Spano

Culver City High School

Culver City

California

Wes Sparkes

Eagleview Middle School

Colorado Springs

Colorado

Julian Spires

Meade Middle School

Fort Meade

Maryland

Shannon Stem

University Academy

Panama City

Florida

Harold Stephan

Stuyvesant High School

New York

New York

Cassandra Sulbaran

Braintree High School

Braintree

Massachusetts

Lynn Sweet

Mount Anthony Union High School

Bennington

Vermont

Agnes Tech

Indian Prairie Elementary School

Crystal Lake

Illinois

Chris Toomey

Mineola High School

Garden City Park

New York

Tom Torrento

Grosse Pointe North High School

Grosse Pointe Woods

Michigan

Jessica Torres

Elmont Memorial Jr. Sr. High School

Elmont

New York

Michelle Trinidad

Sacred Heart School

Bronx

New York

Alice Tsui

New Bridges Elementary

Brooklyn

New York

Jordan Tupper

Episcopal School of Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Louisiana

Martin Urbach

Harvest Collegiate High School

New York City

New York

Johny Vargas

Pueblo High School

Tucson

Arizona

Amy Villanova

Canyon Crest Academy

San Diego

California

Valerie Vinnard

Webster Elementary

Long Beach

California

Kenneth Walker

Ralls High School

Ralls

Texas

Kathy Wallace

Willard Elementary

Winchester

Indiana

Jennifer Walter

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro

North Carolina

John Ware

Stovall Middle School

Houston

Texas

Brandon Weeks

North Polk High School

Alleman

Iowa

Lisa Werner

St. Bruno Parish School

Dousman

Wisconsin

Scott Weyman

Solanco High School

Quarryville

Pennsylvania

Elizabeth White

Holcomb RIII

Holcomb

Missouri

Tyler Wigglesworth

West Covina High School

West Covina

California

Derrick Williams

Vista Heights Middle School

Moreno Valley

California

Paula Williams

The Ron Clark Academy

Atlanta

Georgia

Sandi Wilson

Franklin School of Innovation

Asheville

North Carolina

Matthew Wiltshire

Lewiston High School

Lewiston

Maine

Damion Womack

The Montgomery Academy

Montgomery

Alabama

Tammy Yi

Chapman University

Orange

California

Nicholas Young

Altus High School

Altus

Oklahoma

Jason Younts

Samuel V. Champion High School

Boerne

Texas

DeAnna Zecchin

Indian River High School

Dagsboro

Delaware

LEGACY APPLICANTS

 

Name

School

City

State

Phil Aguglia

Kenmore East High School

Tonawanda

New York

Heather Akers

Central Middle School

Dover

Delaware

Eric Allen

Western Middle School for the Arts

Louisville

Kentucky

Calandria Allen

Zachary Community Schools

Zachary

Louisiana

Abigail Alwin

Clague Middle School

Ann Arbor Public Schools

Michigan

David Amos

Heritage Middle School

Painesville

Ohio

Luke Aumann

Appleton North High School

Appleton

Wisconsin

Elizabeth Baker

Ilima Intermediate School

Ewa Beach

Hawaiʻi

Andre Barnes

Science Park High School

Newark

New Jersey

Conesha Barron

Lanier High School

Jackson

Mississippi

Lyndra Bastian

Creekside Middle School and Woodstock High School

Woodstock

Illinois

William Bennett

Cane Bay High School

Summerville

South Carolina

Heather Bice

Ridgeview High School

Orange Park

Florida

Charlie Bradberry

Iowa Park High School

Iowa Park

Texas

Justin Britt

Kingston Public Schools

Kingston

Oklahoma

Shantavia Burchette

East Side High School

Newark

New Jersey

John Burn

Homestead High School

Cupertino

California

Alexander Busby

Oviedo High School

Oviedo

Florida

Aaron Bush

Foxborough High School

Foxborough

Massachusetts

Meg Byrne

Pleasant Valley High School

Bettendorf

Iowa

Philip Carter

O'Fallon Township High School

O'Fallon

Illinois

Elizabeth Carter

Snowden School

Memphis

Tennessee

Francis Cathlina

University of Memphis

Memphis

Tennessee

Tiffany Chiang

Mark Twain I.S. 239

Brooklyn

New York

Ernesta Chicklowski

Roosevelt Elementary

Tampa

Florida

Michael Coelho

Ipswich Middle School and Ipswich High School

Ipswich

Massachusetts

Christine Cumberledge

Central Junior High School

Euless

Texas

Heather Dipasquale

Todd County Middle School

Elkton

Kentucky

Jack A. Eaddy, Jr.

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee

North Carolina

Dominique Eade

New England Conservatory of Music

Boston

Massachusetts

Cuauhtemoc Escobedo

Eckstein Middle School

Seattle

Washington

Jasmine Faulkner

Polaris Expeditionary Learning School

Fort Collins

Colorado

Daniel James Felton

Tartan High School

Oakdale

Minnesota

Nicholas Fernandez

Bentonville Schools

Bentonville

Arkansas

Cathryn Fowler

Health Careers High School

San Antonio

Texas

Marisa Frank

Explore! Community School

Nashville

Tennessee

Jasmine Fripp

KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School

Nashville

Tennessee

Jacob Garcia

Tennyson Middle School

Waco

Texas

Jorge L. Garcia

Elias Herrera Middle School

Laredo

Texas

Tina Gibson

Jefferson County Traditional Middle School

Louisville

Kentucky

Alex Gittelman

Haverford Middle School

Havertown

Pennsylvania

Guillermo Gonzalez

James A. Garfield High School

Los Angeles

California

Mansa Gory

Denzel Washington School of the Arts

Mount Vernon

New York

Deanna Grandstaff

Cecil Intermediate School

McDonald

Pennsylvania

Amanda Hanzlik

E.O. Smith High School

Storrs

Connecticut

Marvin Haywood

John Ehret High School

Marrero

Louisiana

Kristin Howell

Syosset High School

Syosset

New York

Emmanuel Hudson

Booker T. Washington High School

Shreveport

Louisiana

Karla Hulne

Blair-Taylor Middle/High School

Blair

Wisconsin

Mia Ibrahim

Health Opportunities High School

Bronx

New York

Luis Ingels

Candor Elementary School

Candor

New York

Justin Janer

Pinewood School Middle Campus

Los Altos

California

Daryl Jessen

Dakota Valley School

North Sioux City

South Dakota

De'Evin Johnson

Duncanville High School

Duncanville

Texas

Amir Jones

Harvey High School

Painesville

Ohio

Allison Kline

Blue Mountain Area School

Orwigsburg

Pennsylvania

Kenneth Kosterman

Rockwall-Heath High School

Heath

Texas

Joshua Krohn

Brent Elementary School

Washington

District of Columbia

Sarah Labovitz

Arkansas State University

Jonesboro

Arkansas

Heather Leppard

Girls Academic Leadership Academy (GALA)

Los Angeles

California

Hope Lewis

Charles O. Dickerson HS

Trumansburg

New York

Meredith Lord

Burncoat High School

Worcester

Massachusetts

Brendon Lucas

Nyack High School

Nyack

New York

Christian Lucas

Mariners Christian School

Costa Mesa

California

Alison McCarrey

Romig Middle School

Anchorage

Alaska

Angie McDaniel

Forest Creek Elementary

Round Rock

Texas

Ashleigh McDaniel Spatz

Burgess Peterson Academy

Atlanta

Georgia

Matthew McKagan

Lindero Canyon Middle School

Agoura Hills

California

Brian McMath

Northwest Guilford High School

Greensboro

North Carolina

Phillip McMullen

Silver Creek Central Schools

Silver Creek

New York

Tracy Meldrum

Verrado High School

Buckeye

Arizona

Xochilt Melendez Munguia

Gainesville Middle School for the Arts and Sciences

Gainesville

Virginia

Kris Milby

Greenup County High School

Greenup

Kentucky

Dana Monteiro

Frederick Douglass Academy

New York

New York

Shelby Montgomery

George Jenkins High School

Lakeland

Florida

David Moore

Inspire Charter Academy

Baton Rouge

Louisiana

Ryan Moseley

Appoquinimink High School

Middletown

Delaware

David Moss

West Hopkins School

Nebo

Kentucky

Deborah Muhlenbruck-Fleischer

Gunderson Middle School

Las Vegas

Nevada

Vicki Nichols

Grandview Elementary

Grandview

Texas

Jeremy Overbeck

Century High School

Bismarck

North Dakota

John Pachence

Penn State Abington

Abington

Pennsylvania

Jennifer Page

Niles North High School

Skokie

Illinois

Matthew Pitts

Robert JC Rice Elementary School

Gilbert

Arizona

Courtney Powers

Muhammad Ali School 23

Passaic

New Jersey

Natalie Pratt

Brentwood High School

Brentwood

Tennessee

William Rank

Oak Prairie Junior High School

Lockport

Illinois

Brett Rankin

Wilde Lake High School

Columbia

Maryland

Annie Ray

Annandale High School

Annandale

Virginia

Tracy Resseguie

Staley High School

Kansas City

Missouri

Giovanni Santos

La Sierra University

Riverside

California

Ruth Schwartz

Chugiak High School and Mirror Lake Middle School

Chugiak

Alaska

Laura Shapovalov

Walden III Middle and High School

Racine

Wisconsin

James Sheffer

Medford Memorial Middle School and Haines Sixth Grade Center

Medford

New Jersey

Matthew Shephard

Meridian Early College High School

Sanford

Michigan

Dylan Sims

York Middle School

York

South Carolina

Thomas Slater

Chestnut Oaks Middle School

Sumter

South Carolina

Michele Slone

Urbana Elementary and Jr. High School

Urbana

Ohio

Tony Small

St. Vincent Pallotti Arts Academy

Laurel

Maryland

Andrew Smith

Charlotte Central School

Charlotte

Vermont

Wayne Splettstoeszer

Torrington High School

Torrington

Connecticut

Elizabeth Steege

Cass High School

Racine

Wisconsin

Lawrence Stoffel

California State University, Northridge

Los Angeles

California

Tyler Swick

Robert and Sandy Ellis Elementary

Henderson

Nevada

Elizabeth Taylor

La Crosse Elementary School

La Crosse

Virginia

Cami Tedoldi

Foxborough High School

Foxborough

Massachusetts

Kylie Teston

Leonardtown High School

Leonardtown

Maryland

Jonathan Todd

Palisades High School

Charlotte

North Carolina

Matthew Trevino

Roan Forest Elementary

San Antonio

Texas

Alexis True

Thomas Downey High School

Modesto

California

Gregory Urban

Dunedin Highland Middle School

Dunedin

Florida

Jon Usher

Hidden Springs Elementary

Moreno Valley

California

Michael Vasquez

Charles L. Kuentz Jr. Elementary

Helotes

Texas

Aaron Vogel

Mountain Ridge High School

Glendale

Arizona

Bryen Warfield

Homestead High School

Fort Wayne

Indiana

Sarah Wehmeier Aparicio

Waukesha South High School

Waukesha

Wisconsin

Christopher White

Hickory Ridge High School

Harrisburg

North Carolina

Tammy White

Kiser Middle School

Greensboro

North Carolina

Tyron Williams

New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities IV

Far Rockaway

New York

Krista Williams

Floretta P. Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy

Mobile

Alabama

Kelly Winovich

Northgate Middle/Senior High School

Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania

Hayley Winslow

Snow Canyon Middle School

Saint George

Utah

Ronnie Ziccardi

Avonworth

Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania

 

 

 

 

WHEN:

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Contacts

Daniela Tellechea
Communications, Recording Academy
daniela.tellechea@recordingacademy.com

Jasmine Lywen-Dill
Director of Communications, GRAMMY Museum
T. 213.725.5703
jlywen-dill@grammymuseum.org

Maddy Lauritzen
Coordinator of GRAMMY In The Schools, GRAMMY Museum
T. 213.725.5752
mlauritzen@grammymuseum.org

Contacts

Daniela Tellechea
Communications, Recording Academy
daniela.tellechea@recordingacademy.com

Jasmine Lywen-Dill
Director of Communications, GRAMMY Museum
T. 213.725.5703
jlywen-dill@grammymuseum.org

Maddy Lauritzen
Coordinator of GRAMMY In The Schools, GRAMMY Museum
T. 213.725.5752
mlauritzen@grammymuseum.org