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St. Mary Parish School Awarded $4,000 Music Grant
By St. Mary Parish School
Tuesday, Aug 26 2008, 03:24 PM
St. Mary Parish School was awarded a $4,000 grant from the Beihoff Music Fund. The school will use the funds to purchase a new portable, digital piano, and Apple MacBook computers, equipped with GarageBand software.
“We are grateful to the Beihoff Music Fund for giving us this opportunity to further advance our music program,” said school Principal Linda Joyner. “And we are very excited to offer our students the chance to work with this state-of-the-art music technology.”
The new technology will enable St. Mary students to create, arrange, record and produce their own voice, instrumental and digital compositions, which will be used as part of the school’s annual musical productions.
The music technology investment is a part of the school’s larger Technology Forward initiative, designed to maximize students’ exposure to computers and digital education, encouraging collaborative learning. In May 2008, the school received a $50,000 donation from alumnus and author John W. Schilling to support the school’s technology plans.
The Beihoff Music Fund was established in 1960 to aid elementary and secondary schools of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in the enhancement of their music programs. The fund supports repair and purchase of musical instruments, sheet music and other legitimate expenses incurred by scholastic music programs.
St. Mary Parish School has a rich history within the Menomonee Falls community, graduating over 30,000 students since opening its doors in 1916. In 2008 the school launched Technology Forward, a campaign to engage students by delivering innovative curriculum via advanced educational technology. To learn more about St. Mary Parish School call (262) 251-1050 or follow the link at www.stmarymf.org.
