(L-R) Compton High
School’s Anthony Ransfer, Music Teacher; Dr. Letitia Badley, Principal; Rodolfo
Zendejas, Assistant Principal, Renee Cobb, Pamela Alexander, Ford Motor Company
Fund and Joseph Langford, Grammy Foundation.
Compton High School’s Music Program is one of the
Top 6 in the Nation for 2013.
They were awarded a GRAMMY Signature Schools Enterprise Award
along with a check for $5,500 with the support from Ford Motor Company Fund to the GRAMMY Foundation.
The Enterprise Award
category recognizes efforts made by schools that are economically
underserved. The students were also
treated to GRAMMY Camp – Basic Training, a GRAMMY in the Schools initiative of
the GRAMMY Foundation. Top music
industry professional discussed the realities of the music business and careers
in music with the students.
Photo by: Maury Phillips
The GRAMMY Foundation® was established in 1989 to cultivate the understanding,
appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American
culture. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and
activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the
general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its
founder, The Recording Academy®,
to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of
music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural
heritage. In recognition of the significant role of teachers in shaping their
students’ musical experiences, the GRAMMY Foundation and The Recording Academy
are partnering to present our first Music Educator Award. Open to current U.S. music teachers in K through college, the Music
Educator Award will be given out during GRAMMY Week 2014. For more information
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Ford Motor Company Fund and
Community Services
works with community partners to advance driving safety, education and
community life. For more than 60 years, Ford Motor Company Fund has operated
with ongoing funding from Ford Motor Company. The award-winning Ford Driving
Skills for Life program teaches new drivers through a variety of hands-on and
interactive methods. Innovation in education is encouraged through national
programs that enhance high school learning and provide college scholarships and
university grants. Through the Ford Volunteer Corps, more than 25,000 Ford
employees and dealers work on projects each year that better their communities
in more than 40 countries. For more information, visit www.community.ford.com.
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