Lincoln-Way Marching Band selected for Rose Parade
The Lincoln-Way Marching Band, from Lincoln-Way East, Central, and West high schools, has been invited to the 2019 Rose Parade.
Fine Arts
Art. Leaving a legacy. In a school. Does what?
The school environment plays a role not only in how much students enjoy school but, as a factor in stress and joy, in how successful they are.
Chicagoland’s oldest marching band festival turns 50
The longest-running marching band festival in the Chicago area will put on its 50th annual show this Saturday in Wheeling.
Chemistry can fix a statue honoring Francis Scott Key
Vandals damaged the statue that honors the Star-Spangled Banner's author in Baltimore. Art conservators are working hard to clean it up.
Sexually abuse a student, get a few months in prison
A marching band aide was sentenced to 18 mos. because he had sex with one of the students at the Md. school where he was volunteering.
Now this Calif. high school has its own mariachi band
A small grant helped a teacher start the 1st-ever mariachi band at his h.s. Tradition, memories, scenes of childhood, far-away places.
Lake Park opens the IL band season with ‘Currents’
Marching band season steps off this Saturday. Shows at Lake Park, O'Fallon, Stagg, and Washington. Are the bands ready?
Niles West junior hopes her art center will inspire
Making beautiful art is hard work, but just try teaming up with a group of your artistic friends to open up an actual art center.
Balto. City schools could move beyond math, reading
Baltimore City schools will open for students on Tuesday, and the schools CEO says she welcomes a more well-rounded approach to education.
He played the saxophone during brain surgery
A patient with an operable brain tumor happened to be a music ed major, so surgeons had him play the sax during his brain surgery.