Grand Forks school system receives grant to fund recording studios for music education
Grant will allow high school students to learn how to record large ensembles performing band, choir and orchestra music Written By: Pamela D. Knudson | 3:00 pm, May 11, 2021 ×
The Mark Sanford Education Center, headquarters of Grand Forks Public Schools. (Grand Forks Herald photo)
The Grand Forks school district has received a grant for $30,685 from the Neel Family Fund to be used for semi-professional, educational studios at both high schools where students can learn to record and produce music.
The KnightRider Recording Studios, which will be integrated into current guitar and harmony courses, will provide students with the opportunity to learn how to record large ensembles in band, choir and orchestra, according to the district.
Here are 10 stories you might have missed over the weekend. 9:35 am, May 10, 2021 ×
Clint Turnage, wildlife biologist with USDA wildlife services, loads syringes with the Jansen (Johnson and Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine at a FEMA run mobile COVID-19 Vaccination clinic at Biddeford High School in Bidderford, Maine on April 26, 2021. Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty Images / TNS
Public health workers generally agree that reaching people who haven t gone out of their way to get a COVID-19 vaccine, but who would get one if it was convenient to them, is likely the surest way out of the pandemic. The Herald s Hannah Shirley reports that to do this, they have reiterated the same message as frequently as possible: the vaccines are safe and effective, and once fully vaccinated, you may begin to safely return to some normal activities. As local public health workers focus has shifted to reaching this population, much of their work has included debunking misinformation regarding th
Problem-solving skills, critical thinking, creative outlet highlighted as important benefits of art education Written By: Pamela D. Knudson | 8:00 am, May 8, 2021 ×
Mary Kulas (right) is coordinator of the Artist in the Classroom program, which started in Grand Forks public elementary schools in 1993. In this Herald file photo, she works with part-time artists Terri Berg (background) and Karla Nelson on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at the program s office at Ben Franklin Elementary School. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
Even though the full-time coordinator of the Artist in the Classroom program will remain employed with Grand Forks Public Schools next year, the program itself has been eliminated.
North Dakota schools figure out mask plans ahead of lifting emergency declaration inforum.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from inforum.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Aid dollars come in for ND schools, with 15 districts receiving more than $15,000 in per-pupil funding so far
As billions of dollars in federal money flow into districts around the country meant to cushion the pandemic’s expensive necessities the results have been transformative for some schools.
Written By:
Sam Easter | ×
Manvel Principal Melissa Hiltner, left, visits in a Manvel classroom with middle-school teacher Jodie Wohlgamuth. Local school leaders there hope to use federal stimulus money on a $90,000 project to replace nearly 60-year-old school windows. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
Manvel Public School is emerging from a long year of pandemic, just like every other district in North Dakota. And there’s work to be done.