Bethpage schools named best for music education

BY GARY SIMEONE

For the fourth consecutive year, the Bethpage school district has been awarded one of the best communities in the country for their music education program. The award was given by the NAMM (National Association Music Merchants) Foundation, a nonprofit which advances active participation in music-making.

Alyssa White, Director of Fine & Performing Arts in the Bethpage district, said that the ward was given across all school levels, from the elementary schools up to the High School.

“We were one of only eight-hundred thirty school districts nationwide to receive this prestigious distinction,” said White. “This was a cumulative effort from our dedicat-

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