GRAMMY Foundation and Best Buy Give Hopkins Music Department $2,000

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The GRAMMY Foundation and Best Buy awarded the Hopkins High School music department $2,000 on Wednesday, Feb. 29. The check was presented to Hopkins High School music and technology teacher Mark Czech during the grand opening of Best Buy's Mobile Store at the Ridgedale Mall in Minnetonka, MN.

"The Hopkins High School music department is thrilled to be a part of the Best Buy Mobile and Grammy Foundation Project," said Czech. "This program expands on the GRAMMY Foundation's support of music education by leveraging Best Buy's philanthropic platform, and strives to recognize the critical importance of maintaining music education as a core element of a child's educational development."

With the opening of every Best Buy Mobile store around the country, the GRAMMY Foundation identifies and selects a high school music program in the community to receive a grant of $2,000. Schools are chosen based on their ability to maintain a multidisciplinary music program even under challenging financial circumstances. Information on school music programs is gathered from a variety of publically available sources

Well-known for its strong and established music program, Hopkins High School maintains three levels of symphony orchestra, plus chamber orchestra. It also has three levels of band, plus pep band, two jazz bands and five choirs.