Members of the District 153 Parent Music Association board are, from left, Meghann Salus, Allison Hoover-Kinne, Becky Popelka, Hope Zawaski, Jo Greep, Cecilia Garcia, Jessica Lopez, and not pictured Imani Harris, Lavonna Tunstall, Stacy McCary,and Jessica Wintermantle. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)
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Musicians, parents mark 70th year for D153 Parent Music Association

District 153 musicians and their supporters came out to perform in a special “thank you” concert Thursday, March 27, for the Parent Music Association as it celebrated its 70th anniversary.

Studies have shown students who learn music have better results in school. In District 153, music is counted as part of the curriculum, the same as science or reading. 

“We often think of music as something that happens in a classroom or on a stage.…

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