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The Clarke County School District (CCSD) was recently named as one of the 2013 Best Communities in Music Education by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM). The school district, in partnership with AthFest Educates, received this designation due to its commitment to arts education and COE staff member Peter Norris is a big part of AthFest Educates.

Norris

Norris, of the COE’s Office of Instructional Technology and manager of Teaching for Technology, is on the Board of Directors for AthFest Educates

AthFest Educates inspires, engages and educates the youth and adults of Athens in music and arts by providing sustained funding for programs and initiatives through events that showcase the community’s talent.  For the last three years, AthFest Educates has provided funding to CCSD directly through a mini-grant program and via the UGA String Project.

See more on AthFest Educates.

Norris is also a volunteer production coordinator for AthFest (music festival). The music festival and AthHalf (half marathon) are the vehicles through which AthFest Educates raises money from the local community for its programs (it obtains other funds from private foundations).

“As a production coordinator, I assist AthensFest executive director Jared Bailey with getting in place the necessary permits, stages, tents, electricity and beverages,” said Norris.  I am privileged to be part of a very active 13-member festival committee that books musical acts, obtains vendors and artists (the festival includes a juried art show), organizes KidsFest, obtains and sells merchandise, supervises marketing and PR efforts, organizes the film festival and the annual sampler music CD.”