During the March 14, 2016 Mt. Ephraim Board of Education (BOE) meeting, Principal Mike Hunter recognized students from Mary Bray School and Raymond Kershaw School for their participation in the district’s music programs.

Because March is designated as Music in our Schools Month® or MIOSM®, Mt. Ephraim School District students were honored for their music, band, and choral participation.

Music In Our Schools Month is celebrated annually in March. The purpose of Music In Our Schools Month is to engage music educators, students, and communities from around the country in promoting the benefits of high quality music education programs in schools.

Music In Our Schools Month began in New York in 1973 as a single statewide Advocacy Day. It has since grown to become a month-long celebration of school music.

On its website, the National Association for Music Education states: “The purpose of MIOSM is to raise awareness of the importance of music education for all children and to remind citizens that schools are where all children should have access to music. MIOSM is an opportunity for music teachers to bring their music programs to the attention of the school and the community, and to display the benefits that school music brings to students of all ages.”