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10:25 am
Fri March 22, 2013

High School Students Can Learn Radio At Camp KPAC

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Morning Edition host Crystal Chavez explains the KSTX studio to Camp KPAC students.
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Are you a high school student who is interested in learning what it's like to work at a radio station?

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Arts Education
2:39 pm
Tue March 5, 2013

John Lennon Bus Helps Kids Make Music, Art

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The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus travels 10 months a year, visiting middle & high schools and colleges.
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The staff of the John Lennon Bus offers basic music lessons, and helps kids record songs and videos.
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Kyle Baldour explains how students can learn video production skills in one of three suites on the bus itself.
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A closer look at the video console, which uses a Tricaster 855 from San Antonio's NewTek.
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Imagine.
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The John Lennon Educational Bus stopped this week in San Antonio, where it was stationed at Café College downtown.  The staff visited middle schools,  high schools and colleges where they help students write, record, and make videos for original music. 

Some students have never played instruments, so the bus staff also gave basic lessons. The bus has been around for 16 years, and they anticipate a second bus will be deployed in May for use in Europe.

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3:48 pm
Wed February 27, 2013

Can The Kashmere Stage Band's Thunder Soul Save Texas Schools?

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On Saturday the Kashmere High School Marching band, the modern day group of students carrying the name of the legendary Conrad O. Johnson-led award winning group of the late 60s, marched to lead the Save Texas Schools rally at the State Capitol in Austin to urge lawmakers to stop cutting funding to public schools and reign-in standardized testing.
With legislative discourse choking public education, activists, parents, and students descend on the capitol tomorrow for Save Texas Schools. The rally runs noon-1:30pm, but the march on state government begins at the Congress Ave. Bridge, 10:45am, led by the Kashmere HS Marching Band, descended from the famous Houston funkestra.
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Arts Education
3:25 pm
Fri February 8, 2013

Say Sí Receives Unexpected $100,000 award

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Nicole Amri, SAY SI Program/Community Coordinator with SAY SI Artistic Director Jon Hinojosa and Board Member Michael Mazzei receive unexpected check from IMPACT SA's Ann Parker
SAY SI Artistic Director, Jon Hinojosa, reacts to surprise $100,000 check from IMPACT President Ann Parker
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On Thursday the Say Sí multi-disciplinary arts program became the unexpected recipient of the $100,000 IMPACT San Antonio grant.

IMPACT San Antonio presents large grants of $100,000 to selected non-profits each October and last year doubled its awards; honoring the San Antonio AIDS Foundation and the Center for Family Relations each with grants to apply toward specific projects.

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