Band directors thank board for $8,000 allocation; district highlights farm-to-school, solar CTE and student awards

"We were able to do this year because of the funding," Sycamore band directors told the Cheatham County School Board, thanking the board for a $3,000 allocation to Sycamore Middle and $5,000 to Sycamore High that the presenters said paid for new instruments, repairs and accessories the programs otherwise would not have afforded this year.

On the presentations-and-awards portion of the meeting, two band directors identified only by their first names — Melissa (Sycamore Middle School band director) and Penelope (Sycamore High School band director) — described how the board allocation allowed both schools to acquire a new tuba, concert toms and duplicate drum-line equipment so middle and high school ensembles each have a set. The directors said the funding accelerated repairs and purchases that otherwise would have taken several years and noted…