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Band program raises $20,000; district reports new metal detectors, community outreach, CTE and AI initiatives
Summary
At the Westwood Heights board meeting, the band director announced $20,000 raised from a Renaissance Festival, and staff reported new metal detectors installed, community outreach events providing IDs and birth certificates, NCCER registration for CTE certifications, and plans to pilot AI tools for staff and students.
Westwood Heights administrators and staff reported several operational and program updates at the board meeting, including a large fundraising haul for the band, a technology and security rollout, community assistance events and career-technical education (CTE) advances.
Band director Mister Golden invited the board and public to a holiday concert on Dec. 12 at 5 p.m. in the Hamady Middle High School auditorium and said the program had generated $20,000 through work at the Renaissance Festival. "Our students... were able to generate $20,000 for our program," Golden said, and noted additional…
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