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Ridgewood High School teacher in the running for a Grammy
Friday, June 14, 2013
BY BETSY MURPHY
CORRESPONDENT
The Ridgewood News
The first thing Jeff Haas brings up when asked about his Grammy Music Educator Award nomination is the name of a former student.
“Gary Bernice,” he says, “has been nominated for a Grammy this year. He’s a 2001 Ridgewood High School (RHS) grad and he teaches band in Springfield, Mass. We talked last week and thought we should form a coalition.”
Haas, director of Bands at RHS, came to the high school 25 years ago after one year in Long Island. He began with the Marching Band and the Concert Band, with a half day spent at Travell School.
“The program started to grow immediately,” he says. “There were maybe 60 musicians then. Within a year, the number doubled. We added more bands and now we have about 200 musicians.”
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