The students at Centennial High School in Franklin got a BIG surprise last week…
when Country Supergroup Rascal Flatts stopped by for their school’s pep rally!! The Centennial High Cougars can thank the Cougar band and the school’s chorus group for the visit. It was all part of the Grammy Foundation’s initiative to keep music programs in public schools.
With the help of Best Buy mobile, The Grammy Foundation and the Flatts presented a check for $5000 to Centennial High’s music program.
Gary, Jay and Joe Don spoke to all the music students first and gave their owns about how music programs in their high schools inspired them to become who they are today. Joe Don’s story was my personal favorite…
Joe Don: "We had a unique opportunity at my high school to play all the sports and to march in the band. Well, my junior year we got a new band instructor that was good buddies with the football coach and for a grade, at halftime you had to march if you played football and marched in the band. And so yeah, literally I'd take my shoulder pads and helmet off and put my band top on and go out and march with the band, and play my trumpet. Halftimes over (laughs) ..."
Gary LeVox: "(laughs) I love it"
Joe Don: "... put on my gear and go finish the game. Have grass stains on my pants on everything, you know (laughs)... but it was just a normal thing and a lotta smaller schools around that area did the same thing."
The boys still rag him about it, but the kids were loving every minute of it. They had their own Q & A session with the Flatts, asking them to name their favorite food (which was pizza and mac 'n cheese, by the way), and one student convinced the boys to sing a little bit.
It was so sweet to see the faces of those kids with their futures wide open...you could see them all dreaming big as they listened. You never know, a future Country star or stars may have been sitting right there in that auditorium...
Gary, Jay and Joe Don spoke to all the music students first and gave their owns about how music programs in their high schools inspired them to become who they are today. Joe Don’s story was my personal favorite…
Joe Don: "We had a unique opportunity at my high school to play all the sports and to march in the band. Well, my junior year we got a new band instructor that was good buddies with the football coach and for a grade, at halftime you had to march if you played football and marched in the band. And so yeah, literally I'd take my shoulder pads and helmet off and put my band top on and go out and march with the band, and play my trumpet. Halftimes over (laughs) ..."
Gary LeVox: "(laughs) I love it"
Joe Don: "... put on my gear and go finish the game. Have grass stains on my pants on everything, you know (laughs)... but it was just a normal thing and a lotta smaller schools around that area did the same thing."
The boys still rag him about it, but the kids were loving every minute of it. They had their own Q & A session with the Flatts, asking them to name their favorite food (which was pizza and mac 'n cheese, by the way), and one student convinced the boys to sing a little bit.
It was so sweet to see the faces of those kids with their futures wide open...you could see them all dreaming big as they listened. You never know, a future Country star or stars may have been sitting right there in that auditorium...
- Ashley
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