NCTC Awards Grant to Macon County High’s Theater Group
NCTC recently granted $2,000 to Macon County High School’s theater department as part of an initiative to support music education programs. Presented by NCTC President and CEO Johnny McClanahan, the award was used to help offset the cost of the performance license for “Legally Blonde: The Musical.”
NCTC offered the grant through its partnership with AXS TV’s Band Together for Music Education program, which connects local affiliates with school music education programs across the country. The initiative was created to help local arts programs during a time of slashed budgets and a severe lack of funding for arts and music programs in public schools. It’s 1 of the few programs in the county that includes K-12 students across the district, as well as homeschool students.
NCTC President and CEO Johnny McClanahan, right, presents a check for $2,000 to Kelly Blackwood, adviser for Macon County High School’s theater department. They are surrounded by several cast members from the department’s recent show “Legally Blonde: The Musical.”
Grant winners are chosen based on merit and need. “These recipients are established programs that exemplify top leadership, instruction, and participation, yet also demonstrate a strong need for further funding and support,” a Band Together new release reads.
“This is 1 more way we like to look out for our communities,” McClanahan says. “NCTC is locally owned and operated, and we want to make sure we support the people in our service territory.”