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Boston Globe: NSHS Students rally to save Jazz Combo

Parents and students from the Newton South High School community demonstrated outside Newton City Hall May 27 to advocate for keeping the school’s Jazz Combo. With a large sign saying “Save South Music,” the parents said they were counting on their kids having the opportunity to continue the award-winning program. Read full article

Newton South Parents Make Case To Restore Jazz Combo ClassA group parents spoke out at Monday's School Committee meeting in opposition to the sudden shutting down of the Jazz Combo on May 6.

Parents make case to restore NSHS Jazz Combo | Village 14At last night's Newton School Committee meeting parents spoke up in opposition to the sudden shutting down of Newton South's award winning Jazz Combo, announced with no warning last Friday. This is just days after the NPS budget was approved, and there was no mention of these cuts in any of the budget discussions. Among

NSHS Jazz Ensemble and Combo make state finals | Village 14The Newton South Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo made the state finals on Sunday. Here's a letter sent to the School Committee this week ... Dear School Committee Members, Sunday, May 16 was an awesome day for the Newton South High School Jazz program, directed by Ms. Lisa Linde. Its two top bands, the Jazz

Ms. Linde Inducted into MICCA Conductors' Hall of Fame

Lisa Linde '92 was recently inducted into the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association (MICCA) Hall of Fame. Linde has been the instrumental music director at Newton South High School since 1998. Under her direction, their ensembles have consistently received state, regional, and national recognition, including acceptance to the 2018 and 2021 Essentially Ellington HS Jazz Festivals and to the Charles Mingus HS Jazz Festival for the past four years, placing 2nd in 2019. Read full article.

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