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Classes are offered to 3rd-8th graders to take lessons on the 4 major traditional instruments—guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and banjo. Students take one hour per week for 20 weeks out of the school year. Most after-school sites charge tuition and rental fees based on the child’s lunch status so that it can be affordable for all. Just added Chastain Road Elementary School to the YAM family. Programs to begin soon there. See contact information below. Lesson fees are determined by school lunch status: free lunch: $5/week reduced lunch: $7/week paid lunch: $12/week Students may rent (or rent to own) instruments to take home: free lunch: $5/month reduced lunch: $8/month paid lunch: $15/month The after-school program begins the week of Oct. 6 this year. Our instructional and administrative staff are all caring, skilled, and dedicated to bringing this music of our heritage to our children. |
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Schools, Principals, and Program Directors
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Ambler Elementary
Carlton Lewis, Principal Janet Hardin, program director janethardin@pickens.k12.sc.us Ben Hagood Elementary Paula Alexander, Principal Tara Villano, program director taravillano@gmail.com YLA Charter School Sandee Blankenship Heather Hendricks, program director hendricksheather@ymail.com Dacusville Elementary and Middle School Mrs. Robin Walsh, Principal Courtney Gibbs, program director courtneygibbs@pickens.k12.sc.us Liberty Elementary Lowell Haynes, Principal Jared Roper, program director jaredroper@pickens.k12.sc.us Chastain Road Elementary Jessica Patterson, Principal Spencer Burbage, program director spencerburbage@pickens.k12.sc.us |
Pickens Elementary
Donna Harden, Principal Stacie Seaborn, program director stacieseaborn@pickens.k12.sc.us Tiffany Short, co-program director tiffanyshort@pickens.k12.sc.us Pickens Middle School Reggia Stapleton, Principal Tom Kelley, program director tomkelley1@att.net Getty's Middle School Mr. Michael Cory, Principal Libba Floyd, program director LibbaFloyd@pickens.k12.sc.us Alecia McJunkin, co-program director Home-School Arts Academy Rebecca Moore- program director Alleluiadance@yahoo.com Six Mile Elementary Melissa Terry, Principal Jan Nations- program director jhnations64@aol.com |