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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. 7 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 Christine Esancy , program director ChristineEsancy@gmail.com YLA Charter School Sandee Blankenship, Principal Gretchen Carpenter, program director GretchenCarpenter@gmail.com Dacusville Elementary and Middle School Travis Chapman, Elementary Principal Wanda Tharpe, Middle School Principal Cristy Flowers, program director CristyFlowers@pickens.k12.sc.us Liberty Elementary Lowell Haynes, Principal Suzanne Aldridge, program director SuzanneAldridge@pickens.k12.sc.us Chastain Road Elementary Jessica Patterson, Principal Mary Johnson, program director Maybelle.johnson@gmail.com Pickens Elementary Donna Harden, Principal Tiffany Short, co-program director tiffanyshort@pickens.k12.sc.us |
Pickens Middle School
James King, Principal Tom Kelley, program director tomkelley1@att.net Six Mile Elementary Melissa Terry, Principal Jan Nations, Program Director JanNations@pickens.k12.sc.us Getty's Middle School Mr. Michael Cory, Principal AleciaGilcrease, program director aleciagilcrease@pickens.k12.sc.us Home-School Arts Academy Rebecca Moore- program director Alleluiadance@yahoo.com Central Academy of the Arts Tish Goode, Principal Kim Keasler- program director KimKeasler@pickens.k12.sc.us McKissick Academy of Science and Technology Heather Touchberry, Principal Ashley Gilbert- program director AshleyGilbert@pickens.k12.sc.us |