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2025-10-30 1:59 PM

Grammy Foundation Honors Mason’s Mary Jo West

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George Mason High School music teacher Mary Jo West (front row, center) was congratulated last Friday by the Grammy Foundation. West was one of 10 finalists for the Grammy’s first-ever Music Educator Award. The national award was established to recognize current educators who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools. More than 30,000 music teachers were nominated. West and George Mason High School each were presented with $1,000 checks to support music education. (FCCPS Photo and Video)

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