Sher­man Coun­ty Com­mu­ni­ty Foun­da­tion Brings Music to USD 352 with a $10,000 Grant for the Band Pro­gram

Good­land, KS – The Sher­man Coun­ty Com­mu­ni­ty Foun­da­tion (SCCF) is excit­ed to announce a $10,000 grant award­ed to USD 352’s band pro­gram! Thanks to the pas­sion and hard work of our ener­getic Band Direc­tor, Elliot Whisenant, the pro­gram is grow­ing stronger every day. This grant will give a boost to the music pro­gram, help­ing keep instru­ments in top shape and ensur­ing stu­dents have the resources they need to keep the music going.

With this grant, SCCF is help­ing cov­er instru­ment main­te­nance costs and oth­er essen­tials, which is a big sup­port for the 5th and 6th-grade band, who rely most­ly on dona­tions. This fund­ing will help keep instru­ments in good repair so that every note rings clear and true – from the prac­tice room to half­time per­for­mances.

Direc­tor Whisenant’s spark has tak­en hold, with near­ly every instru­ment now in top work­ing order – a first for the pro­gram! The grant will also sup­port the pur­chase of new band books for each 5th and 6th grad­er. Since these books are con­sum­able, they’re designed to help stu­dents in their first and sec­ond years of band, lay­ing a sol­id foun­da­tion for the high­er grades and keep­ing the pro­gram going strong.

“Our stu­dents are learn­ing, grow­ing, and sound­ing bet­ter every day,” said Direc­tor Whisenant. “We’ve already seen big strides this year, and with this sup­port, we’re thrilled about where we’re head­ed.”

The com­mu­ni­ty can look for­ward to more live­ly at foot­ball games, bas­ket­ball games, and con­certs, all made pos­si­ble by this incred­i­ble invest­ment in the future of USD 352 music. Sher­man Coun­ty Com­mu­ni­ty Foun­da­tion is proud to sup­port pro­grams that strength­en our com­mu­ni­ty and bring peo­ple togeth­er through edu­ca­tion and the arts.

For more infor­ma­tion on SCCF’s efforts to enrich local edu­ca­tion and com­mu­ni­ty life, please con­tact Tina Wolak, Exec­u­tive Direc­tor at 785–728-7800.