• Stipends ($6000): $100 for private lesson stipends for 60 students. These stipends helped offset the cost of private instruction, ensuring our students can continue to refine their crafts with specialized mentors.

• Choir ($3,000): Full funding for the a cappella festival and guest artist expenses, like Deke Sharon and Charlie Arthur (beatboxer). 55 students benefited. 

• Dance ($9,200): Significant support for the Artist-in-Residence programs, ensuring our dancers continue to learn from world-class professionals, like the Giordano Dance Chicago Residency. Approximately 175 students benefited.

• BHS-TV ($2,800): Funding for one high-performance Canon lens to enhance high-quality student photos and videos that celebrate achievements, support school and district communications, build community pride, and create a lasting visual record of the BHS experiences. Over 190 students benefited. 

• Band ($5,000): Full funding to replace the 15-year old cymbals with new marching crash cymbals and bags, providing the drumline with the high-quality equipment they need to excel. 6 students benefited and will be used by students for years to come.

• Scholarships and student opportunities

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