2025 Best Communities for Music Education Award
The Bellefonte Area School District Fine Arts Department earned the 2025 Best Communities for Music Education award! The program earned outstanding Support for Music Education by enriching the Lives of Children and Advancing Student Achievement.
The staff in our music program include: Brenna Arnoldi (general music at BN and BES), Brenna Bixler (director of middle school bands, BAMS general music), Eric Brinser (Fine Arts dept. chair, director of BAMS and BAHS choirs, director of HS theatre), Jessica Cetnar ( general music at MW and PG, director of BAMS theatre), Aaron Decker (elementary and high school strings), Jeremiah Dobo (director of HS bands, HS general music), Julie Renne (director of BAMS strings, BAMS general music), and Jayme Zimmerman (director of elementary bands, assistant director of HS bands, assistant director of BAMS theatre).
Congratulations to our staff and the students of our music education program!