Making the grade: North Tahoe jazz band teacher gains respect from students, parents (Sierra Sun)

TAHOE CITY, Calif. - Motivating middle school students to do much of anything, including waking up, can be a tough task. But a group of students at North Tahoe Middle School wakes up and gets to school an hour ahead of time Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, on their own accord, to practice their music in the NTMS jazz band