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Calhoun's Show Band Hits a High Note with National Awards and Feature in Downbeat Magazine
What started as a bold idea just three years ago has now exploded onto the national stage. Calhoun Community College’s Show Band is turning heads in the music world, winning not one but three major music industry honors and landing a prestigious feature in Downbeat Magazine, one of the most respected voices in music journalism.The ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Matt Leder, earned the Downbeat Student Music Award for Outstanding Performance in the Blues Pop Rock category, a distinction widely regarded
From Self-Doubt to Service: A Calhoun Student’s Powerful Journey to Purpose
For Giovanni Santiano, the journey to becoming a nurse was about much more than earning a degree. It was about finding purpose, proving something to himself, and turning his struggles into strength. This Thursday at 4 p.m., Giovanni will proudly walk across the stage at Calhoun Community College’s commencement ceremony, held at the Propst Arena in the Von Braun Center. He will graduate with a degree in Nursing, celebrating a milestone that once felt out of reach for a young man who once questioned if he
