MLK Middle School's Reese wins Holland's Opus prize
Audrey Reese, of Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Atlanta, was one of five music teachers nationwide who were recently given the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation Award at a ceremony at Carnegie Hall.
The award also carries a $10,000 prize.
The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, is a non-profit organization that supports music education in public schools across the country.
The award recognizes music teachers who best emulate the personal characteristics and dedication of “Mr. Holland,” portrayed by Richard Dreyfuss 1995 movie “Mr. Holland's Opus.”
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Ernie Suggs is an enterprise reporter covering race and culture for the AJC since 1997. A 1990 graduate of N.C. Central University and a 2009 Harvard University Nieman Fellow, he is also the former vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists. His obsession with Prince, Spike Lee movies, Hamilton and the New York Yankees is odd.
