Newport Student Musicians in Running for Video Contest

NEWPORT, RI—A group of talented Thompson Middle School students are finalists in a national contest—and they need your votes. Every day.

The students, members of the Tri-M Music Honor Society, recently entered the Music In Our Schools Tour video contest and submitted a short video of themselves performing their school song (see below).

That video earned them a spot as one of two finalists in the Eastern Division, beating out scores of of other entrants in the hopes of being a featured stop on the tour, winning a private concert by a Radio Disney recording artist and securing a grant from the Give A Note Foundation.

To win, the students must get the most online votes in the division by Feb. 10. Voting is at: http://www.giveanote.org/2016-mios-tour-semi-finalists/east/

You can vote once per day.

“Please take a moment to check out the Thompson video on the website, cast a vote, and encourage your friends, families, and students to do the same!” a school news release stated. “The Thompson Middle School music students appreciate your support and are thrilled to have earned this amazing opportunity, but we absolutely need the community’s help in order to win!”

The Music In Our Schools tour is sponsored by NAfME (National Association for Music Education), Radio Disney, and the Give a Note Foundation. The Tri-M program is made possible by a grant from the Newport Public Education Foundation.