DeSoto High School choir director wins Grammy Music Educator Award

Pamela Dawson
Pamela Dawson attends the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California Photo credit Jon Kopaloff / Stringer Getty Images

The choir director at DeSoto high school is now the school's Grammy-winning choir director!

Pamela Dawson was selected from ten finalists to receive this year's Grammy Music Educator Award which comes with a $10,000 prize and a matching grant for Desoto's music program.

Dawson has been at DeSoto High School for 16 years, teaching and mentoring hundreds of students in their musical careers including some who have performed on Broadway.

Dawson was also among the ten finalists in 2021.

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Featured Image Photo Credit: Jon Kopaloff / Stringer Getty Images