Butler 8th Grader Named A Mayo PAC Student Of The Month

BUTLER, NJ — The Mayo Performing Arts Center named Richard Butler School's Adam Avery an April 2021 Music Student of the Month. The eighth-grader was among several Morris County students honored as "outstanding percussionists."

Avery and awardees will receive certificates and get featured on the Music Student of the Month page of MPAC's website.

Normally, honorees would get recognized at an MPAC event. The organization says coronavirus regulations prevent them from doing so, but they want to continue honoring local music students.

Students receive nominations from their teachers and get chosen through the Theatre's Education Department based on "their commitment to and excellence in the performing arts."

Lyn Lowndes nominated Avery and wrote the following:

"Adam is in the Eighth Grade at the Richard Butler School, and plays percussion for Concert Band, Drum Set for Jazz Band, and Snare Drum for the Butler High School Marching Band. He has been a member of the Richard Butler Middle School Band program for the last four years, in the Jazz Band two years, and joined the Marching Band this past year as an 8th grader. He is an energetic leader, talented musician and always willing to help out. Outside of school, Adam is a very active musician as well. He plays with his church band, which is led by a member of theSalvation Army New York Staff Band, the Divisional Youth Band in which Adam is the only percussionist, the Praise and Worship Band, and the church youth chorus, which he has been a soloist. Adam runs the sound board for his church, is a member of the church drama team, and has been part of the cast of his church's Christmas musicals where he has had main roles and supporting roles since he was 3. In addition to his music activities, Adam has been a defensemen for the Montclair State House Hockey League for the past 3 years. Last year, his team won first place in the AAHA Robert Sullo Memorial Tournament.

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