Essay contest.

Essay contest. School Band and Orchestra Magazine is holding its eighth annualessay contest, which will give $20,000 in awards, including matchingmusic products for the winners' school music program. Ten $1,000 scholarships will be awarded in two categories: five$1,000 scholarships will be given to students in grades four to eight,and five $1,000 scholarships will be given to students in grades ninethrough 12. Equal merchandise prizes are being contributed to schools ofwinning entrants by Alfred Publishing Alfred Publishing is a US sheet music publisher specializing in educational music.It is one of the largest US publishers, second only to Hal Leonard. It is the largest educational music publisher in the world. , Hershey Hershey,uninc. city (1990 pop. 11,860), Dauphin co., S central Pa.; founded 1903 as a planned community built for workers at the Hershey Corp., the chocolate manufacturer that remains its largest employer. Fund Raising, YamahaCorporation “Yamaha” redirects here. For other uses, see Yamaha (disambiguation).The Yamaha Corporation (ヤマハ株式会社 of America America[for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. and Avedis Zildjian Co. All public and private school students, including home school, ingrades four through 12 are eligible to enter. Essays must be 250 wordsor less and submitted by December 31, 2007. For further contest information, visit www.sbomagazine.com.