Mississippi Swing! and The Jackson All-Stars
Receive "Key to the City"!
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For making quality big band, jazz and Dixieland music accessible to their community, the City of Richland has presented Mississippi Swing! and The Jackson All-Stars the "Key to the City." The award was presented on December 7, 2009.
Mississippi Swing! Awards and Honors
Otha Turner Award - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2022
O.C. McDavid Award - 2013
Richland Key to the City - 2009
Named a Mississippi Official Ambassador of Musical Entertainment by
Governor Phil Bryant -2013
Arthur Mahoney Spirit Award - 2015, 2018
Governor's Award 2016
MAPE Partnership Excellence Award - 2017
Certificate of Appreciation, Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service - 2017
Governor's Award for Exemplary Partnership - 2018
Governor's GIVE Award for Outstanding Service in the Arts and Humanities (David Schommer) - 2018
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Bandleader David Schommer -
2018 Governor's GIVE Award - Arts and Humanities
2017 Power APAC Teacher of the Month
2012-2103 Watkins Teacher of the Year!
2012 Watson Quality Ford Teacher of the Week
2011 Metro Jackson Teacher of the Year!
Nominated - Mississippi Teacher of the Year (2011, 2012)
Nominated - Jackson Medical Mall Outstanding Community Leader (2011)
2010 - Outstanding Educator (Parents for Public Schools and
The Community Foundation of Greater Jackson).
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