Write a commentG. Ray Bodley High School students received two Fulton Music Association (FMA) awards ($500 each) and the 2025 Ernest and Mary Hamer Music Award ($1,000) at the May 3 Celebration of Community Music Concert.
The concert, which featured the Fulton Community Band, under the direction of Luigi Giacomucci, G. Ray Bodley High School band director, also saw performances by the award winners. The Hamer award is in honor and memory of Mary and Ernest Hamer and their love and support of music in Fulton. Their family established this scholarship for a graduating senior who plans to pursue a career in music. The FMA awards recognize outstanding seniors in the high school music program.
From left: Debra Rogers Hamer and Bradley Hamer, daughter and son of Ernest and Mary Hamer; Cristofer Rodriguez, Hamer award winner; Giacomucci; Joseph Cortini, FMA award winner and Maddison Weldin, FMA award winner.
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