Kennedy Middle School Teacher Plays the Roof

Christopher Kauffold took to the roof of Wednesday after the jazz ensemble received straight "I" rating recently at the M.S.B.O.A. State Jazz Festival.

The "I" rating is the top rating a band could receive. Kauffold, the director of bands at Kennedy Middle School, told his students he would play on the roof if they achieved the rating.

Kauffold fulfilled his promise Wednesday.

In an email, Kauffold stated that Kennedy is one of the few middle schools in Michigan with a jazz program, and was the only school in Michigan to earn the "I" rating at the M.S.B.O.A. State Jazz Festival. 

Additionally during the Kennedy Middle School eighth grade wind ensemble's recent Chicago tour, the band received the outstanding musicianship award from VanderCook College of Music Professor Stacey Larson.