2025 was a challenging year to say the least.

Many School of Rock students experienced upheaval due to the Palisades fires in January. While homes were lost, belongings scattered and instruments gone, music remained a constant.

School of Rock general manager Justin Salmons says despite the hard times, the music didn’t stop and that was a testament to the passion students have for music. When they are exposed to performance-based music education, the passion grows.

“We had over 200 students enroll or re-enroll in our Back to School push, which is a huge milestone and achievement given the absolute peril our community had gone through early this year,” Salmons says.

“That’s what we are about, community and collaboration. As long as we can continue giving these kids an awesome, safe envir

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