awards for arts achievement
National Arts Awards | |
| Recipient: | William Bassell, Principal, Long Island City High School
Special Arts Education Recognition Award |
| Year: | 2004 |
William Bassell, Principal of Long Island City High School, is a staunch advocate of arts education. He teaches his own opera appreciation class and ensures that high level academic expectations for all are combined with aesthetic education in art, music, technology, and culinary arts to create a first rate secondary education. Bassell is receiving the Special Arts Recognition Award in honor of his extraordinary accomplishments as well as to celebrate New York City’s commitment to arts education.
