Beloved Blue Island, Illinois high school music teacher is a finalist for a Grammy

BLUE ISLAND, Ill. (CBS) — Next month, Dr. Justin Antos will be rubbing elbows with Beyonce and Taylor Swift at the Grammy Awards—and it will not be for what he is doing in the recording studio, but for his accomplishments in the classroom.

For 16 years, Antos has been the music teacher and the director of bands and orchestras at Dwight D. Eisenhower High School in Blue Island . Under his direction, Antos’ students have won numerous awards.

The band has been undefeated in competitions for three separate seasons, and recently, the band won its 50th first-place victory since the competitive marching band was formed at Eisenhower High 10 years ago…

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