The Stay H.Y.P.E Award
Established in 2022, the Stay H.Y.P.E. Award presented by The TMM Project, (How You Prepare Everyday), is a prestigious recognition honoring individuals, schools, organizations, and others in the community who display exceptional dedication to preparedness, daily attendance, and overall positivity. Beyond the moment of recognition, each school becomes a lasting part of the Hall of H.Y.P.E., joining a growing network of changemakers across the country who are committed to using the arts as a force for healing, learning, and growth.
Each honoree is presented the award by founder, Terrance Michael Morgan, along with the TMM Project’s collective of talented artists during a special ceremony celebrating and advocating for Arts in the community. This celebratory event transforms the school, work or chosen day into a live experience, blending pep rally energy with purposeful arts advocacy. Students, faculty, families and alike come together to witness the power of the arts in action and to affirm how music, performance, and creativity fuel both academic success and emotional resilience.
STAY H.Y.P.E. AWARD RECIPIENTS:
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JOHNSTON-HOPKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Johnston-Hopkins Elementary School in New Iberia, lA, became the first-ever recipient of the Stay H.Y.P.E. Award on September 1, 2022. Congratulations to Johnston-Hopkins Elementary School & their wonderful staff again on receiving the very 1st Stay H.Y.P.E. Award (How You Prepare Everyday). Much love to the Iberia Parish School Board, News15, KATC-TV 3: Acadiana's Newschannel & local community leaders for your support!
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HI-5 INC. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
Congrats to Ms Janice Coleman, Ms Tanya Breaux, Ann Caldarera, Realtor & the whole Hi-5 team for being the 1st non-profit organization to receive the Stay H.Y.P.E. Award. Hi-5’s focus in the community is to provide each family with a roadmap packed with the components necessary to build their future & discover their individual potentials.
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EVANGELINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Congratulations again to the students, faculty and entire Cougar Community at Evangeline Elementary to celebrate their success of achieving the most gains in the previous year for LEAP scores!
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PAM ATCHISON
Truly honored & blessed for the ArtBreak Festival experience. We had the privilege to present our Stay H.Y.P.E. Award to an arts in education icon Pam Atchison. Special thank you to the president of the Shreveport Regional Arts Council Mr. Henry Price & their entire staff. You guys are amazing!
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BATON ROUGE CENTER FOR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS (BRCVPA)
We’re thrilled to announce that the Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts “BRCVPA” has been named the recipient of the 2024–2025 and 5th Annual Stay H.Y.P.E. Award! This honor celebrates their unwavering commitment to creativity, student empowerment, and excellence in the arts. We were honored to officially welcome them into the Hall of H.Y.P.E. along with congratulating BRCVPA staff and Principal, Dr. Louis Moore, where their impact will echo for years to come.
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