{"id":132627,"date":"2026-09-02T12:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=132627"},"modified":"2026-09-02T16:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T20:49:18","slug":"fwcs-memorial-park-middle-school-takes-center-stage-in-new-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2026\/09\/02\/fwcs-memorial-park-middle-school-takes-center-stage-in-new-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"FWCS: Memorial Park Middle School takes center stage in new documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tFWCS_new.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tFWCS_new.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tFWCS_new-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tFWCS_new-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This year, Memorial Park STEAM Middle School\u2019s award-winning jazz band, Big Noise, will be the feature subject of a documentary.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne Community Schools news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Memorial Park takes center stage in new documentary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (September 2, 2026) &#8211; This year, Memorial Park STEAM Middle School\u2019s award-winning jazz band, Big Noise, will be the feature subject of a documentary exploring the role music and the arts can play in building confidence, connections and opportunity for young people. Documentary producer Robbie Shinder [9\/11: Reclaiming Ground Zero (Amazon), The Basement Talks (PBS\/Amazon), This Ordinary Thing (Apple TV), The Choice, Once Upon a Time in Queens (ESPN), In Her Element (BET) and Wrong Man (STARZ)] will spend time throughout the year at Memorial Park following students and educators to provide an intimate look at one school community while celebrating the impact of art<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwcs\/wendy_with_kids_2007.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Wendy Robinson. 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