By OnMilwaukee Staff Writers   Published Dec 07, 2012 at 1:49 PM

The Grammy Foundation has awarded Milwaukee Public Schools' Milwaukee High School of the Arts a Grammy Signature Schools Community Award.

Milwaukee High School of the Arts is the first school in the Midwest to receive this designation. It was selected in part because of its students' past involvement in All Star Grammy Jazz Ensembles, including last school year's participant, Felix Ramsey.

The award also includes a $2,000 grant to help maintain the school's music program.