"Save the music." It's the message shouted by students and parents in western Washington as school districts like Seattle Public Schools suffer from budget cuts and put music programs on the chopping block. But an hour north of the city, another public school district in Skagit County is doing exactly the opposite: expanding a music education program called MV Mariachi. Current students told KING 5 the program is adding color to their lives. "I wouldn't trade taking this class for anything – not for a million bucks, not for a new life, nothing," said Diana Soriano, a sophomore at Mount Vernon High School. "I get to play songs that are from my country, my homeland." Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/mount-vernon-school-district-mariachi-music-program/281-d7c8a309-f088-44f8-a2ba-f37c1255a940