ARTS NEWS
Volunteer Girls State Chorus Mmesoma Nwokolo and Caroline Wilkerson were selected to the Tennessee Volunteer Girls State Chorus this past spring. Both young ladies selected to the choir traveled to Nashville and worked with a recording engineer to produce the virtual vocal tracks for the choir event. Then they came together for a day and shot the video. We are so proud to have two of the six girls selected to be from USJ.
Reid Venable Selected For 2021 Amro Music Mid-South Honor Band Reid Venable was selected for the 2021 Amro Music Mid-South Honor Band. Approximately 100 students from across Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Mississippi are selected for this honor every year. This is an incredible honor for a well-deserving young musician.
4th Grade Musical Fourth grade students recorded their performance of the musical Summer Camp in May. In this musical, students introduced viewers to Camp Runamok. They covered everyone’s favorite camp experiences, including the morning routine, bug encounters, and even camp skits.
Destination Rock ‘n’ Roll! 5th Grade Musical The fifth grade class took parents on a crosscountry tour of America’s greatest music in the spring musical performance of Destination Rock ‘n’ Roll. Viewers learned all about the history of Rock ‘n’ Roll as students explored the cities, streets, and neighborhoods where music was born.
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