Five Duval County Public Schools' students – three from Henry F. Kite, one from Bartram Springs and one from Joseph Finegan elementary schools – have been selected for the Florida Elementary Music Educators Association (FEMEA) All-State Elementary Chorus, representing district five.
Each year, thousands of students audition via recorded tape to be a part of the All-State Elementary Chorus, a highly select group of choral students from Florida's elementary schools who are brought together for the purposes of rehearsing and performing selected music with guest conductors. This year, Henry Leck, the director of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir, will be conducting the FMEA All-State Elementary Chorus in Tampa on January 8.
The students selected, as well as their music teachers, are: Brejuana Barreras,
Ashley Edwards and Jewell Lee from Henry F. Kite, directed by Dr. Alec Vaughan; Kaya Francis from Bartram Springs, directed by Anne Dix; and Rhys Weller from Joseph Finegan, directed by Mary Mickle.
Henry F. Kite Principal Deidra Johnson was overjoyed when she received the news that three of her students had been selected for this prestigious choral group.
“It is an honor to have not one, but three of our students named to the FEMEA All-State Elementary Chorus,” said Johnson. “I applaud our students and our music teacher, Dr. Vaughan, for this outstanding achievement.”
Principal Johnson also thanked one of her school’s business partners, New Life Church (Providence School), for their support of paying the hotel and registration fees for the Kite students to attend the concert.
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