Rehobeth students participate in choral event

October 21, 2008

By Jim Cook

Five students from Rehobeth Elementary School participated in the 2008 Elementary All-State Choral Festival at Samford University on October 10th.  The festival is presented by the Elementary Division of the Alabama Music Educators Association.  The students who attended were Fifth Graders Abbigail Amyx and Madison Baggett, and Fourth Graders Braxton Kirkland, Ian Seales, and Jasmine Willis.  These students were selected to participate based on their love and passion for music and the arts, as well as their academic success in school.  They spent many hours in rehearsals led by clinician Susan Ramsey along with 320 other 4th and 5th grade students from all over the state of Alabama.  On Friday night they performed a dynamic concert for the public that included the use of Orff Instruments.  This was the first time that Rehobeth Elementary School participated in the festival.  The students had a great time, made many new friends, learned so many new things, and are already excited about going again next year!