During one of ASFA’s altered Focus schedules in October, the school was gifted with a melodic chorus of voices that rang throughout the courtyard and echoed into the cafeteria, as students who were enjoying their lunch stopped their conversations and listened intently as the ASFA choir assembled just outside of the glass doors. The group of students that suddenly became an audience witnessed the vocal instructor Cathy Spence conducting the students in their singing to give them an opportunity to experience how sound travels differently in spaces besides the Recital Hall and classrooms before they are to move to the DJD.
I remember looking around to find other students gazing in wonder, quieting themselves in respect and applauding when the song concluded, before the students dispersed and everyone went back to eating their lunch and chatting with friends as if what had just happened was nothing out of the ordinary. And the beautiful thing is that at ASFA, it’s not.
When I first got to this school, I almost expected an environment like High School Musical where I would hear singing and see dancing as I walked down the halls, and I can say in instances like these I have not been disappointed in the slightest. Although typically the school day is just like any other at high schools across the country, moments like this, where talent and impulsive creativity are on full display, quickly remind me of how unique this school and all of its many gifted students truly are.
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