One Chicago boys high school choir is making it big time this weekend. The choir is preparing to sing in front of thousands on a stage many of them could have never imagined.
“One, two, move it AND”This is how the Leo Catholic High School boys choir gets down.Perfecting their signature style of steps and songs at the school on Chicago’s South Side — even over the holiday break.“It was shock because it was like ‘This is a big deal’,” said Jamari Allen, senior.
“Nobody really looks at Leo as a big school, but this will put us on the map,” said Robert Smith, senior.Taking the stage at a Chicago Bears halftime show. The team asked them to perform Sunday.Soldier Field – their backdrop. The school has a history there. Playing in the largest attended high school football game ever there in 1937. Now, a shift from football moves to dance moves.Senior Jamari Allen is a student leader in the choir. This moment especially hits hard with the football player.
“It lets you see that hard work pays off. All the times we were pulled out of class. You might get irritated over the song, but once you perform it. You see how fun it is,” Allen said. Choir director Ladonna Hill has seen that hard work. Sometimes tough love – mostly fun that’s been non-stop. Saying now her boys are more than ready.MORE NEWS:
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
N.J. man indicted in crash that killed high school seniorThe victim, Daniel A. Diaz, was scheduled to graduate from school in the spring of 2021.
Read more »
Local High School Student's Project Celebrates CommunityShraavya Pydisetti started her nonprofit organization Project Querencia. The junior at Coppell High School said she just wanted a way to give back to the community that has given her so much.
Read more »
High school basketball roundup: Carondelet tops Mitty girls, advances to West Coast Jamboree finalCarondelet upsets previously unbeaten Mitty; St. Francis boys stifle Palo Alto in Joe Schram Classic.
Read more »
Skier missing in California a graduate of St. Ignatius High School, reports sayRory Angelotta, 43, of Truckee, California, and a 1996 graduate of St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, has been missing since Christmas Day.
Read more »
Omicron variant raising questions for North Texas school districts as kids return to schoolDespite the fastest surge in COVID-19 cases yet fueled by the omicron variant, some of the largest school districts in North Texas are still set to let mask mandates expire next month.
Read more »
What parents should know about sending kids back to school during OmicronMillions of American kids will head back to classrooms in the coming days -- just as the Omicron variant is fueling record new Covid-19 case counts.
Read more »