Hunter Huss students got chance to see ‘Hamilton’
Hunter Huss students attended ‘Hamilton’ Education Program in Charlotte
Hunter Huss students the chance to attend a question-and-answer
session with the cast of the Broadway mega-hit with other students
from across the state. Before sitting in on the matinee performance
on November 1, there was a session when students get to perform on
stage.
One of the students was Hunter Huss junior Donavan Moonie.
Moonie submitted a music video for an original rap he wrote. Out of
27 schools attending the program, Donavan is only one of a handful
of students who was chosen to perform on the Blumenthal stage.
“Donavan is a performer,” said Hunter Huss social studies teacher
Alicia Kale. “He is really going places, and I’m so excited to watch him
get up on stage and share his talent.”
Kale, who helped spearhead the opportunity for students to
attend the performance, said the group raised $1,200 in two days to
help cover the cost of attending. The Gaston Regional Chamber also
pitched in, contributing $360 to pay for bus transportation.
Kale was excited to watch her students fall in love with a time
period that they might not normally be interested in.
A group of 120 students from Hunter Huss High School were
not “throwing away their shot” when they attended the ‘Hamilton’
Education Program at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center in Charlotte.
The eleventh graders got the opportunity to attend Blumenthal’s most
sought after show of the season, ‘Hamilton.’
“Hamilton” tells the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander
Hamilton and his journey as an orphan in the West Indies to
George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War.
Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, and R&B,
‘Hamilton’ isn’t your typical history lesson. But it’s a perfect way to
get students interested in the American Revolution.
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“This is giving our students the opportunity to do something
that is a once-in-a-lifetime chance,” she said. “These students will
eventually forget the lesson plans and homework we had them do in
class, but they will remember this opportunity forever.”
Kale wants to stress how hard her students have worked to
make this opportunity happen, much like Founding Father Alexander
Hamilton. Certainly, they aren’t “throwing away their shot” (a
reference to one of the production’s popular songs) to be a part of
‘Hamilton,’ which has consumed the theater world.
“It’s been a lot of long hours and extra work, but I am so proud of
them,” she said. “They’ve totally earned this.”
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