Gallery: Classroom reinvented
October 13, 2020
Wando’s chorus class takes place in a new type of classroom, one outdoors. Due to COVID regulations, choir students are not allowed to practice inside. Even with mask, students and teachers are at a higher risk of contracting COVID while singing because more air is projected while singing. Students were limited to humming while inside the classroom, but the teachers decided to move outside so they can sing. They are still practicing social distancing and wearing masks, but being outside allows them to practice normally.
When asked, " What is one thing that has changed in your life because of chorus?", Kinsey von Lehe (12) said, "Umm, so usually I hate school, and honestly chorus is the only thing that has been a big part of my day, every day, going to school. It’s what I look forward to for the last four years, and this is also my only in person class so I even drive 20 minutes here for this class which is 45 minutes to drive back 20 more minutes. I mean, clearly, it’s definitely worth it to me just to drive here for the chorus class. Just because, it is a family, I know it’s cliché but this is my chorus family, this is how I made most of my friends here at Wando and I honestly would not trade it for anything."