Dozens of tributes have honoring the victims of Friday's school shooting in Newtown, Conn., have hit the Internet. But one in particular caught our eye.
The fifth-graders of the Staten Island-based PS22 Chorus released a video tribute that features their rendition of the school song of Sandy Hook Elementary School, as well as comforting words to the Newtown community.
Students in the chorus solemnly sing the school's anthem as they remember the 20 young students and 6 adults killed in the massacre. A few appear to wipe away tears.
The PS22 Chorus has been featured on "Oprah," "The Today Show," "Good Morning America" and at the 2011 Academy Awards, and has sung for President Barack Obama. Its videos have garnered tens of millions of views on YouTube. The Sandy Hook tribute was inspired by a fan's suggestion on Facebook. Choir director Gregg Breinberg wrote on the site:
I am extremely proud of the maturity,...
The fifth-graders of the Staten Island-based PS22 Chorus released a video tribute that features their rendition of the school song of Sandy Hook Elementary School, as well as comforting words to the Newtown community.
Students in the chorus solemnly sing the school's anthem as they remember the 20 young students and 6 adults killed in the massacre. A few appear to wipe away tears.
The PS22 Chorus has been featured on "Oprah," "The Today Show," "Good Morning America" and at the 2011 Academy Awards, and has sung for President Barack Obama. Its videos have garnered tens of millions of views on YouTube. The Sandy Hook tribute was inspired by a fan's suggestion on Facebook. Choir director Gregg Breinberg wrote on the site:
I am extremely proud of the maturity,...
- 12/20/2012
- by Emmeline Zhao
- Huffington Post
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