- PHOTO TAKEN 02DEC04 - The entrance to Ellis Island in New York is seen on December 2 ,2004. The Save Ellis Island Foundation launched a campaign December 13, 2004 to raise $300 million to restore 30 historic buildings on the island where over 12 million emigrants first set foot on U.S. soil. Restoration work done in the 1980s led to the island's main building being turned into the Ellis Island Immigration Museum in 1990 which has drawn more than 21 million visitors. But the buildings on the south side of the 27-acre (11-hectare) island continued to deteriorate, including the main hospital complex and a wing where immigrants with contagious diseases were quarantined. Ellis Island served as New York's immigration center from 1892 to 1954. Picture taken December 2, 2004. - RTXN3WT (Reuters)
A student choir from Arizona used their voices to uplift the promise of America.
While visiting the Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York recently, the Campo Verde High School choir staged an impromptu performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
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"We thought it would be good to show Arizona the thoughtfulness and kindness of students using their voices for good," Matthew Flora, the program director at the high school, told KPNX. "While honoring those who helped shape this great nation."
Kristen Powell McLaren, the choir's booster president, captured the performance and posted the video to Facebook.
The group qualified to sing on stage at Carnegie Hall last year, according to Flora. As part of the trip, they scheduled a visit at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
While visiting the museum, students asked to sing the national anthem to honor all those who have passed through the halls, looking to make America their home and make a contribution to the country’s progress.
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