South Carolina native, and rising country music star, Faith Schueler created a very special event for East Point Academy students. Faith and EPA Music teacher Dr. David Batchelor connected and devised a plan to bring Faith to East Point to sing with the school’s choruses. With students and parents in attendance, Faith and the Honor Choir sang “Starfish”, an original song written by Dr. Batchelor and his students. Faith then shared some motivational advice for students inspiring them to follow their dreams and work hard every day. Next, the Cub Chorus performed another Batchelor written song titled “It’s Gonna Be Alright” with Faith singing along. After taking lots of questions from excited students, Faith wowed the audience with her recent release “March On Girl,” a song she wrote to inspire girls and young women.
After the event, Batchelor was obviously happy. “Faith is an amazing artist. But, more importantly, she is even kinder and more down-to-earth and professional behind the curtain. In short, Faith Schueler has won a school full of lifelong fans, dozens of whom are now walking around with her autograph and following her online. We all see a bright future for her.” Board Vice-Chair and East Point parent Shelby Leonardi echoed those sentiments, “Ms. Schueler’s visit was a fantastic experience, not only for the kids in the chorus who got the chance to sing with her but also for the kids in the audience who were so enthusiastic to see a celebrity at school. She encouraged them to reach for their dreams, explained how being nice and working hard can help you reach those dreams, connected with the kids by answering lots of their questions, and took the time to learn and sing songs that are important to our students. She even stuck around afterward to sign autographs. The kids will be talking about her visit for a long time to come.
”It was clear Faith made a special connection with the students. She stated, “All I have to say is “WOW!”. This was the nicest thing ever! Oh my goodness, I loved every second of it. It was such a pleasure and honor to have the opportunity to talk with the students. Being able to share my message and my music with students is so refreshing. I was so impressed with their ability to listen, learn, and ask good questions. The choruses were absolutely amazing as well and I was overjoyed to sing with them. I appreciate their positive attitudes and excitement to learn. I feel that they will all be so successful. Thank you East Point Academy for having me and I look forward to meeting again.
East Point Academy is an award-winning, free public charter school serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade. To learn more or set up a tour visit www.eastpointsc.org.
You can follow Faith Schueler and hear her music at www.faithschueler.com.
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