Jerry felt nervous before singing in front of the crowd at Friday night’s Topeka Scarecrows game. But the Meadows Elementary School fifth grader had his classmates beside him and his family there to support him.
Jerry joined fellow Meadows students to perform “My Country, ’Tis of Thee,” a song they had practiced each week in music class.
His favorite part of the evening was simple: “I got to see all of my friends.”
When the crowd cheered, Jerry felt proud of what the students had accomplished together.
“I felt like everybody was cheering because we did a great job,” he said.
Having his family there made the evening special, too. Asked who came to watch, Jerry answered, “All my family.”
Despite those early nerves, would he like to perform at an event like this again?
“Yes!”
For another student who might feel nervous about stepping in front of a crowd, Jerry offered some advice drawn from his own experience:
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