Taking a bite of the Big Apple: Journey to NYC is trip-of-a-lifetime for WHS singers
April 17, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe
WORTHINGTON New York City was the destination, with musical and educational expansion as the goal, when 107 Worthington High School (WHS) choral students, led by WHS choir director Kerry Johnson, headed to the Big Apple in late March.
With nine official chaperones and 15 additional “tour tag-alongs,” the 132-member Worthington group boarded three Readings Bus Lines coaches on the afternoon of March 25 and arrived at their hotel in New Jersey roughly 24 hours later. Continue Reading
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