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-Vocal jazz to N.Y. City
by Maria Ismael
O&B Staff Reporter
After nearly six months of rehearsal, the 20 members of the jazz chior "Scatters" made their debut at Carnegie Hall when they participated in the third vocal Jazz Festival on Feb. 21.
Despite the delays and last minute changes of their trip due to the unexpected winter storm, the Scatters, under the directon of Mrs. Zellhoefer, left for New York City on Feb. 18, and returned home on Feb. 22.
Scatters performed two of their own songs called "We B. Doonit," and "All the Things You Are." They also sang three other jazz tunes with 10 other selected high school chiors from around the world. The concert was opened to the public.
"The students did extremely well," Zellhoefer said about their performance. "They put a lot of work into their music, and I'm very proud of them."
The Scatters spent a grand total of 15 hours rehearsing their music and practicing various vocal techniques in the City Center to prepare for the concert.
It wasn't all work and no play, however. While some explored more of the city than others, the Scatters all took a boat tour around the Statue of Liberty, went to the Hard Rock Cafe, had dinner at Times Square, and viewed "The Lion King" on Broadway. Some members of the group chose to get up at the crack of dawn to watch the Today Show.

Updated 2/20/00 by Mike Bowser