ATLANTIC CITY – The Atlantic City Public Schools Middle School combined choir held its first concert on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at Atlantic City High School.
Under the direction of John Howard, Dr. Nycole Lyles-Belton and Chaia Jennings, students throughout the school district learned to sing together and became more serious about the arts.
Various students said that joining the choir gave them more confidence and that they made friends from other schools that may not have met without the choir experience.
They presented arrangements of “Oh, Happy Day” by Edwin Hawkins, “Stand Up” by Cynthia Erivo & Joshua Brian Campbell,” Lean on Me” by Bill Withers. The ensemble sang “Joyful, Joyful” arranged by Mervyn Warren at the request of Superintendent of Schools Dr. La'Quetta S. Small, who sang with the group for that number along with other staff members.
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