Walpole High School's Music Department Enjoys Action-Packed Trip to Philadelphia

The Walpole High School music department took an out-of-state trip last month to Philadelphia for a music clinic.

Students left Walpole for the City of Brotherly Love on April 12th and visited the Philadelphia Zoo upon arrival.

On April 13th, students from the WHS orchestra, band, jazz choir and chorus spent the day at the music clinic, according to Andrea Lee's article in The Rebellion, Walpole High School's student newspaper. Professionals critiqued their performances and offered tips on how to make them better musicians.

"All groups performed the same music that they did during the spring concert, which had been on Wednesday, April 10th," The Rebellion reported. "The instructor focused on the small things that all come together to make any performance more professional, and gave the groups numerous aspects of their performances to improve on for future years."

Following the clinic, students traveled to the Franklin Institute to spend some time viewing exhibits.

The surprise of the trip came after lunch when a group of the WHS Drama Club students broke out into a flash mob on the sidewalk, according to The Rebellion.

On Sunday, the WHS students spent the entire day at Six Flags Great Adventure.

"Students spent all day going on some of the most extreme rides the world has to offer," WHS student Andrea Lee wrote. "Kingda Ka was very popular, being the tallest roller coaster in the world as well as the second fastest. Other extreme roller coasters included Bizarro, El Toro, Superman, Green Lantern, and Nitro, among others."

On the way back to Walpole students stopped at the aquarium in New Jersey.

"The aquarium featured Mighty Mike, a huge alligator, and a shark tunnel that many students found fascinating," Lee wrote. "There were even tanks where visitors could touch sting rays and baby sharks, among other creatures."

This trip occurs every two years and according to Lee, was "phenomenal for all that attended." 

"For the seniors, Philly was one of the events that marked the end of senior year; and for everyone, it was a great memory," Lee wrote.

To read Lee's article in its entirety, click here.