The JC Booth Middle chorus offered up a rousing rendition of the National Anthem at the Atlanta Braves game on June 4. 

Participating chorus members were Emma Aerstin, Deanna Anderson, Hannah Baganz, Lilly Benton, Savannah Bomar, Jacob Bruhn, Ellie Cailloux, Noah Cannon, Rowan Cannon, Emmelinn Carpenter, Abigail Castro, Allan Cole, Carina Colson, Olivia Cook, Kennedy Cornell, Aubrey Critchlow, Charlotte Dorrien, Noor Eltorky, Isla Etherington, Annabelle Flowers, Annabelle Gardner, Alyssa High, Gwen Hohnadel, Aviana Holmes, Blaise Jarrell, Taylor Jarrett, Aniston Jones, Kenzie Judy, Colton Keigler, Minseo Kim, Tillie Lafferty, Elliott Layton, Kinley Lee, Jordyn Lockridge, London Maihorn, Caroline Martinez, Madison McCandless, Graison McKelvey, Dex McKelvey, Hadlee Mustain, Genevieve Reiners, Colton Robertson, Kellan Rust, Kinley Snyder, Charlotte Stephens, Rene Takahashi, Maya Tengeri, Cali Wann, and Evelyn Westfall. 

The chorus is under the direction of Kara Post. 

The Booth chorus collaborated with 4th and 5th grade singers from the elementary school feeder music clubs. They were chosen to perform at the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks after submitting a video audition. Post sent song rehearsal tracks to elementary music specialists for practice, then select singers met for two rehearsals. The combined groups of 55 singers rehearsed three times and performed a dress rehearsal for parents on game day. 

The game started with a rain delay, and, as the singers waited in the third base tunnel, the performance status changed from singing in the light rain, to singing along the third base line, to singing in the tunnel, to having the appearance cancelled. Finally, the skies cleared and the chorus took center field to sing as originally planned. 

“They sang with confidence and spirit for a crowd of 37,000 fans, including almost 300 family members, friends, and teachers who came to support the talented young singers,” said Post. “It was a soggy but exciting and memorable night for the Booth chorus program.”