Kids from Ron Clark school to perform at inaugural balls

Associated Press

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

A group of students from an inner-city Atlanta private school that scored an Internet hit with a rap about the election is headed to Washington, D.C., to perform during inauguration events.

About 20 students from the Ron Clark Academy will sing their new song, “Dear Obama,” during at least four inaugural balls on Jan. 20. At one of the events, the students will share the stage with R&B stars Usher and Patti LaBelle.

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Unidentified students from Ron Clark Academy perform their letter to Obama, as shown on YouTube. They will perform for at least four inaugural balls in Washington.

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The students wrote the new song as a follow-up to their YouTube hit “Vote However U Like,” which landed the children on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” CNN and BET.

Clark wrote the best-selling teaching book “The Essential 55” and who was portrayed by Matthew Perry in the TNT movie “The Ron Clark Story.”

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Ron Clark Academy: http://www.ronclarkacademy.com/




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