NFA students performed for the Fostertown Magnet school students.
Arts can fuse with academics to create a well-rounded education – that was the message of some talented students from Newburgh Free Academy who recently returned to the Fostertown ETC Magnet School to perform for the students and to discuss how Fostertown motivated them to keep striving in high school. In addition to meeting New York State curriculum requirements, Fostertown students focus on fine and performing arts through theater and music.
The former students, now in the NFA AARTS Academy, performed a variety of songs, dances numbers and spoken-word poems. They were joined on stage by Lexi Lawson, a Fostertown and NFA alumnus who made a special guest appearance for the young audience.
Lexi Lawson has a successful performing career after graduating from Fostertown Magnet School and NFA.
Lawson is currently on a world tour with the Broadway show “In the Heights” as the principle female ‘Vanessa’. She recently completed the “Broadway Tour” of RENT! playing the lead role of ‘Mimi’. In addition to her theatrical credits, Lawson was also on American Idol Season 8 and has garnered numerous television, film and advertising credits since graduating from NFA.
“This performance provided a way to for the NFA students to show the positive impact that fusing the arts with academics has had on their education from elementary to high school. Hopefully they have inspired some of the younger students while sending a “thank you” message to their former teachers,” explained NFA Dance Teacher Mandy Clifford.
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