Singing island-style

Nine Newport-Mesa students will be singing on the beach in Hawaii next

week as part of a children’s honor choir.

The students all sing with a choir at Our Lady Queen of Angels in

Newport Beach.

They have been practicing since December and will be leaving next week

for the three-day American Choral Directors Assn. Western Division

Convention at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu.

More than 550 young singers were accepted to participate in three

honor choirs led by world-renowned conductors.

The students participating include Nick Groke, a sixth-grader at Queen

of Angels’ School; Stephen Lamb, a seventh-grader at Queen of Angels;

Jeff Landis, a seventh-grader at Ensign Intermediate; James Monahan, a

seventh-grader at Corona del Mar High; Lizzy Nealey, an eighth-grader at

Queen of Angels; Stephanie Nealey, a fifth-grader at Queen of Angels;

Allyson Page, an eighth-grader at Queen of Angels; Allie Shea, a

sixth-grader at Queen of Angels; and Kimmy VonDerAhe, a sixth-grader at

Queen of Angels.