By Stefanie Lojko – Staff Reporter

Jonathan Law’s band, choir, and strings attended the Music In The Parks competition on May 3 in Middletown, Pennsylvania.

They started their trip out with a six-hour-long bus ride to Miller’s Smorgasbord in an Amish part of Pennsylvania. They were just over 30 minutes from Hershey Park.

“It was an amazing buffet lunch with beautiful horses as our backdrop” Ms. Jones, Jonathan Law’s choir teacher, said.

Then, they had competition at Middletown Area High School and Middle School. The group then traveled to to the Hershey Factory where they toured the factory and went shopping.

The band, choir, and strings then went to their hotel where the students did a late night swim.

“We went back to the hotel for some fun in the pool, chilling in the breakfast area and then much needed sleep,” Jones said.

On Saturday, the students headed into Hershey’s Amusement Park. They spent the entire day riding rides and eating good food.

“It was so much fun to see my students getting to be better friends with the members of the orchestra and choir,” Law band director Mr. Giampietro said.

At 3 p.m, they all gathered at the outdoor amphitheatre for the award ceremony. All three musical groups from Law did very well in their categories.

The band competed against St. John the Baptist Diocesan School, a private high school on Long Island, and the jazz ensemble and concert band received a rating of Excellent.

“We placed second to the other school in both categories, but we were especially close to first place in the concert band category,” Giampietro said.

Choir was awarded a Superior rating, first place for their division, and Best Overall Choir, scoring 191/200 points.

“We were super excited and proud when choir won first place in our division and Best Overall Choir,” Senior Kruttika Gopal said. “It was wonderful to know that all the work and rehearsal we put into our music paid off.”

Strings competed against a large orchestra and came in second place.

“They students had a great time and it was a successful trip,” strings director Mr. Burns said.

At 6:30 p.m., the students left Hershey and headed on a long trip back home.

“There are no words to truly express my pride in how the choir students represented themselves and the Law community,” Jones said.