The music flowing from these walls on Roberts Street is enough to make anyone want to stop and hear more. And what you’ll find here is a familiar sound to the Adam family.
14 year-old Garrett Adam is good at many things. Music is one of them.
“I play the flute and piccolo in the band,” Garrett said. “And I’ve been interested in singing a long time now, really interested in singing.”
He’s been in junior honor choir, band, marching band and more. And as a freshman this year at Yankton High School Garret had his sights set on an even bigger challenge: all-state chorus. He signed up under the part he sings every day in choir: Soprano.
“They let me walk in, I filled out the paper, gave it to her and she’s like, okay,” Garrett said.
“I was amazed that something like this could happen,” Garrett’s mom, Rochelle Adam, said. “Now. I can’t believe we’re dealing with this stuff now.”
Rochelle says that’s because two days after his audition, Garrett’s teachers pulled him aside and said he might not make all-state because according the state, guys don’t sing soprano.
“I was mad because when you say that you’re good enough and you’re not accepted, that’s just not right,” Garrett said.
“Discrimination is bad enough anyway in adults,” Rochelle said. “But when you do this to high school kids, high school is hard enough the way it is.”
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