New choir helps fill void left behind by budget cuts

FLOYD COUNTY — Recent cuts in the New Albany-Floyd County School Corp. didn’t hold back 37 students from doing what they enjoy — singing.

Music instructor for Hazelwood Middle School, Laura McDonald, said she felt compelled to start the Floyd County Children’s Choir after the school system cut elementary choir from its budget this year. McDonald has been teaching for 15 years and has taught elementary music for about 10 years.

“I wanted to give students the choir experience,” McDonald said.

“When there’s budget cuts, the first thing to go are the arts,” Wells said. “it’s just as valuable as sports. Sports become limited as you age, music is something you have all your life.”