It was my ultimate honor to return to Tenafly Middle School to work with the wonderful RAPPers under the direction of Daryl George. I absolutely love going to this school to work with this dynamic group and this year did not disappoint! From the moment we got working, I knew this group was full of confident and talented students who were going to take their role in this program very seriously. All week we had wonderful discussions about the bullying climate in their school and their reactions to the program when they saw it as 6th graders. It is always amazing to me how much they can remember about the performance.

On the day of the assemblies (three separate performances) there was a horrible accident on George Washington Bridge that kept me delayed in hours of traffic. Luckily, we were able to work the schedule so that all the performances could still be performed for the student body. This cast was extremely professional in both their ability to adapt and in their performances. These performance were FLAWLESS and I loved sitting in the audience and watching this powerful performance presented by talented professionals. The debriefing sessions were highly successful as the RAPPers are used to speaking with their peers about serious topics.

I was so proud of how the program went and cannot wait to return again!