GABE AUDITIONED WITH 9 OTHER STUDENTS THIS PAST SATURDAY FOR THE ST. LOUIS METRO DISTRICT 8 HONOR CHOIR. WE HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED THAT HE WOULD SING A SONG OUT OF A THIRD SECTION OF ONE OF THE BOOKS. WHEN HE WENT TO AUDITION, HOWEVER, HE FOUND OUT THAT THIS THIRD SECTION WAS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE AUDITION MATERIAL. HE DID NOT LET IT FLUSTER HIM AT ALL, CAME OUT, LEARNED A COMPLETELY NEW SONG IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES, AND WENT BACK IN AND AUDITIONED WITH A BRAND NEW SONG. I WAS VERY PROUD OF HIS RESILIENCE, WILLINGNESS TO NOT GIVE UP, AND ABILITY TO OVERCOME IN A HIGH-PRESSURED SITUATION!
GABRIEL IS ALSO INVOLVED IN CHEER, THEATRE (OFFICER), STUCO, IMPACT LIFE STUDENT PROGRAM, AND CHAMBER CHOIR.
GABRIEL SAYS GRIT IS BEING BOLD AND BEING UNIQUE, REGARDLESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES.