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This website is dedicated to Barbara Felts who was my high school choir director. I feel like she is
a woman of God and a person who followed her calling from God through adversity in her life. Barbara Felts originally
grew up in Hopkinsville, Kentucky and went to Christian County High School. She was very involved in the music at her
high school through the choir and band. After taking her ACT and making a low score, a guidance counsellor told her
that it would be impossible for her to go to college. The counsellor said that she would not be able to handle college
since she did so poorly on the ACT. Instead of this discouraging her, Mrs. Felts decided to attempt to go to college
anyways despite the remarks from her guidance counsellor. Barbara Felts graduated from Murray State University at the
top of her class and got a degree in music. She returned to Hopkinsville to be the choir director at Hopkinsville High
School. At Hopkinsville High, Mrs. Felts transformed Hopkinsville's choir into a powerhouse. The choir went to
national competitions 14 out of her 19 years as director at the high school. The choir also won regionals and were state
finalists all of her years at the school. Not only was Mrs. Felts a great choir director but she was also a very caring
person. She had geniune care for the students as individuals and pushed them to succeed. She was always willing
to help her students out and had great love for her students. She was also a very funny person to be around and was
unpredicable. I feel like Mrs. Felts is a great example of a person who followed her calling. Although she was
discouraged from continuing, she didn't give up and become one Kentucky high school's greatest choir directors. She
has touched so many young lives through her work.
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