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For Immediate Release: Dec. 17, 2019
 

Dallas ISD senior starts Songbirds of Service to spread a love of music with younger students

Editor's Note: Spanish story included below

DALLAS — After visiting the orphanage she was adopted from as a child, Sanaya, a senior at the Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and Performing Arts, was inspired to make a positive impact with her life.

With her friend who attends Hockaday, Sanaya started Songbirds of Service, which spreads a love of music and singing with younger Dallas ISD students.

“When I visited the orphanage, I saw myself in the kids who were still there,” Sanaya said. “I knew I couldn’t just go home from visiting the orphanage and do nothing. Singing has always brought me joy, so I decided to start Songbirds of Service to help other kids find happiness through music.”

Today, Sanaya operates Songbirds of Service at the Martin Luther King Jr. Learning Center, which is under discussion to become an arts-focused transformation school. MLK Jr. Learning Center could become an arts-focused campus as part of a district effort to increase school choice opportunities for underserved areas in South Dallas.


Meanwhile, Sanaya is happy working with the students and making a positive impact in their lives.

“I’m kind of like their older sister who provides guidance and help,” Sanaya said. “It brings me such joy to see that these kids love music just as much as I do.”

Spanish story:
 

Estudiante de preparatoria inculca el amor por la música en los niños

DALLAS — Luego de visitar el orfanato del que fue adoptada de niña, Sanaya, estudiante de 12º grado en Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and Performing Arts, encontró la inspiración para tener un impacto positivo en la vida de otros.

Con la ayuda de un amigo que estudia en The Hockaday School, Sanaya creó Songbirds of Service, un programa que infunde en los escolares de Dallas ISD un amor por la música y el canto.

“Cuando visité el orfanato, me identifiqué con los niños que aún estaban ahí”, expresó Sanaya. “Supe que no podía regresar a casa luego de visitar el orfanato, y no hacer nada por ellos. Cantar siempre me ha hecho feliz, así que decidí crear Songbirds of Service para ayudar a los niños a sentir felicidad con música”.

En la actualidad, Sonaya ofrece su programa en Martin Luther King Jr. Learning Cetner, la cual muy pronto podría convertirse en una escuela de transformación enfocada en las artes, como parte del esfuerzo del distrito de multiplicar las opciones académicas para las poblaciones marginadas del sur de Dallas.

Por el momento, Sanaya es feliz trabajando con estudiantes y teniendo un impacto positivo en sus vidas.

“Soy casi como una hermana mayor que los orienta y ayuda”, señaló Sanaya. “Me da tanta alegría ver que los niños aman la música tanto como yo”.

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Photo courtesy: Dallas ISD
Photo courtesy: Dallas ISD
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