Jaxon Hungrywolf doesn’t speak in full sentences, but he’s joined his school choir.
The eight-year-old has cerebral palsy, which limits his mobility and speech. So when Jaxon asked his mom to join his school choir, she was a little bit surprised.
“Do you want to be in choir? And he’s like, ‘yeah!'” mom Brenda Hungrywolf said. “I said, ‘OK buddy, we can ask, but I’m not sure how we’re going to do choir.'”
Without hesitation, the choir added him to the team.
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“There was no question that we wanted him to be a part of the choir,” St. Teresa of Calcutta Elementary School choir director Carolyn Davey said.
“He is so musical and it’s such a joy to hear him sing.”
They have even modified songs with actions so Jaxon can participate.
Every Monday and Wednesday choir meets over the lunch hour.
“I think it really helps them to communicate in a way that is different from normal school,” Davey said. “It’s sort of a non-academic way of celebrating their gifts and being able to participate and music is just a great outlet for everyone.”
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Jaxon’s mom couldn’t be more proud and happy for her son.
“He was so excited and so included,” Hungrywolf said. “They added the clapping for him and he was just so thrilled to be up there.”
Right the St. Teresa of Calcutta school choir has a couple in-school shows before a big performance in December.