Cleavon Davis (9) sings and does a reading for Black History program at both his church, Bladensburg Seventh-day Adventist and at another church on Sunday, Feb. 23 and 24. He participated in a concert with other students of the Ottley Music School in the Poconos for the Northeastern Conference’s New England District’s Personal Ministries in Waymart, Pennsylvania, May 3, 2008

Alysia Mitchell (7) sings two Harry T. Burleigh Spirituals for a Black History Service at Guildfield Baptist Church, 1023 Otis Street, NE, Washington, DC 20017, Feb. 24. She also performed in the Poconos.

Destiny-Ruth Sterling (9) went to Hollywood to an Actors Reading Workshop, February 16-18. Talent Scouts were there. It also performed in the Poconos, and on violin and piano at the Washington DC’s National Cancer Survivor’s Celebration on June 8, 2008.

Jenine Faith Lycorish (10) performed in France with the Children God Choir of NY Feb. 15-18, and won an audition to sing and play in Bermuda at the end of March 2008.

Kianna Kelly-Futch (6) appeared as a little Princess in the Miss College Park Pageant (part of the Miss America Scholarship Program) on February 16. She sang the National Anthem for one of the junior boxing matches recently and will do so for another tournament upcoming soon.   She also performed in the Poconos

Gabriela Sotomayor (15) sang on February 16 at Metropolitan Seventh-day Adventist Church, and on February 19, did something that we have never done before–sang for a couple’s first year anniversary, except that she was in Austin Texas and he was sitting in Ms. Ottley’s studio. It was supposed to be a surprise for him, and when he realized it, he grabbed his video cam, and then called her, so she was also surprised for she heard it with him, and later received the video.  She is singing in the Prince George’s 2008 Summer Teen Theatre.  This is her second season.  All the above students appear on the OMS’ debut DVD, “Scenes from Elijah and Messiah” done December 2007.

Ibn Fife (6) played in an ice hockey game.