NEISD Fine Arts friends find a way for the show to go on

When Las Lomas Elementary School music teacher Leigh Anne Roeber had to take a medical leave of absence in November, she was worried her choir students would miss out on holiday performances and recitals.

Without hesitation two of her colleagues, Audrey and Christian De La Cruz, volunteered to fill in so the choir kids wouldn’t miss a beat. Audrey teaches choir at Bush Middle School and Christian teaches choir at Reagan High School. 

Thanks to their generosity and gift of their own time, the Las Lomas Honor Choir successfully performed their Veterans Day, December PTA performance and holiday concert. Roeber says the gesture was even more impactful because Las Lomas students could attend Bush and Reagan in just a few years. 

“The De la Cruz’s have given our Las Lomas Lions and their families a beautiful gift by not only enabling these performances to take place, but by building connections with their future students to encourage their joyful music making,” said Roeber. “I don’t know of another cluster with this level of support for their feeder programs, and I am beyond grateful to be part of this Reagan Fine Arts team. I can’t tell you what a blessing it was to know that my students were in the most capable and compassionate hands when I couldn’t be here.”

Roeber says the support continued at the campus level when fourth grade teacher Alison Davies volunteered to run choir rehearsals twice a week during her absence. 

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