![Students, teachers, and parents visit Omaha Beach in Normandy, France on June 7 as part of an EF tour group. "In 7th grade I had signed up for a [field trip to] Canada but it was canceled because COVID pushed it off so much, so when Mrs. Pietrzak brought up that they were doing a D-Day field trip to Europe, I thought that was really cool and I knew that I definitely wanted to do a trip while I was at West Shore so I took the opportunity," Amelia Bailly '25 said.](https://westshoreroar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/edbc27cd-da37-43d3-9ac9-0f38a21bbe02-1200x675.jpg)
Junior Rachel Ho to perform in Concerto concert
Junior Rachel Ho has an upcoming solo performance with the Brevard Symphony Youth Orchestra on April 6. She will be performing the Forsyth Viola Concerto along side two other musicians that were chosen as the finalists of this year’s concerto competition.
“I’m quite thrilled about it because since I won the concerto competition, I’m able to perform with an orchestra the second time,” Rachel Ho said, “I’ve worked really hard on it, so I hope people enjoy it!”
The annual concerto concert features concerto winners along with various chamber ensembles within the orchestra. This concert will start at 3:30 p.m. at Suntree United Methodist Church.
![Sophomore Isabelle Gaudry walks through the metal detector, monitored by School Resource Officer Valerie Butler, on Aug. 13. “I think [the students have] been adjusting really well," Butler said. "We've had no issues, no snafus. Everything's been running smoothly, and we've been getting kids to class on time.”](https://westshoreroar.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_9979-600x400.jpg)
