Isi ihe Ndị Alụmdi na Nwunye: Johnny Calabrese

Johnny Calabrese, onye otu klas ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị Thomas R. Proctor nke 2020, nwere akụkọ ọ ga-akọ - nke na-amalite na Utica Obodo School District ma na-abịa n'ozuzu ya n'elu ikpo okwu ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị.

Calabrese, onye nwere ọtụtụ nkà na-ede abụ, onye na-eme ihe nkiri na onye na-ede egwu, tolitere na-achọpụta mmasị ya maka egwu na arụmọrụ na Utica , obodo ọ kpọrọ ebe obibi ya. Ugbu a, ọ laghachila na Proctor High School, na-eduzi ọgbọ na-esote dịka onye na-eso piano na onye nduzi egwu osote maka ihe ngosi nke Drama Club nke "The Little Mermaid."

N'ime ọnwa ole na ole nke ihe omume, Calabrese haziri ụda olu ma kesaa ihe mmụta ndị nyeere ya aka ịkpụzi ya dịka onye omenkà. N'ime ihe na-erughị otu izu, ákwà mgbochi ga-apụta ìhè. Maka Calabrese, nke a abụghị naanị egwu; ọ bụ emume nke ebe obibi na inyeghachi obodo ndị zụlitere ya ihe.

Ịhụnanya Calabrese nwere maka ime ihe nkiri malitere n'oge, mgbe ọ bụ nwa akwụkwọ na John F. Hughes Elementary School. Site na ịse vidiyo YouTube ya na nwanne ya nwanyị, ruo na isonye na egwu na James H. Donovan Middle School, ọ maara na ọ chọrọ ịnọ n'elu ikpo okwu. Mana na Proctor, uche ya gbanwere site na ime ihe nkiri gaa na egwu.

Calabrese chetara, sị: “M na-anọkarị n'ime ụlọ ukwe oge niile ma na-akpọ abụ maka mmadụ niile.” “Oriakụ Patricia Scaramella hụrụ nkà piano m ma gbaa m ume ka m soro ukwe ahụ. Ọ bụ mgbe ahụ ka m ghọtara mmasị m nwere n'akụkụ egwu nke ihe nkiri, ọ bụghị naanị ime ihe nkiri.”

Mgbe ọ gụsịrị akwụkwọ sekọndrị, Calabrese gbasoro mmasị egwu ya gaa n'ihu, wee nweta Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts na Mohawk Valley Community College. Ọ gara n'ihu mụọ ide egwu na Purchase College. N'ebe ahụ, ọ malitere ide egwu mbụ ma soro na egwu, gụnyere "Crystal Clear," ihe ngosi mbụ zuru oke nke ya na enyi ya kọleji, Calista, dere.

“Anyị ka na-ede egwu ndị ahụ otu izu tupu a na-eme nyocha,” Calabrese chetara n'ọchị. “Ọ dị mgbagwoju anya, mana ọ kụziiri m ọtụtụ ihe gbasara mmekorita na ime ihe egwu.”

Naanị izu abụọ tupu ihe ngosi ahụ, ọtụtụ ndị na-eme ihe nkiri butere COVID-19, mana a ka na-eme ihe omume ahụ mgbe ndị na-eme ihe nkiri yi ihe mkpuchi ihu n'ebe a na-ejikọta ihe. N'agbanyeghị ihe mgbochi ndị a, Calabrese ka na-ewere ya dị ka otu n'ime ọrụ ya kacha mma.

“Enweghị m akụkụ nke ọ bụla dị njikere maka onye ọ bụla, yabụ m nyere akara piano wee gwa ha ka ha mee ihe ngosi,” Calabrese kwuru. “Anyị mechara jiri gita, bass, na drum, kpọọ ya aha. Ọ gara nke ọma, a na-egosikwa ya na YouTube.”

Taa, Calabrese na-enyere ụmụ akwụkwọ aka inweta otu ihe mmụta ahụ n'onwe ha. Ọ na-akụzi ihe ndị na-eme n'otu oge ma na-akwado ndị na-eme ihe nkiri n'iwulite obi ike n'elu ikpo okwu. Ịnọ n'akụkụ nke ọzọ nke ihe nkiri enyela ya echiche ọhụrụ.

“Ọ dị iche n'ụzọ dị mma nke ukwuu,” Calabrese kwuru. “E nwere ọtụtụ ibu ọrụ na nduzi, mana ọ bụ ezie na akụkụ m ga-enwe mmasị mgbe niile n'ịrụ ọrụ, ana m enwekwa mmasị n'ịbụ onye nkuzi. Ịkụzi na ịkụziri ụmụ akwụkwọ ihe na-enye afọ ojuju, ọ dịkwa mma inyere ndị ọzọ aka ịchụso ihe ị na-enwe mmasị na ya.”

Calabrese toro ndị nkuzi na-akwado ya na gburugburu ebe obibi ihe okike nke ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị maka inye ya ohere ịnwale ma too.

“Proctor nwere ụfọdụ ndị nkuzi kacha mma n'ógbè ahụ, agaghị m anọ ebe m nọ ma ọ bụrụ na ha adịghị,” Calabrese kwuru. O kwuru kpọmkwem na onye bụbu onye nkụzi ukwe, Oriakụ Scaramella, na onye nkụzi Bekee na onye nduzi ihe nkiri bụ Oriakụ Lacey Stevens dị ka ndị ndụmọdụ nyeere aka ịkpụzi ụzọ ya. “Ugbu a, m na-amalite ịrụ ọrụ na Oriakụ Stevens ọzọ, mana n'akụkụ nke ọzọ nke ihe.”

Mgbe a jụrụ Calabrese ihe o chere na ụmụ akwụkwọ ga-erite uru site n'ịrụ ọrụ na ya, o mesiri ike mkpa ọ dị ịnụ ụtọ njem ahụ.

“Ị chọrọ iji ọrụ aka gị kpọrọ ihe, mana ị ga-enwekwa obi ụtọ na ahụmịhe ahụ,” Calabrese kwuru. “Ịmụgharị ihe ngosi bụ maka ịrụ ọrụ iji ruo n'oge ndị ahụ dị mkpa n'oge ihe ngosi ahụ. Mana ihe na-adịgide bụ ihe niile na-eme n'ụzọ: ihe omume, ọbụbụenyi ị na-ewulite na nkà ị na-amụta.”

Ọ gbakwara ụmụ akwụkwọ ume ka ha kwuo 'ee' maka ohere ndị a, nakwa ka ha mara mgbe ha ga-asị 'mba' iji zere ike ọgwụgwụ.

“Echerela ka e nye gị ikike... Mee ihe ị chọrọ ime ma mee ya,” ka o kwuru.

Calabrese na-eji otu ndụmọdụ ahụ eme ihe n'ọrụ ya taa ka ọ na-aga n'ihu na-ewulite ọrụ ya dịka onye na-ede abụ na onye na-eme ihe nkiri.

“Ọrụ m ugbu a ka nọ n'ọnọdụ mgbanwe,” Calabrese kọwara. “Ana m ewulite ahụmịhe ebe a n'obodo m, mana enwere m mmetụta nke ahụ ịga ebe ọzọ, ikekwe ebe dị ka New York City. Enwere m ike ịhụ onwe m ka m na-achụso ọrụ nwere ọtụtụ ihe: onye na-abụ abụ, onye na-ede abụ, onye na-ede egwu, onye nduzi egwu, onye na-akpọ piano - ụdị ijikọta ha niile.”

Ibi ebe dị anya site na Utica na iso ndị ọzọ na-emepụta ihe emekọrịta ihe enyerela Calabrese aka itolite n'onwe ya na n'ihe osise. Nnwere onwe ahụ na-apụta ìhè n'ide abụ na nduzi ya, ọbụna ka ọ na-agafe oge nke ọrịa imposter. Na mgbakwunye na "The Little Mermaid", Calabrese na-arụ ọrụ dị ka onye na-akpọ Pianist maka "Hadestown: Teen Edition" na Waterville Jr./Sr. High School, nke meghere ma mechie na mbido ọnwa a.

Calabrese tụgharịrị uche n'otú o si eto na Utica ọ bụghị naanị onye ọ bụ, kamakwa onye omenkà ọ ghọrọla.

" Utica dị obere nke na ọ na-adị ka ọ dị n'otu, mana o buru ibu nke na ọ ga-efunahụ ntakịrị," Calabrese kwuru. "Ọ kụziiri m n'ezie iji ezinụlọ kpọrọ ihe na ime ka ezinụlọ gị bụrụ ihe ịhụnanya. Ị na-eme ka gị na ndị mmadụ nwee mmekọrịta chiri anya, mmetụta nke obodo ahụ anọgidewokwa na-adị m n'obi. Ọ na-emetụta ụzọ m si emeso ihe niile, ọbụnadị ide abụ m."

Maka Calabrese, obodo ya abụghị naanị ebe o si malite, ọ bụ ntọala ka na-eduzi njem nka ya.