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06-11-2021 10:48 AM
ABC News, FB, Twitter, etc.:
North Carolina high school principal serenades students with an emotional rendition of Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You at their graduation
A high school principal bid the class of 2021 farewell with his emotional rendition of 'I Will Always Love You' at their graduation ceremony.
Marcus Gause stunned his students at Wingate Andrews High School in High Point, North Carolina, when he belted out the lyrics to the 1974 Dolly Parton song, which was famously covered by Whitney Houston in 1992.
Winston McGregor, a member of the Guilford County Board of Education, shared a video of the incredible moment on Facebook earlier this week, calling it 'pure gold.'
McGregor urged people to help make the video go viral, writing: 'I don’t have to tell you how emotional these graduations have been. Help me show them some love.'
The heartwarming clip has since been shared on Twitter, where it has been viewed close to one million times.
Full video here:
06-11-2021 10:49 AM - edited 06-11-2021 10:50 AM
Great voice, great job!
06-11-2021 10:58 AM
Wonderful voice! He must be an amazing man!
06-11-2021 11:01 AM
'Mr. Gause has just raised the stakes for every NC principal this graduation season,' North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein tweeted on Wednesday.
Gause knocked it out of the park when he performed the ballad, but he later admitted that tackling the song on graduation day was a bit intimidating.
'Of course, there's a nervousness because nobody sings behind Whitney Houston and greats likes Dolly Parton but, the lyrics were what I was trying to portray to my students,' he explained to ABC News.
'One of the things that the pandemic has really taught us is that we need more love, that students know that we love and care for them,' he added.
Student Mekhi McRae told the news station that he will never forget the principal singing to them, saying: 'He is a big part of why I am who I am today.'
06-11-2021 11:11 AM
Those kids will also have fond memories of their principal.
06-11-2021 11:15 AM
What a moment and wow he has a set of pipes!!! Fabulous!
06-11-2021 11:17 AM
Love lt!!
06-11-2021 11:55 AM
I saw that on the news last night. He was great!
06-11-2021 12:17 PM
Very touching. I saw this on the evening news last night.
This is a principal who has devoted himself to his students. Bravo!
06-11-2021 12:26 PM
Gee, if he ever wants to leave education, he has a future in music. What a voice! The many talents that people have often go unnoticed, so it's great to hear this man sing.
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