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ABCElle King stopped by Chouteau High School in Oklahoma on Friday, March 24, to surprise two special people: Cathy Welker-Graham, one of Elle s biggest fans and the school s teacher of the year, and Emma Hughes, a senior student who wrote to Elle about her remarkable teacher.
During her visit, Elle and her guitarist gifted Cathy, Emma and the school s faculty, staff and student body with an acoustic performance of her song "America s Sweetheart."
"I didn’t always have the greatest experience in school," Elle admits with a laugh to the press. "But every few schools I would find a teacher who believed in me, and it gave me confidence and they told me that I could do something great with my life even if I was different. So I think that great teachers should be celebrated. It was important to me that we show this deserving teacher some well-earned gratitude."
"As educators, this is why we do what we do," adds Chouteau High School Princip
Elle King made a surprise appearance at Chouteau High School in Tulsa, OK before her show in the area on Friday (March 24th). She received a letter from senior Emma Hughes, praising her teacher, Cathy Welker-Graham, who is an avid Elle King fan and Chouteau High's teacher of the year. King arrived via her tour bus and, in addition to playing "America's Sweetheart" for the teacher, she visited with students and posed for lots of pictures. King said, "I didn't always have the greatest experience in school, but every few schools I would find a teacher who believed in me, and it gave me confidence and they told me that I could do something great with my life even if I was different. So I think that great teachers should be celebrated. It was important to me that we show this deserving teacher some well-earned gratitude." King's sold-out show at Cain's Ballroom included guests Welker-Graham and Hughes from Chouteau High School. Following her scho
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Elle King made a surprise appearance at Chouteau High School in Tulsa, OK before her show in the area on Friday (March 24th). She received a letter from