As a music major at Millersville University in Pennsylvania, Noah Manno helped lead its a capella group Chromatic to various college-level championships. A 2023 graduate in music education and vocal performance, he now has taken his talents to Barnegat High School, where the vocal music teacher has formed the school’s first a capella group.

NOTHING BUT VOICE: Barnegat High School’s newest musical ensemble is an a capella group, shown here during a recent competition. (Photos Courtesy of Barnegat High School Music Department)
The 14-member ensemble recently got its first taste of competition at the International Championship of High School A Capella, making it to the quarterfinals.
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