School of Rock: NYC students shocked when Dwayne Johnson serenades them with video message
nypost.comthe star shared with his nearly 400 million Instagram followers.In the clip, Johnson addresses the 75 students gathered in the auditorium as they erupt in cheers.“This message goes out to all the amazing students at P373R out in Staten Island,” he begins.“Your awesome teachers told me that every year, you guys love choosing a musical because you’re so talented and you’re so excited . . .
I hear that you guys are incredible . . . I love you guys, have the best time. I cannot wait to see it.”He even sings verses of the song “You’re Welcome.”The crowd was “blown away.”“We were not expecting him to be singing in it, it was like two minutes long,” Zdanowicz said. “It was specific to our kids and then for him to even tell our students that he’s they’re number one fan, that was just really, really, really sweet,” added Byrnes.The children — who are fans of Johnson not only from movies like “Moana” and “Jumanji,” but also from professional wrestling and Fortnite, where he is one of the game’s original characters — couldn’t believe their eyes. “One student asked, ‘Is this AI?
I don’t believe it. This isn’t real,'” said Jamie Forlenza, a special education teacher.The students’ parents were as excited as the kids.“A lot of them grew up with The Rock also,” said Zdanowicz. “It’s multigenerational.
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