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American Idol Finalist Surprises Oakville With Visit (Video)
A surprise visit from Curtis Finch, Jr., a graduate from Oakville High School, is captured in a video from the Mehlville School District.
Students and faculty at Oakville High School were treated to a surprise visit from Curtis Finch, Jr., a graduate from the school who gained national attention this year as a finalist on American Idol.
Finch met with teachers and talked about his experience on the show. The visit was recorded in a video that is now on YouTube.
"For me, music is my life," said Finch in the video. "This experience has been epic. It has been absolutely mind-blowing."
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The full video is available on Mehlville School District's YouTube page and it's attached to this article.
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