Arts & Entertainment

Haley Gets Emotional During Return To Wheeling High School

American Idol finalist hometown visit included a trip to her high school, where she invited her band director to watch her in Hollywood.

Haley Reinhart could no longer hold in her emotions as she stood in front of the audience cheering her on in the gymnasium of her alma mater, Wheeling High School.

She bent down over the crowd, crying.

She talked about reuniting with her music teacher at WHS, Brian Logan, and how all of the events in her life have led to that  moment. She said she hopes it inspires her fans to do what they want to do.

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