YAC Alma Mater is an original song from High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. The song is sung by Olivia Rodrigo as Nini Salazar-Roberts.
Background[]
The original song was released as a single on all streaming platforms on May 21, 2021.
Summary[]
After Nini's first class at the Youth Actors Conservatory makes Nini feel small, she meets the Dean, Kalyani Patel, who discourages her from songwriting and hands her the YAC school album, telling her its the only song she should focus on. Later, while her friends at east high celebrate the castings for the musical, Nini sings the song in a mellow tune, giving us the first glimpse of how her expectations of YAC don't meet reality, and how truly alone she feels there.
Lyrics[]
Sing out, ye honored classmates
With might and spirit true
Lift up your hearts and voices
And behold the role for you
Speak boldly when you play your part
As we pursue the highest art
Portraits hang in these hallowed halls
The finest of them all
To thee, to thee, the YAC
Captains of our noble craft, distinction we achieve
Set the bar and raise our star
Shining through and through
Ever loyal to our banner
Long wave the black and blue
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