Britney Spears' Praise For New York School.

9 months ago 03rd Oct 08:46

Britney Spears' Praise For New York School.... Britney Spears has praised the children of a New York school - after visiting pupils to donate $10,000 (£5,410) to their music programme.The Toxic hitmaker paid an impromptu visit to John Philip Sousa Junior High School in The Bronx on Wednesday (01Oct08) to hand over a cheque from Elizabeth Arden, the cosmetics company behind her perfume range.Spears was treated to a special performance by the Sousatones, the school's eight-piece band. And when the band's director, Sal Mazzola, joked that she should take the youngsters on her forthcoming world tour, the star agreed, insisting, "You'll be the first people I call."Spears also paid tribute to the hard work put in by the pupils on the music programme, and praised Elizabeth Arden executives for making such a generous donation to the scheme.She tells People.com, "I really enjoyed the time I spent at the John Philip Sousa Middle School."I've been working with the people at Elizabeth Arden for the last five years, and I know how passionate everyone is about the school.