Kettering Fairmont High School’s a cappella group, Eleventh Hour, has been awarded the 2008 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award (CARA) for best high school recorded CD with their 2007 release “How Sweet It Is”.

They also won for best high school song with “When Will I Be Loved” from the “How Sweet It Is” CD.

The CARA’s have been presented annual since 1992 by the Contemporary A Cappella Society to recognize the best recorded a cappella produced within a calendar year.

Thirty judges - selected for their experience with, talent in, and knowledge of a cappella music - listened to the CARA nominees to determine the best of each category.

The CD, “How Sweet It Is,” featured Fairmont students Clare Zimmerman, Chelsie Cooper, Morgan Shope. Katie Ballard, Jack Pohl, Chris Kulhanek and Greg King. The song, “When Will I Be Loved” featured a solo by Zimmerman and was arranged for acappella by Deke Sharon and Anne Raugh.

The CD can be purchased at the Fairmont Music Department or at www.a-cappella.com