Broken Arrow Graduate Kristin Chenoweth Speaks School

Broken arrow brought in some star power on Thursday to launch its new 93,000 square foot addition to the high school.

Singer Kristin Chenoweth is a 1986 graduate Of Broken Arrow High. She told the students that those were key years in her life.

"I was in drama club, of course, we didn't even hardly have a choir but I was in it, I think me and two other people. And now I look and see how it's flourished, and the true word is pride, it's pride," Chenoweth said.

The new addition was paid for with a $295-million bond approved by voters in 2009. Along with a new facade, it includes an expanded media center and rehearsal space as well as science labs, classrooms and even a coffee shop.

Broken Arrow's celebration continued at 7:30 p.m. with a special concert featuring local students, two contestants from the NBC show "The Voice," and of course, Kristin Chenoweth.