WASHINGTON ( CNN ) -- There was no shortage of superstars in Washington this week , including the middle school students of Atlanta , Georgia 's Ron Clark Academy . Ron Clark Academy students singing their newest song , `` Dear Obama , '' in Washington this week . `` There are those Obama kids ! '' `` Those are the kids from TV ! '' `` Sing for us ! '' The middle schoolers ' ode to the political process , `` You Can Vote However You Like , '' set to the tune of rapper T.I . 's `` Whatever You Like , '' has garnered exhilarating fame nationwide . Invited to perform at inauguration events , the boys and girls were stopped along every block in the capital by people who asked them to sing and pose for a picture . `` I have a sleepy energy , '' sixth-grader Kennedy Guest Pritchett said . `` I feed off of the crowd and their cheers . '' The students ' new song , `` Dear Obama , '' which they have performed this week , offers advice to the president on energy , taxes , financial regulation and al Qaeda and urges him to `` control Ahmadinejad . '' `` Dear Obama hear us sing/We 're ready for the change that you will bring/ Gon na shine the light for the world to see/to spread peace hope and democracy . ... Fight for health care for the young so that coverage is available to everyone/It 's time to find a renewable way to fuel our needs so we do n't end up depending on Chavez and the Middle East . '' Watch the students sing `` Dear Obama '' » . The kids will perform Tuesday at the Africa and International Friends Inaugural Ball , sharing a stage with Usher and Patti LaBelle , one of many events in their packed schedule highlighted by a luncheon gala Monday to honor the Rev . Martin Luther King Jr. `` I want to do good every song we perform . When the crowd cheers , I feel like we did a good job , '' said Willie Thornton , a seventh-grader . `` I feel a lot of adrenaline afterwards . '' The students have met the Kenyan Boys Choir , who told their American counterparts what kind of animals they might see when the Ron Clark students travel to Kenya on a school trip in June . At another luncheon , the sixth- and seventh-graders were thrilled to catch a glimpse of actor Ed Norton , the man who played the Incredible Hulk . But he did n't compare to singer Beyonce , who closed Sunday 's star-studded Lincoln Memorial concert and drew giggles and shouts . The kids gained notoriety just before the election when they appeared on CNN , singing `` You Can Vote However You Like . '' They became media favorites overnight , appearing on several networks and shows . Dressed neatly in their school uniform of khaki pants , light blue shirts and navy blue blazers , they discussed the Iraq war , the economy and taxes with the composure of adults . Their teacher , Ron Clark , known for his innovation , has used pop music to teach his students . He once changed the words of Rihanna 's infectious hit `` Umbrella '' to teach geography . `` You have to give students something they can identify with , something that catches their enthusiasm and spirit , '' he said . `` I 'm so proud of them all . They 've taught me a lot . '' Before founding his school in the rough neighborhood of South Atlanta , Clark taught in Harlem , where he penned `` The Essential 55 , '' a rule-book for educators that caught Oprah Winfrey 's eye . She talked about it on her show , and it soon became a New York Times bestseller . This past Christmas , Clark received another gift from the talk show host : $ 365,000 . Winfrey donated $ 1,000 for each day of the year . Clark has said that the money will help provide scholarships for a year . The teacher said he plans to incorporate Barack Obama 's inauguration into lessons throughout the rest of the school year . `` Our school is about politics and world issues and helping the kids understand that they have an important role in all of that , '' he said . CNN 's John Murgatroyd and Ashley Fantz contributed to this report .
Singing Atlanta schoolkids perform at inauguration festivities . `` I have a sleepy energy , '' one 6th-grader says of the group 's packed schedule . Ron Clark Academy singers gained fame for their `` Vote For The People' campaign in 2008 and again this year with their song " We Are America. " They have written another song , `` Dear Obama , '' which offers advice to the president .