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Choirs CHOIR PERFORMANCES CHOIR BOOSTER CLUB NEWSLETTER |
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¯Shasta High School Choir Notes¯ _____________________________________________________________________________ Volume 13, Issue 3 January 2009
Spring Musical, a dream come true: CINDERELLA Excitement mounts as students prepare for auditions for our spring musical, Cinderella. Our Director has chosen a brand new musical that will delight our senses and is sure to please our audience. Our volunteers are already busy working on set design, costumes, and promotion. We need everyone to help us make this a memorable experience for all. Please read through the description of the committees below and sign up at our meeting on February 2nd. You will be rewarded with a good time and many great long-lasting friendships. We can’t do it without you! Rhonda Nelson (Production Chair) 243-6346, 227-6346, rhondamnelson@gmail.com.
Musical Information & Committees HIGHLIGHTS OF INFORMATION BELOW:
1. Matinee: We will be doing two matinees this year. The first one will be for schools, and will be at 2 pm on Wednesday, April 29th. The second matinee will be on closing night, Saturday, May 9th, at 1 pm (we will also have an evening show that night). Contact Molly Ranken at 604-3431 mollyranken@pacbell.net if you have any questions. 2. Tickets: To allow for more families to afford the show, we lowered the price to $10 for all shows except the school matinee, which will be $3. The evening shows will start earlier at 7:00 pm. We really need a ticket sales coordinator this year. Bill Parr will be happy to explain what this entails. Please contact him at 221-5463 williamparr@charter.net if you would like to take on this chair position (and earn extra points). 3. Publicity: Deb Speer will be heading this committee. Her phone number is 275-2750 or e-mail her at speer@c-zone.net if you have any concerns or suggestions. 4. Costumes: Rita Simpson is really going to need your help. It doesn’t have to mean that you need to sew—there are lots of other ways to help. Please call her!!! 355-7599 ritsim53@yahoo.com. Additionally, Rita needs help cleaning the tower to prepare for this musical. Please call her if you can help! 5. Concessions: Please sign up to sell concessions or bring brownies or rice crispie treats. This is an easy way to earn points – please contact Karina Lapp at 396-2797 karinal@handkcpa.com . Karina would also like a co-chair. 6. Usher Training: Our usher coordinator is Jerry Bonnett. Adults and students not in the play can be ushers. Contact him at pbonnett2000@yahoo.com to sign up! 7. Makeup/Hair: We need some dedicated people to commit to this important job. Please contact Sydney or Collett Stanger if you need more information at 244-0422 (collettcm@sbcglobal.net). 8. T-shirts/Flower Sales: Be prepared to buy your T-shirts and wear them to advertise our show -- Please contact Karen Woods at 244-1551 (karenmwoods@sbcglobal.net) if you want to order shirts before she sells them to the public! Also, please sign up to help her sell both T-shirts and flowers at the show! 9. Sets: Bob Shaw (& Rob Stearns), Deidra Malain (& Diane Elrick) are already busy working on details for our sets. Please watch for more information on how to get involved, or contact Bob Shaw at plumbbob11@sbcglobal.net 10. Props: Cris Bray is a co-chair this year at crisbray@fastmail.fm . Her phone is 275-3827. Donna Hunter (243-4632 or at donnahunter@301hotmail.com) will help as well, but we need a co-chair to help Cris. Please contact Cris or Donna for more information if you can help! 11. Cast Refreshments: Please e-mail Jeneva Roberts 246-1647 (cachivach7@sbcglobal.net) to sign up for cast refreshments. Also, please let Jeneva know if you are interested in co-chairing this committee. 12. Posters: We need a poster distribution chairperson. Please contact Rhonda Nelson at rhondamnelson@gmail.com if you want to volunteer. 13. Programs/Sponsorships: Peggy O’Lea will be doing the program this year at 246-1446 polea@charter.net . There will be an opportunity for you to advertise your business or take out an ad for your student in the program. Call her for more information. Also, we need a Patron/Sponsorship chairperson. Please contact Peggy or Rhonda Nelson at rhondamnelson@gmail.com if you are interested. Thank you!! 14. Student Contracts: Once again, we will be asking performers and orchestra members to sign a contract which explains their responsibilities to our musical. Please make sure your student understands and takes this contract very seriously. 15. Backstage access: Backstage access before, during, and after our shows is limited to only those with a backstage pass. Please make arrangements with your students to meet after the show in the theater, lobby, or outside. Also, your child will be assigned to clean up on at least one occasion after the musical. Please ask your student when this is, and make arrangements to give them about one-half hour to clean.
Cinderella Timeline 1-10-09 JANUARY 27-29 Musical auditions
FEBRUARY, 2009 1 Board Meeting 2 Begin musical rehearsals after school TBA 2 Musical chairpersons meeting – 5:15 pm – Room 218 Shasta High School (Near music building) 2 Mandatory musical parent/student meeting – 6-8 pm Room 218 Shasta High (Near music bldng) 23-26 Musical set construction begins 28 Musical patron/advertiser/group ticket mailing
MARCH, 2009
1 Board Meeting 6 Musical lead photos – 3:30 pm (Head shots for program) 14 Musical patron deadline 17 Patron tickets mailed 18 Spring Choir Festival – SLC Auditorium 19 Musical ticket training – 7-9 pm Shasta High Choir Room 21 Parent ticket sales at SLC – 10 am-2 pm 25 Public ticket sales begin 30 Musical rehearsals move to SLC – 3:45 pm
APRIL, 2009 3 Newsletter
5 Board Meeting 8 Musical Cast photos – 4 pm 9-12 Napa Choral Festival/Spring Tour 10-17 Spring Break; rehearsal on Monday 4/20 TBA 21-23 Dress parades 25 All day musical rehearsal 27-28 Musical dress rehearsals 29 Musical School Matinee at 2 pm 30 Musical (all evening shows at 7 pm)
MAY, 2009
1-2 Musical 7 pm 4-5 Musical rehearsal 7-9 Musical 7 pm (Note: Matinee at 1 pm on closing night May 9th as well as evening show at 7 pm) 10-11 Mandatory strike musical sets TBA Volunteer Dinner 18 Choir Spring Concert – SLC Auditorium 7:00 pm 31 Board Meeting
JUNE, 2009
5 Last day of school/Graduation
Congratulations to Honor Choir Students Congratulations to eight outstanding students who were accepted into the All-State Honor Choir, which will take place in Pasadena March 25-28: McKay Blazian, Michael Caldwell, Rebecca Ewert, Caitlin Giddings, Sydney Grafft, Tom Reeder, Mindy Schack, and Katelyn Woods. Congratulations also go to the following fifteen students who were selected to be in the Regional Honor Choir, which took place in Fresno November 19 - 22: Felicia Anthony, McKay Blazian, Hillary Bray, Michael Caldwell, Rebecca Ewert, Caitlin Giddings, Sydney Grafft, Gabrielle Hall, Hanna Moty, Thomas Reeder, Mindy Schack, Maddy Spencer, Madison Stanger, Thomas Vogt, and Katelyn Woods.
Mr. Spencer is on Choral Directors’ Association Board Mr. Gavin Spencer has the honor of serving as the Northern Region Representative on the California American Choral Directors’ Association Board. The board is responsible for planning events such as: Honor Choirs, State Music Educator Conferences and Conventions, Mentoring/Advising Choral Directors, etc…For more information please check out the California ACDA website: http://www.acdacal.org/.
Volunteers Needed to Help Organize the Costume Tower We have had two big costume rentals this past fall and Rita Simpson needs help to clean up and organize all of the costumes in the Tower. She would love to set up a Saturday group project or to have volunteers during the week. It is cold up there but it is also a lot of fun! Any help would be appreciated. Please call Rita at 355-7599.
Madrigal Patronships Available Madrigal Dinner Patronships are available for $200. A madrigal patronship includes two free tickets with an opportunity to purchase four more. Patrons receive first consideration to choice of nights for seating. Patrons are also acknowledged each night of the Madrigal Dinner on a poster located at the entrance of the church. This is a wonderful way to reserve your choice of seating for the December 2009 Madrigal Dinner. You or your business will also have exposure on our acknowledgment poster and your donation helps a wonderful program that benefits all of our children and our community in so many ways. Starting effective immediately we will accept payment for patronships with cash, check or credit card (Visa or Master card). If you would like more information or to purchase a patronship please contact Laurel Johnson at madtickets@att.net or by calling or texting 945-4220 and Laurel will get back to you.
Choir Boosters Providing Cell Phone & New Credit Card payment option Attention Choir parents: We now have a phone number that we will use throughout the school year for choir ticket sales and choir communication needs. The phone number is 945-4220. We will post this number on our choir website and it will be on our posters and promotion items. People will be able to call or text this number and leave a detailed message year round. Also, effective immediately the Choir Boosters will take payment in the form of cash, check or credit card for all choir needs. Thank you to Karen Woods for making the arrangements for this, as it will be beneficial to everyone!
Choir Communications The choir has its own website at www.shastachoir.com. A current calendar of events is always available on the website. We also communicate information by group e-mail; please make sure you give us your e-mail – both parents and students – so you can keep current on what’s happening with choir. Please send your name and e-mail address to info@shastachoir.com and we will add you to the list. Newsletters are e-mailed or posted on the website unless you specifically request to have them mailed to you. Please contact Karen Woods at 244-1551 or 945-4220 if you do not have Internet access to make arrangements to get a printed copy of future newsletters. Thanks.
Officers & Class Representatives The following officers and representatives for the Choir Boosters were elected in September. Please contact your student’s class representative, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns:
Point System Explanation OUR GOAL: The point system was introduced to encourage parent involvement in choir activities, to help families pay for choir trips, and as a way to distribute earnings fairly to our hardworking students. The Choir Boosters was established to give our students the best experience we can. It is run by a Board elected at a general Parent Meeting. We are all volunteers. Points may be earned by parents and students by working on choir activities such as the Madrigal Dinner or the musical. Generally, one point is credited for each hour’s work. Points will be assigned a monetary value and credited toward trip expenditures for the European trip. Points have a monetary value only when used for the Europe choir trip. They do not constitute money in the real world and are non-refundable. Money equal to students’ unused points remains in the choir account to fund choir expenditures such as microphones, tuxedos, or computer equipment. HOW ARE POINTS EARNED? Parents may earn points only when working on a project that benefits the entire group and not for such things as making your own student’s costumes. These points may be applied to the account of any of their children who are enrolled in choir. They may earn 1 point per hour when working on choir projects or when serving in the following ways:
Students may earn points by participating in these ways:
A student can be credited with a maximum of 120 points each year, which may be earned in any combination by the student and his/her parents. There is a maximum cumulative total of 300 points for each student. If you are going on the Europe Trip and you have not been able to earn points over a three year period because you were a transfer student or a sophomore the year of the Europe Trip, you may request Board review of your point status. This review must take place by the November board meeting of the Europe Trip year. Call the Points Chairperson to schedule the review. WHO MAY EARN POINTS? Parents, or approved adults, may earn points for only their own children who are currently enrolled in choir. Children cannot earn points for themselves until they are in a high school choir, even if they are cast members. Points earned by a student in the music program cannot be transferred to a sibling or a fellow choir member. Points may not be earned by sisters and brothers, cousins, grandparents, friends, etc., nor offered to anyone outside the immediate family. Although we welcome the help of these people, the value of points would be greatly diluted if we allowed too many people to collect them. Parents who are employed by the music department do not earn points for time spent at their paying jobs, but may join committees to earn points. HOW ARE MONETARY VALUES OF POINTS FIGURED? The total number of points earned for the year by all students will be divided into the total net income from the Madrigal Dinner and the musical. This will establish a fixed value for the points earned that year. The amount each student has earned toward the cost of the European trip is calculated by multiplying this value times the student’s total points for that year. Points and their values will be fixed at the end of each year and cannot be changed at a later date. Point values will differ from year to year depending on the number of students’ and parents’ hours and the success of the musical. (The Madrigal Dinner is always sold out.) Points are only used towards the cost of the European trip. Freshman students who can attend two trips during their high school years will be allowed to use their first year earned points (120 points maximum) for the freshman year trip. They will also be allowed to earn another 300 points maximum toward the senior year trip. FUND RAISING PROJECTS: Fund raising projects must have prior approval from the Boosters Board when the Shasta High Choir Boosters or a particular trip is mentioned in the advertising for the event. Monies collected will be deposited in the Choir Boosters’ account, in the individual student’s name, to be used toward choir trip expenses only. The person in charge must furnish the Treasurer with a list of students who earned money. RESPONSIBILITY: It is the responsibility of every parent and child to use the sign-up sheets provided at each activity. This is the only way your points can be reported. It is the responsibility of the chairpersons to provide sign-up sheets, tally total hours worked by each volunteer and turn in these points in a timely manner. All appeals for change in points must be addressed in writing to the Choir Boosters Board. Questions about your account’s current status may be addressed at any time during the year to the Student Points Coordinator or at any Parent Meeting. If you suspect that there has been an oversight, be sure to take care of it during the school year in which you worked. |
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