August 19, 2017
Dear Honors Choir Families:
Welcome to the Columbia Public Schools 5th Grade
Honors Choir! My name is Lindsey Tevebaugh and I am the elementary general
music specialist at West Boulevard Elementary school. This is my eighth year
teaching, and I will be in charge of corresponding with families of the
students in the Honors Choir. Please let this serve as a test email so I know
this address works and is currently in use.
We are excited about getting started with your 5th
grade singer! This ensemble provides valuable performance opportunities and
choir experience for all involved. Please carefully read the information below,
as some is new or different than years past.
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Regular weekly rehearsals will be held on
Tuesdays from 4:00-5:15pm in the West Middle School Choir Room (at the
southwest corner of the school, closest to the ARC and the athletic fields).
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Students should be dropped off at WMS no earlier than 3:45pm and picked up no later than 5:30pm.
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Our first rehearsal will be on Tuesday,
September 5th.
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Because of our scheduled performance at the
Missouri School Board Association conference on Saturday, October 7, we
will be extending rehearsals until 5:45pm leading up to the performance. We
will return to the regular rehearsal schedule (4:00-5:15) after the performance
on October 7.
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Following the first rehearsal on September 5th,
there will be a family meeting from 5:30-5:45pm. Each singer must have a parent
or guardian present to receive more information and fundraising materials. This
meeting will last 15-20 minutes, and you will receive an HC handbook. The
meeting will be in the WMS Band Room next door to the choir room where singers
enter.
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The Honors Choir schedule and handbook will be
posted on the blog at: http://cps5honorschoir.blogspot.com/
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You can follow us on Facebook (CPS 5th
Grade Honors Choir) or Twitter @honorschoir
We will see you all on September 5th! There will
be music teachers directing singers into the choir room for the first
rehearsal.
Sincerely,
Lindsey Tevebaugh, Business Director
Robert Battle, Honors Choir Director
Christine Nichols, Honors Choir Assistant Director
Ryan Layton, Collaborative Pianist
James Melton, Director of Fine Arts
