December 11 Update

December 11, 2018

Good afternoon, Honors Choir Families!

I hope all is well with you in this season of holidays.

A few announcements:

• Congratulations to Jasiah George from Blue Ridge Elementary! She will be the soloist at the end of “With My Own Two Hands”!
• Our first performance this year is next Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Hickman High School. Call time for singers is 6:00pm in the HHS Choir Room, and the performance will begin at 7:00. This is an update from previous communications.  
• We will not have afternoon rehearsal on December 18 so your singer has plenty of time to eat a meal and prepare for the concert. This will be a collaborative concert with middle- and high school choirs. Following the Honors Choir segment of the program, there will be a collaborative piece sung with middle and high school groups. Please plan for your singer to stay for the duration of the concert and sing the last number. Please review the handbook for uniform expectations.
• T-Shirt Update: The shirt have been ordered and should arrive in ~1-2 weeks. I will distribute them when they arrive. It’s not too late to purchase Honors Choir T-shirts. I have ordered extras in each size available on a first-come, first-served basis. T-shirts are $10 each. Checks must be made payable to Columbia Public Schools. Please write Honors Choir in the memo line.
• Most cardigans were sent home last week. If your singer was absent, one will be given to them at today’s rehearsal. Cardigans will be worn for performances in December and in April. If there are any issues with your singer’s cardigan, please contact me as soon as possible so we can resolve any problems. Ties will be distributed before and collected after each performance.
• For weekly rehearsals, students should arrive to West Middle School no earlier than 3:45pm. Please do not enter the West Middle School choir room before 3:45pm. Middle school rehearsal is running up until 3:45. The middle school director has asked that we not interrupt their rehearsal. Singers should be picked up from WMS no later than 5:20pm following weekly rehearsals. Thank you for respecting the evening commitments of the team of directors. 
• If your student will be absent from any Honors Choir rehearsal or event, please email me as soon as possible.
• All communications sent to the distribution list are also available on our blog: http://cps5honorschoir.blogspot.com/

Have a great week!

Lindsey Tevebaugh, Business Manager, CPS 5^th Grade Honors Choir, LTevebaugh@cpsk12.org, (573)214-3670