Tiger Choir Chronicles

Happy Sunday! We are in our final week of what has been a GREAT 1st semester! Please be everyone is getting enough rest and sleep to help stay healthy and finish the semester strong! Be sure to continue checking the weekly newsletters to stay up to date on events and happenings in the choir room!

Go Tigers!

Our Winter Concert is this week on December 17th. The students have put so much work into this concert and I think it will be a wonderful, festive celebration! A cookie reception will follow the concert, so I hope you and your family are able to join us!

Please note the quick information below:

Student Call time: 5:45 pm

Concert start time: 7:00 pm

Doors open: 6:45 pm (please enter through the cafeteria doors)

Uniform: Formal tuxedo (black shoes, black socks, tux pants, white shirt, TIE, vest, tuxedo jacket) or dress (black dress shoes and dress)

If you signed up to donate items for our concert reception, PLEASE send those to school tomorrow so that we can complete our shopping tomorrow afternoon. If you are able to donate any items off our LIST, we greatly appreciate it! If you volunteered to assist with set-up we will begin between 5:45 and 6:00 pm. Thank you in advance to everyone for your help and assistance!

Solo & Ensemble is an OPTIONAL contest that will be taking place on February 8, 2025. At THS, ALL students are required to learn a solo, however, students have the option of singing it for a judge on February 8th. Any student who does NOT wish to participate in the contest will perform their solo for Mr. Miner for a major grade. Solos will be handed out this week for students to begin working on.

If you are interested in participating in the contest, there is a $40 entry fee due by December 19th. This covers the cost of the entry fee as well as the accompanist fee (2 rehearsals and the contest). Please bring your money in at any time to register for the contest.

Thank you to everyone who came out to our PJ & Game Night on Friday! We had yummy hot chocolate, cookies, and played several holiday-themed games!

The Travis High School Chorale will be caroling throughout our community in the upcoming holiday season! Catch them at any of the below events for a touch of live caroling and holiday cheer!

Our Choir Parent Booster Club operates to help support and assist the choir program in many ways! We have regular meetings to help plan events, discuss volunteer needs, and discuss financial needs of the choir program. You can be as involved as you would like to be! To encourage membership, the board has waived all membership fees this year in hopes that you will join us and find out ways you can support your child in their musical journey as a member of the Travis Tiger Choir!

Thank you to everyone who has been purchasing items from our Amazon Wishlist to help "clear the list!" If you are able to browse our list and help purchase an item, we would be SO grateful for your support!

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1. Monday, December 16: JBMS Choir Concert @ THS 6:00 pm (for anyone interested in supporting our middle school programs!)
2. Tuesday, December 17: Travis HS Winter Concert 7:00 pm
3. Thursday, December 19: Chorale carol at Constellation Field's Holiday Lights (see caroling schedule for details)

1. January 11: Area Auditions
2. January 13/14: Varsity UIL Rehearsals After School
3. January 17: Future Tiger Choir Social night

Chorale has had a WONDERFUL week of outreach performances and I am SO proud of how they have conducted themselves and performed for the many members of our community! We have one final outreach performance this THURSDAY at Constellation Field. Students need to be at Travis by 5:45 pm for an on-time bus departure. If you ordered tickets, I'm hoping to pick them up ahead of time and send them home with students before Thursday.

Next semester, we will begin our Varsity UIL rehearsals after school. These rehearsals are a graded requirement of the course and students need to make plans NOW to be sure they have adjusted schedules as necessary for attendance. Please note that ONLY school events can be an excused absence from rehearsals. Outside leagues, rodeo concerts, etc. are not considered excused absences. In general, Varsity Treble Choir will rehearse on Mondays after school, and Varsity Tenor-Bass Choir will rehearse on Tuesdays after school. Please click HERE for the complete schedule. We will also still have our Pre-UIL and UIL events on the original choir calendar.

Our Booster Club is still selling our "Travis Choir" yard signs! Signs are available "as is" ($20) or customized ($25)! If you're interested in showing your THS Choir pride, please send in your order money and ORDER FORM (only for customized signs) at any time!

Thank you to everyone who has paid choir fees! If you have not yet, please remember that they were due on Friday, September 20th. If your child needs assistance, our Booster Club is here to help! Please simply send me an email and let me know that your child needs assistance paying choir fees and our Boosters will be happy to help out if they are able!

This year we are thrilled to add another private voice teacher to our staff and extend a warm welcome to Mr. Antoine Griggs. Mr. Griggs is an accomplished performer who regularly sings with various organizations in Houston, including the Houston Ebony Opera Guild and Houston Grand Opera! He came to campus a couple weeks ago to meet the students and began lessons last week. He still has a few spots open. If your child is interested, or if you have any specific questions please feel free to reach out to him at antoinegriggs@gmail.com. We are very fortunate in Fort Bend that lessons are taught during student's choir class time so no additional rehearsal time is necessary and I hope that many students will take advantage of this awesome opportunity!