Find our full year calendar at the bottom of the newsletter!

Our first formal concert is coming up on Tuesday! Concert will begin at 7:00pm and student call time is 5:45pm.

As a reminder, concerts are like our unit exams and are considered curricular. All students are expected to be in attendance and will receive 4 major grades for the concert as described below:

Punctuality (on time)

Audience Etiquette

Performance
Attire (guys - tux items, black dress shoes, long black socks; girls - formal dress/bella voce madrigal dress, chorale pearls)

Students are welcome to stay after school for the concert if they do not have a ride back to school.

Students need to make sure that they've brought their uniforms home before the concert day! However, students staying after school can leave their uniforms here to change into!

Patriotic Show this year will be October 18th! This is a required performance of all academically eligible choir students during the halftime performance at the football game. There will be a bus provided to the stadium and all choir students will sit with the choir in the stands until the halftime performance is over. Students may stay after school and ride the bus, or are welcome to drive themselves to the stadium or be dropped off. All eligible and participating choir students will get into the stadium for free and will not need to purchase a ticket. Following the halftime performance, students may stay for the game, or there will be a bus provided back to the school after halftime. There will not be a bus provided at the end of the game.

Students will wear their choir polo, BLUE jeans with NO HOLES, and closed toe shoes.

The same day, we will leave school on a field trip to the stadium where all eligible participating students will have a rehearsal in preparation for that night's performance. Students are encouraged to dress comfortably but in dress code. It does get hot on the field at this rehearsal. We will have water, and students will be receiving a TMHS water jug if they would like one. Lunch is provided this day by TMHS and THS.

This is a huge community event for the TMHS vs. THS football game and is a blast for our students. The stadium is packed and the halftime performance includes a firework spectacular, and even a skydiver! This is typically a sold out event because it is as much a football game as it is a fine arts performance!

Call time for students will be 6:00pm at the stadium. Students will meet by the band tunnel underneath the scoreboard. We will be on the visitors side of the stadium this year.

We will need a few more parent volunteers for the event, so if you are interested please let us know.

Our Fall Solo and Ensemble contest is Friday, October 25th. The entry cost will be covered by TMHS Choir unless the student does not show up to the contest for any reason. In the case of a student not participating after signing up, the solo cost is $11 and the ensemble cost per member is $8.

Students singing a solo will need to pay for their accompanist, of which costs will be $25 for a class 2 or 3 solo, and $30 for a class 1 solo.

Students may also use a recorded accompaniment if they choose.

We will also be needing students to help run this contest, as it is also our TISD Middle School Solo and Ensemble! We will be asking classes for volunteers in the next week.

The Region Audition is Saturday, October 26th at TMHS. This is a major event that we host and we will be needing a lot of student and parent help to ensure everything runs smoothly. More information will be coming on future newsletters on what you can do to help!

The time has come for our pre-concert breakfast socials! If you've never been, Mr. Ragsdale makes his famous pancakes for the choir students! If you want to eat breakfast with us, make sure to bring something to share! Students are welcome to bring drinks, donuts, fruit, muffins, etc! The social will begin at 6:30 am!

BREAKFAST SOCIALS ARE FOR CHOIR STUDENTS ONLY!

If any late arrival seniors are available to help clean up after, please help clean up!

Everybody did so amazing at Rock the Block! We had so much fun!

Thank you to the Rials for lending their truck and trailer, the Williamsons for providing water, and the Pirela's for lending us their sound system! We are so grateful!

Chorale did a fantastic job singing the National Anthem at our homecoming game!

Our next home game is Patriotic Show!

THE CHOIR FAIR SHARE FEE FOR THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR IS $53.75. Payments will be paid through schoolcashonline. This amount will help to cover such items as uniform rental, altering, launder/dry-cleaning, postage for mail-outs, Copies, Folders, Choir T-Shirt, Choir Polo, Choir water thermos, and other necessary items.

If you have not paid your class fee, please do so using the link below! We will be sending emails out at the end of the week!

We are so excited for our spring trip this year! Please continue to make monthly payments via the link below, and if you have any questions please let us know!

Parent chaperones can make their payments using the same link as student payments, but please indicate who the payment is for under "recipient name". For student payments, please put your student's name under "recipient name"

Please be aware that students must be academically and attendance eligible to travel on the spring trip.

All schoolcashonline payments will have an additional service charge that does not count toward the payment. For example, the initial deposit is $100, but has a $5 service charge. Also be aware that the initial deposit is non-refundable and monies paid for the rest of the trip cannot be refunded after the December 15th payment, unless you are able to sell your trip for full price.

If you have missed a payment you can make multiple payments via the schoolcash link below. You are also welcome to send in a check or cash.

Thank you so much for your support of our choir! There are multiple levels of support, and all are greatly appreciated.

$25.00 Donation - Booster Supporters will receive slideshow recognition at our concerts.

$50.00 Donation - Silver Supporters will receive two reserved seats to the winter concert and slideshow recognition at our concerts.

$100.00 Donation - Navy Supporters will receive four reserved seats to all concerts and slideshow recognition at our concerts.

$250.00 Donation - Wildcatter Supporters will receive four tickets to Pop Show, four reserved seats to all concerts, and slideshow recognition at our concerts.

Section of the Week is back! Each week we select a section in each class that has done an outstanding job throughout the week. At the end of the year, we will add up all of the sections and whoever has won section of the week the most in each class will receive a donut party!

Belles: Altos

Dudes: Bass 2s

Bel Canto: Altos

Bella Voce: Altos

Chorale: Tenors

Chamber: Altos

Choir Spirit Student of the Week:

Bel Canto member Shyann Stump for being a vigilant and responsible member of our wildcat community!

Addison Ranson-Davis - October 5

Amarissa Belton - October 5

Benjamin Nguyen - October 6

Jason Huynh - October 8

Lyric Hobby - October 9

October 8 - 7:00pm - Fall Concert

October 15 - 6:00pm - Booster Club Meeting

October 18 - Home Football Game and Patriotic Halftime Show

October 21 - 3:00-6:00pm - Region Mock Auditions

October 25 - 3:00-7:00pm - HOST TMHS and Middle School Solo and Ensemble

October 26 - HOST TMEA All-State Region Auditions

October 29 - 5:00-7:00 - Trunk or Treat Social

October 29-30 - Pop Show Auditions after school

November 1 - Home Football Game (8th Grade Night with WWJH and GLJH)

November 2 - 9:00-10:00am - Flag pick up

November 7 - Bella Voce Kemah Choir Days Festival

November 12 - 6:00pm - Booster Club Meeting

November 15-16 - Region Weekend Clinic and Concert

November 17 - 3:00-4:00pm - Flag drop off

November 21 - 6:00pm - Family Feast Thanksgiving Social

December 3 - TMEA All-State Pre-Area Auditions

December 6 - 5:00-7:00pm - Winter Social

December 9 - 7:00pm - Winter Concert

December 10 - 6:00pm - Booster Club Meeting

December 12 - Major Chords The Woodlands Market Street Competition

Bolded events are required of all choir students

Any information can be found at tmhschoir.com where our newsletter and calendar are updated regularly!

jedragsdale@tomballisd.net

jordynwhite@tomballisd.net

Website: tmhschoir.com
Location: 19100 Northpointe Ridge Lane, Tomball, TX, USA
Phone: 281-357-3230 1106
Twitter: @theTMHSchoir