Full choir calendar is on the choir website!

The UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest is February 1 beginning at 8:00am! Accompanist fees will be due in the coming weeks for those of you participating and will be paid via schoolcash. Contest schedule is below.

Solo and Ensemble will be at Conroe HS on February 1st. We will have two rooms and two accompanists, and we will be finished by 11:00am. There will be a bus provided in the morning and at the conclusion of our contest, but students may also drive themselves, and also be picked up from the contest. Students must be at least 20 minutes early to their designated time.

Please see the schedule below for Pop Show Soloist Rehearsal on Saturday, February 1st. We will start at 2:00pm and go in the order below. Please come with any ideas you have for your solo staging, and with knowledge of what you will wear for your solo.

2:00

Landon Lee (front of curtain)

Maria Prieto (front of curtain)

Chloe Dietz (front of curtain)

Preston Moody (front of curtain)

2:30

Surabhi Phatak (front of curtain)

Emmy Tims (front of curtain)

Madeleine Leppa (front of curtain)

Torrin Rosa (front of curtain)

3:00

Hoang Vu (front of curtain)

Grace Clark (front of curtain)

Claire Sellers (full stage)

3:30

Chineye Nichols (full stage)

Kira Miller (full stage)

Sophia G, Jenna L, and Kaitlyn G. (full stage)

4:00

Mikayla Ross (full stage)

Catie Seal (full stage)

Camille Hannam (full stage)

4:30

Elina Chatterjee (front of curtain)

Amelia Farrell (full stage)

Please submit your show ready tracks to the folder below.

All students will have rehearsal on Monday, February 3rd and Wednesday February 5th.

Monday, February 3rd rehearsal will be from 5:00-9:00. Students may leave rehearsal once they are finished rehearsing all acts they are involved in. Rehearsal will be as follows:

• Opener, Closer, Bel Canto, Dudes, Belles, Bella Voce, Chorale, Chamber, Solos in show order.

Wednesday, February 5th rehearsal will be from 3:00-9:00. Students may leave rehearsal once they are finished rehearsing all acts they are involved in. Rehearsal will be as follows:

• Opener, Closer, show order.

Performances are Thursday-Saturday February 6th-8th, and all performances begin at 7:00pm. Students must be eligible to perform and all eligible students are expected to perform in all shows. Each rehearsal is graded and all performances are worth 4 major grades. Call times will be determined at a later date.

If a student misses any rehearsals, they may not perform in Pop Show.

Any ineligible student is expected to attend rehearsals and performances and assist with doors and programs during performances.

Students are expected to provide costumes for our Pop Show. As always, we do not want this to be a financial burden to you and your family and we recommend students first look in their closet, ask family and friends, and then look at goodwill before making purchases.

Pop Show costumes will be due on Monday, February 3rd in class for a MAJOR GRADE.

Opener: Disco, sequins, lots of color and glam

Closer: Motown style, jeans and colorful shirt

Bella Voce: Camo and black, black sequins

Dudes: Black tux pants, white tux shirt, black dress shoes, white socks

Chorale: 80s, colorful and groovy

Bel Canto: Pink, sequins (could possibly be same outfit as opener)

We have an exciting opportunity to showcase your student or business in our upcoming Pop Show Program! We have space available for you to purchase an advertisement to promote your business, or to wish good luck to your students in their Pop Show Performances. Designs can be created on any program, but some that have been used in the past are:

• Microsoft Publisher https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/publisher

• Canva https://www.canva.com

• Photoshop https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html

Sizing and prices are:

• Full Page Ad (8 1/2 x 11) - $120

• Half Page Ad (8 1/2 x 5 1/2) - $75

• Quarter Page Ad (4 1/4 x 5 1/2) - $40

Once your payment has been made, please email your PRINT READY artwork as a jpg file to tmhswildcatchoir@gmail.com. Artwork must be in full color and the correct dimensions to fit the ad size you purchased.

DEADLINE to submit ads is FRIDAY, JANUARY 24th at 3:00.

If you have any questions, please let us know! Examples are below!

We had a fantastic night on Friday with our 8th grade girls from WWJH and GLJH!

All students will have homework assignments for the next four weeks on sightreading factory. Students have created accounts and logged in this week. There will be one assignment per week, always due on Sunday at midnight. All assignments are already posted in sightreading factory.

Students do need access to a computer or phone with recording abilities to complete these assignments, but may also come in before or after school, or during wildcat den to use a choir chromebook to complete the assignments.

Each day an assignment is late will be 15 points off, per our handbook and grading guidelines.

High School Night at the Opera is coming up on February 4th at 7:00pm! We will be taking a bus downtown on Tuesday, February 4th immediately following the school day to go to dinner downtown and see West Side Story! Tickets are currently sold out.

Students will need to bring a change of clothes on this day and immediately change after school. We will head downtown right at 3:00 to be able to have plenty of time for students to eat dinner. Students will need to bring money for dinner, and the amount is dependent upon where they go. There are many options around the theater with a large range of prices.

Please make sure that you are making payments for the Spring Trip if you are traveling with us! The next payment is due February 15th!

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.

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"

If you are chaperoning for our Spring Trip please make sure you have completed our TISD Volunteer application below!

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.

Dancer of the week replaces our usual section of the week while we are working on pop show! We will be looking out for the student who catches on and is giving their all while learning pop show choreography. Get ready for next week!

Belles: Audrey Phan

Bella Voce: Jocelyn Polanis

Dudes: Hunter Lagaly

Chorale: Isaiah Nelson

Bel Canto: Madeleine Leppa

Choir Spirit Student of the Week:

Bel Canto member Kaythan Kuehn for her willingness to help a fellow classmate learn choreography, and her effective communication and leadership skills with her entire class.

Shyann Stump - January 18

Isabella Adams - January 24

January 24-27 - You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown!

February 1 - UIL Solo and Ensemble

February 1 - Pop Show Soloist Rehearsal

February 3 - Pop Show Tech Rehearsal

February 4 - High School Night at the Opera

February 5 - Pop Show Dress Rehearsal

February 6-8 - Pop Show!

February 9 - Flag Distribution

February 10 - UIL Rehearsal

February 11 - Booster Club Meeting

February 12-15 - TMEA Convention

February 20 - UIL Rehearsal

February 23 - Flag Return

February 24 - UIL Rehearsal

February 29-March 1 - Chamber Madfest

March 3 - UIL Rehearsal

March 4 - Booster Club Meeting

March 6 - UIL Rehearsal

March 17 - Chorale UH Invitational

March 18 - UIL Rehearsal

March 21 - Coffeehouse

March 24 - UIL Rehearsal

March 25 - Pre-UIL

March 27-28 - Junior High UIL

March 31 - UIL Rehearsal

April 1 - Booster Club Meeting

April 7 - UIL Rehearsal

April 8-9 - Non-Varsity UIL

April 10-11 - Varsity UIL

April 12 - Prom

April 26 - Fine Arts Festival

April 26 - Banquet

May 1-4 - Spring Trip!

May 6 - Booster Club Meeting

May 12 - Senior Recognition Concert

May 17 - Flag Distribution

May 19 - Fine Arts Signing Day

May 19 - Claireś Birthday!

May 22 - Last Day of School!

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