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

We have officially migrated to a new program called Cuttime and are no longer using Charms. We will use Cuttime to communicate with parents and students, in addition to keeping track of various fees and trips. This is a new program for all of us, and we appreciate your patience and flexibility with us as we navigate this new system this school year.

Your Cuttime account allows us to communicate with all students, and all parent(s)/guardian(s) rapidly. Good communication between both students and parents is essential to the success of our program.

To access Cuttime:

• Go to the welcome text you received in the Summer and click on the enclosed link.

• If you have not received a welcome message, please email jordynwhite@tomballisd.net

Please do not block this number as it will be a form of frequent communication throughout the year. The personalized link on this text will allow you to check various fees, scholarship point balances, and previous announcements from directors and Booster Club. It is recommended that you save this number in your phone as “Cuttime messages” or “TMHS Choir”

We had a blast at Wildcat Choir Camp last Saturday and are excited for the start of the school year! We hope you enjoy your last weekend before the school year starts!

Please complete the following forms for this school year. All forms and fees are due by August 31st for a major grade for your student. The following forms are required of all students:

Handbook Acknowledgement

Medical Release

Travel/Transportation

Our first social of the year is on Friday from 3:00-4:30pm! Socials are not required, but are a lot of fun for our students to get to know their choir family!

For this social ONLY, students are allowed to bring ONE friend that is not in choir, but must be a student at TMHS. Come down to the cafeteria at the end of the school day and enjoy some ice cream and friendship to kick off the school year!

Participation in the All-State process is similar to Region auditions in junior high, but includes 4 rounds of auditions. Chamber/Major Chords members are required to participate, and Chorale members are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to participate.

As per our handbook, students do not have to pay for their audition fee, however, if your student does not show up to audition for any reason including sickness, or drops out of the audition they must then reimburse the audition fee.

Students must purchase their own music, but we do have packets available at school for $25.

Below is the sign-up for our Labor Day Flag Fundraiser. We welcome your help in distributing flags to our subscribers that support all we do in choir! Your student will earn service points that they can use on choir trips, banquets, & many any other choir expenses. These points apply to the 2024-2025 school year so you can bank them for future expenses.

The deadline to sign up is Tuesday, August 20, 2024. We will distribute flags on Saturday, August 24th. We will be at Tomball Memorial High School (bus parking lot) from 9 -10 AM for you to pick up your flags. Flags need to be picked up and returned to the high school on Sunday, September 15th, from 3 - 4 PM.

PLEASE BE PROMPT WITH BOTH PICK-UP AND RETURN OF FLAGS!

These times are when someone will be at the school to give & receive the flags, NOT when you should start collecting the flags for return. You can pick up the day before, but you will need to store the flags in a secure location until the return time.

*****Please be sure you can fulfill both the distribution and pick-up of flags before you commit, or partner with a friend to each do one day or both together!****

Thank you so much for participating!

If you have any questions or issues, contact Naomi at 281-224-2921.

If you did not get fitted for a choir uniform at schedule pickup and freshmen orientation, we will get you fitted for one once the school year begins!

We are very excited to be heading back to San Antonio and the Flying L Dude Ranch this Spring! Our trip contract and deposit link is below for those who are planning on traveling with us. This is an incredible trip that our students loved in 2023, and you can find some photos and videos from that trip below.

If your student is allowed to travel with us, please print, read, sign and return the hard copy to Choir. No digital forms of the contract can be allowed this year. We will have copies available for your student to bring home. Only the signed last page of the contract is needed.

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

All initial deposits must be made by September 15th, along with the trip contract. There will be links provided each month for the following payments. 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.

More information and the tentative itinerary can be found in the trip contract. We always need parents to go, too!!!

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.

If you are a Choir Student interested in helping serve on a publicity crew for next year, please complete the google form below! This team would assist in painting posters for Pop Show, Sing-a-thon, Coffeehouse, Homecoming float/Rock the Block, and also distributing flyers around the community for our various events.

Please complete the following form regarding voice lessons for next school year. If you were in lessons previously, you will be placed with the same voice teacher unless communicated with Mr. Ragsdale and Ms. White. We will be talking about voice lessons the first week of school and confirming with these students that they wish to take lessons this school year.

Voice lessons are $26/23 minute lesson and payments will be made directly to the voice teacher using the best method of receiving payment decided upon by the voice teacher. As the school year begins, voice lessons will take place in your student’s class period or wildcat den on designated days.

August 13 - First Day Of School!

August 15 - 6:00pm - Booster Club Meeting

August 16 - 3:00-4:30pm - Ice Cream Social

August 17 - 9:00-12:00pm - District Music Camp @TMHS

August 24 - 9:00-10:00am - Flag Pick Up

August 27 - 3:30-5:00pm - TASA rehearsal

August 30 - First Home Football Game

September 3 - 7:00pm - Demonstration Concert

September 5 - Home Football Game (Fine Arts Senior Recognition for Chorale members)

September 10 - 6:00pm - Booster Club Meeting

September 12 - 5:30-8:00pm - Open House

September 15 - 3:00-4:00pm - Flag drop off
September 16 - 3:00-6:00pm - District Mock Auditions

September 17 - 3:30-5:00pm - TASA Rehearsal

September 20 - Home Football Game

September 21 - TMEA All-State District Auditions @Oak Ridge HS

September 23 - 5:00-7:30pm - Region Clinic

September 24 - 3:30-5:00pm - TASA Rehearsal

September 27 - TASA Conference!!

October 2 - Rock the Block Homecoming Parade

October 4 - Home Football Game

October 5 - Homecoming Dance

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

jedragsdale@tomballisd.net

jordynwhite@tomballisd.net

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