Congratulations to all of our students that auditioned yesterday for the TMEA All-District Choir! We are so proud of everyone for auditioning and showing up this morning! You all are rockstars! If you wish to know your chair, you can see Ms. White on Monday.

We have also set another NEW record, with 48 students advancing to the Region round on October 14th!

Soprano 1

Catherine Seal

Claire Sellers

Jennifer Williamson

Soprano 2

Abigail Acosta

Elina Chatterjee

Kay Collins

Angela Enger

Kaitlyn Garrison

Shelby Rowan

Milan Sierra

Emerson Tims

Alto 1

Victoria Alayon

Maria Gracia Prieto

Hannah Mikulin

Kira Miller

Alto 2

Addilyn Cathey

Chloe Dietz

Jeanice Froylan

Danny Gaddis

Sophia Gonzalez

Camille Hannam

Olivia Kasper

Madison Mouirhead

Emily Raszka

Mikayla Ross

Lindsey Stewart

Miranda Torres

Tenor 1

Zachary Carroll

Julius Hernandez

Tenor 2

Julian Bowers

Mason Frye

Ryan Kabrich

Jacob Leatherman

Peyton Maurer

Preston Moody

Jose Moreno

Bass 1

Bryce Box

Connor Caudle

Landon Lee

Andrew Morataya

Caleb Riker

Alexander Stabell

Andrew Tripp

Hoang Vu

Bass 2

Jordan Edwards

Wystan Melicor

Colin Pinkasavage

Tito Portillo

The Region round on October 14th will include the following music:

Mixed: Himne (up to rehearsal I, cluster chord)

Mixed: Richte Mich Gott

Treble: Flight

Tenor/Bass: O Love

The Rock the Block Homecoming Parade is this Wednesday! This is not a required event, but students are welcome to join us in walking in the parade! Our Choir theme is Campfire and all students can wear school appropriate pjs, while our seniors dress up as the stars!

Roads will close at 5:40pm, and the parade will begin at 6:00pm. Students are welcome to stay after school and then walk to the athletic parking lot with us when we are ready, but you may also be dropped off by the athletic lot by 5:30. Food will not be provided, but students can order food, or purchase items from the food trucks following the parade and pep rally.

Chamber Choir students will be required to participate in the pep rally portion and sing the National Anthem.

September 20th - Rock The Block Homecoming Parade

September 23rd - Homecoming Football Game

October 13th - Patriotic Show

October 14th - Region Auditions

October 17th - Fall Concert

October 26th - Sing-a-thon

October 27th - Trunk-or-treat Fall social

November 2nd - Kemah Choir Days Contest (Bel Canto)

November 6th - All Region Choir Rehearsals

November 10-11 - Region Weekend Clinic and Concert

November 16th - Family Feast

November 28th - Pre-Area Auditions

December 5th - Winter Concert

December 8th - Winter Social

If you plan on volunteering with the TMHS Choir at some point in the school year, or traveling with us on any trips, including NYC trip, please complete the volunteer application below.

Chorale will be singing The National Anthem at all home football games this year! They've already done a wonderful job at our first two home games! Please see remaining dates below:

9/22 (Homecoming)

10/6

10/13 Patriotic Show (ALL CHOIR STUDENTS)

10/20 is Fine Arts Senior Night(Chorale only), which will also be our Choir 8th grade night

11/3

Students will wear their TMHS Choir polo, jeans with no holes, and closed toed shoes for all home football games. All students must follow the TISD Dress Code Policy for these performances.

Students may drive themselves or carpool, but there will also be a bus provided to each game for students that do not drive. Students can either ride the bus back to school immediately following the National Anthem, or can stay for the game but must find their own transportation home.

All students must complete the required documents above to be able to perform at the games, and all students must be eligible.

This school year is our out-of-state trip year and the TMHS Choir and Orchestra Departments will be performing at Carnegie Hall during Spring Break of 2024! This is an exciting opportunity for both of our programs!

**Proposed dates for the trip to NYC are Wednesday, March 13th - Monday, March 18th, 2024. **

This will be the only trip offered for the Spring of 2024.

**The $300 deposit is for all travelers, and is non-refundable. Please make your deposits at the link below**

Students wishing to only participate in the Carnegie Hall portion should make their deposit through schoolcashonline as well.

The deadline to sign up for the NYC trip has passed. All initial deposits should have been made and payments can be found here and on the front page of the choir website.

Students and chaperones should be paid up to $1500 by the end of September.

Remaining payments listed below:

October: $300

November: $300

December: Final Balance

If you have missed previous months payments, you can make multiple purchases of the current month to catch up. Unfortunately, each month's link expires at the end of the month.

Paying through schoolcashonline does include a service charge of approximately $15

If you are traveling with us to New York and you have not yet read over and completed the trip contract and confirmation, please do so below.

Travel Insurance

We did find a travel insurance company that you are able to purchase through if you would like. The link for trip insurance is for each individual traveler, for some will not want to pay for insurance. Each traveler must arrange for their own trip insurance. With this particular company, for anyone 17 and under, insurance is free with the addition of a paid for adult.

Click HERE for Allianz Travel Insurance Information

Sing-a-thon auditions will be during class on October 4th and 5th. All songs must be clean and cut to approximately 2:30. All auditions must be performance ready.

Sing-a-thon will be Thursday, October 26th at Creekwood Grill on Telge! All students will participate in this event with each class performing a song.

Pop Show auditions will be in the Fall. As a reminder, only seniors may do slow songs, and all tracks must be cut to fit within 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Auditions should be performance ready and with all group members present. Audition sign ups will be in the Fall, but you can start preparing now!

Our theme this year is Broadway!

Section of the week has returned! Check below to see who won section of the week this week, and be ready for some competition throughout the year! Whichever section in each class wins the most sections of the week throughout the year will receive donuts at the end of the year!

Belles: Soprano 1s

Bel Canto: Altos

Dudes: Baritones

Chorale: Altos

Major Chords: Altos

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