We have two things coming our way this 9 weeks. First ISSMA Solo Contest at Fairfield H.S. will take place on Feb. 1st. This is not a mandatory event. Only students who registered for a solo will need to go. Below is a link to the times and room numbers for this event.
2ndly we have ISSMA Choir Contest on Saturday, March 22nd. Times won’t be given to us until a week or two in advance. This is a Mandatory Contest for all Choir students.
Try to stay warm! Mrs. A
For security reasons doors will be unlocked 3:45 to 4:15 and 6:30-7. If you could please pick a door and help people get into the school we’d appreciate. You can go in and reserve your seat with a coat if you want to!
can’t wait for you to see this show! Boy have the kids worked hard. See you soon! Mrs.A
6th grade
These people need to fill out a background check please. Scroll down a few posts to get the link. Thanks for volunteering!
Allison Schramm
Danielle Carrington Expired 5/9/24
7th grade
Tori blosser – I have a Victoria Blosser ok, who is #2
8th grade
Breanna Mott Chaperone
Beth McMahon Chaperone / dinner
Erica Bailey x 5/6/23 dinner / 4:30 usher
Amy Oakes x12/5/25 – who is #2? kevin 9/9/25 expired
We have only received five hundred dollars towards our $1300 bill, just FYI (a big thank you to those who have already donated towards this). We have already placed the order for the food for the kids, so if at all possible please, please, please consider donating to help us cover the cost of the meal for these awesome performers! Donations can be dropped drop off at the ticket table as you enter the auditorium (thank you in advance for your generosity!). Also, we have been told by the high school that we can’t have the doors unlocked except a half hour per show. 😦 So doors will be open 4 – 4:30 and 6:30 – 7. Please help others in the doors before and after these times. It’s not ideal at all but it is not our school.
We are missing background checks from the following volunteers. Please take care of this today 🙂 Thanks!
Link: https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/NTc1OTplbi1VUw==
X = expired
These listed either have no background check or an expired background check.
6th grade
Kaitlin Putt x 9/13/24 4:30 chaperone
Amanda Kain x 10/17/23 4:30 chaperone
Demaree Noneman 7:00 box office
8th grade
Dan Hensley tear down
Breanna Mott Chaperone
Beth McMahon Chaperone / dinner
Erica Bailey x 5/6/23 dinner / 4:30 usher
Amy Oakes x 9/16/24 – who is #2?
Jarrett Garty tear down
We currently have no phone moms to call our volunteers with reminders in grade 7 and 8.
Dinner Crew means standing with other parents through out the cafeteria making sure students are neat while eating. Report at 5:15 to cafeteria.
Ushers meet Mr. Norwood at the auditorium doors 45 minutes before the show. Sign up for show 1 or 2 please.
Chaperones take attendance and insist on students stay in seated while they wait to come to the show. Please report to the choir room at 3:30 for show 1 and 6:30 for show 2.
Here are spots that are missing in each grade.
6th 4 ushers show 1 and 2, Dinner crew 5
PLEASE LEND A HAND. Go to signup genius tab to sign up. Thank you Mrs. A
7th 2 chaperones for show 2, 4 ushers show 1 and 2, Box office show 2, short on treats (2) and Dinner Crew 5
8th Show 2 2 Chaperones, Ushers 4 for show 1 and 2, Dinner Crew 5
I need a 6th grade phone mom who will make calls early next week for our volunteers.
We have one week left of school before we hit the stage for the Christmas Concerts. these are very different than the Swingfry. Each student will be in at least 11 songs. There will be costumes, actors, dancers and at one point all 7 Choirs will be on stage together! Our shows will take place on Saturday, December 7th. One show is at 4:30 p.m. and it will be followed by a Subway dinner in the Cafeteria. The second show will begin at 7 p.m. and should end by 8:30 p.m. You may pick up your child at any door. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday or Thursday next week. They may be purchased by your son/daughter during Choir class.
We will be having our tech rehearsal on Tuesday, December 3rd for all students who have special roles: soloists, ensembles, dancers, actors, etc. It will run from 3:15 – 6 p.m. Please pick up your child at Door 23 (pool side). Some kids may leave early based on where they fall in the rehearsal schedule. They may call home when they are finished.
Dress Rehearsal takes place on Thursday, December 5th from 3:15 – 6 p.m. All choir students are expected to attend this rehearsal. Students will need to be picked up at their assigned doors. 6th door 23, 7th door 1, and 8th door 29. These are the same doors we used for SwingFry.
Students will be wearing their black and white outfits for the concert. We would also like them to bring a Santa hat, an elf hat, garland to wrap around themselves, blinking lights, etc. At one point in the show they will all Christmas-fy themselves. It doesn’t have to be a lot. Just something they can throw on in 15 seconds. No clothes needed, just accessories. 🙂
We are asking now for donations to help pay for each child’s dinner. Our total will be approximately $1,300. The smallest and largest gifts will be greatly appreciated. We don’t want one child to go without a meal between shows. Checks made payable to NMS please. Please send your donation in asap so that we know we can pay for the meals again this year. Thanks again.
Now we need to talk about volunteers. I know this is soon after the last program but we need approximately 50 people to fill out the slots per concert. DON’T STOP READING PLEASE!!! At Swingfry we had two chaperones. We cannot safely do this program with that amount. Every position needs filled. The entire second half the kids will be on stage so it won’t be that difficult. You can also be on stage watching your child perform. If we do not have adequate supervision the kids will need to sit with their parents during the show and then come up on stage. This will really hurt the flow of the show as we wait for kids to board the stage from the auditorium. I don’t want to do that, but I must think of the safety of our kids first. So please sign up on the signup genius tab to help out.
Phone moms will receive their call sheets on Monday from their child.
Dress rehearsal treats and water should be sent in Thursday morning.
Dinner Crew should report to the cafeteria on Sat at 5:15.
Dress Rehearsal moms will meet me in the Choir room at NMS at 2:45 on Thursday.
Concert Chaperones for show one will meet me in the NHS Choir room at 3:30 p.m. Show 2 will meet me at 6:25 p..m.
Box office and Ushers will meet Mr. Norwood 45 minutes before the each show.
Tear Down crew should report to the stage after the 7:00 show.
Photographers may take pics of rehearsals 30 minutes before shows and/or the show on stage.
See? It does take a village! or at least our Choir families!!
ISSMA entries are due tomorrow. $19 for solos (piano and voice) and $11 for accompanist.
Students may sign up for an ensemble but they don’t pay until we know how many students we have. Cost is $8.
We’ve asked all students who missed the Swing Fry Concerts or the Dress Rehearsal to turn in a hand written note or email from their parents stating why they missed. Many students have not submitted them and they were due on Friday. There is no reason for them to get an F for a concert or dress rehearsal when they have a good reason. There are make up assignments for those who were ill, those whose parents couldn’t make it, etc. If your son or daughter was not there please send in a note tomorrow so that when we put our grades in it won’t get ugly :). Thank you! Mrs. A
Northridge Middle School Choirs 