A letter went home today with some Christmas concert information.  In case it doesn’t make it into your hands …here’s a copy just for you!

Dear Choir Parents, November 27, 2017
Our Christmas Concerts are just a few weeks away. More details will follow as we draw closer but here are a few details to get you started.
*We give two concerts to accommodate the huge crowds we have each year.
*Our dress rehearsal will take place Wednesday, December 13 from 3:05- 5:45 p.m. (Knight Light Show Choir will rehearse until 6:30 p.m.) Our shows will take place Saturday, December 16th at 4:30 and 7:00 p.m. We will be serving each of our performers a Subway dinner in between the two shows. (Donations appreciated!)
*All Choir students are expected to participate in both shows and the dress rehearsal. If you have a conflict please submit a conflict form by Friday, Dec. 1st so that your child can receive an excused absence and the make-up Essay Assignment to do in lieu of singing in the mandatory rehearsal and performances.
*There will be a tech rehearsal for ONLY students who are involved in a “special” (ensembles, soloists, dancers, and Knight Lights) on Tuesday, December 12 from 3:05 – 5:45 p.m. Knight Lights will rehearse until 6:30 p.m.
*Concert tickets cost $2 and will go on sale next week in choir class. Students purchase tickets at the beginning of each choir class. Tickets may also be purchased in the NMS front office at noon or at the end of the school day. Please do not try to purchase tickets in the a.m. because the office is swamped getting students the help that they need.
*Chaperones, Locker Deco moms, and our Photographers receive two free tickets. Please let your child know which show you would like your free tickets for, and have them pick the tickets up for you in advance of the concert. We often sell out one -if not both concerts!!
*Phone moms will be making reminder calls soon. Please check the sign up genius on the choir website if you have forgotten what volunteer positions you signed up for.
*We will now begin accepting dinner donations to help pay for feeding the 400 or so kids. Please send cash or checks payable to NMS between now and December 12th.
*We sell really cool DVD’s of the Christmas Concert so save your pennies. They are $18 and have multiple camera shots to catch the kids doing their amazing performances. DVD’s can be purchased after each show.
*Kids will wear their black and white choir attire. But they will be allowed to add some “Christmas accessories” such as Santa Hats, garland, Elf ears, tree ornaments, etc. during the Finale.

The kids are working so hard and are excited to show you a Holly Jolly Christmas Program you’ll remember for years to come! So, save the date! See you soon!
Mrs. Armington and Mr. Norwood

Thank you parents for coming to our big ol’ party!  I hope you had a fantastic time.  The kids sure did!  Sorry about the lines for dinner, but hopefully it was worth the wait.  We will let you know how successful the SwingFry Fundraiser was as soon as we get the final numbers.  But in the meantime, thank you so much for lending a hand to make this year’s SwingFry a great success.  I’m so proud to live in Middlebury.  Thousands came to support the choirs in our schools.  And when I say support, I mean SUPPORT!  We had parents battering fish and chicken, waiting on tables, working the tables in the lobby for the Bake Sale and the Silent Auction.  We had people giving donations of food and money, and a wonderful audience for our children.  I hope that you could see how hard they worked for this show.  We were so very proud of all of them!  Here is a link to tons of pictures in case you need a few for your scrapbook!  Below are just a few highlights!

SWINGFRY DROPBOX PICTURE LINK

Thank you Mr. Yaney, these are fantastic pictures!

In case you haven’t heard, Bake Sale items may be dropped off at the high school between 4-8 p.m. Friday, or after 11 a.m. Saturday.  Thank you for letting us sell your goodies!

The 7th Grade Choir Fun Night was a complete success.  We had about 65 kids stay and take part in the Costume Competition.  Kudo’s go out to the Stick Man, The two Loofas, Box, and Wacky Robot, Scary Scarecrow, Cute Scarecrow, Little Bo Peep,  Phantom of the Opera, the color race winner, PURPLE, IT 1 and It 2, Angel/Devil, Miranda Sings, and THE Hostage!  We enjoyed Rulli’s Pizza and fudge brownies with some pop and then had fun doing a PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT!  Thus, the very crazy pictures!  Thanks mom’s and dad’s for letting us do this.  It was too fun!

What a fun filled Lock in we had Friday night.  So many beautiful moments, funny moments, memorable moments.  Thank you, Mrs. Duncan, Mrs. Wolfe, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Slater for boldly going “where no man has gone before!” Having these wonderful moms help made things even more special for our girls.  We’ve posted 3 videos and numerous photos on Facebook so be sure to check out our ZANY all nighter!

Because we have the best kids in the world we would like to spend time with them outside of the school day so that we could get to know them better.  We will be having a choir fun night for each grade.

• The 6th graders will be invited to rollerskate at Eby Pines with us on Tuesday, November 7th.
• The 7th graders will be invited to a pizza/photo scavenger hunt/ costume party, on Thursday, November 2nd.
• The 8th grade ladies will be invited to stay for a LOCK IN, here at NMS next Friday night from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.   The boys are welcome until 10:30 p.m.

Information about the who, whats, whens, and wheres, can be found in the parent letter below.

Choir Fun Events Info Letter

8th Grade Girls Choir Lock In Parent Consent

What a wonderful evening we had with the Just The Guys Concert.  We hope you enjoyed watching your young men grow so much in their first 9 weeks this year.  The 6th grade ensemble apparently has a new fan club, the 7th/8th grade ensemble has its own groupies, and I think our 6/7/8 Combined Choir with Mr. Detwiler on percussion and Mr. Cone on Bass just stole the show for the evening.  Yes, I’m a biased Mama Armington, but I do think they were outstanding.  If you would like to catch some of the great pictures Jay Yaney  took during the show you will find them on our Facebook page.

Our boys were so grateful for the cool locker decorations  Bethany Rudd, Dana Beaver, Tobi Oxenrider, and Marcy Showalter made.  Here’s what they looked like!

Our boys wrote a couple of thank you notes for all of the parents who helped this show be so much fun.  Here are a few samples:

We would love to relax and bask in the glory of this show, but our SwingFry program is just about 3 weeks away!!!!  Please double check your calendars for any conflicts.  If you find one, please have your child complete a conflict form and turn it in by Tuesday, October 23rd so that it can be excused and we can give them an alternate Essay to do.

In the meantime, here is a list of our newest LLama-tastic Choir Beasts:

Grade 6:  Lily Palmer, Julian Daniels, Melanie Stillwell

Grade 7:  Isabella Turk, Sherlyn Garcia

Grade 8: Kaitlyn Simons, Mason Floria, Jaley Scroggins, Natily Cripe. 

Great job students!  Choosing to be a leader isn’t always the easy thing to do, but when you make that choice good things really happen!  We appreciate how much each of you do in our class to make the most of your time with us.   “Two Hooves Up” to all of you.

P.S. Please don’t forget that the SwingFry Ticket Pre-Sale Order due date is approaching quickly.  October 24 is next Tuesday.  No orders will be taken after Tuesday.  Remember, your child gets in to all shows for free, but you will need to pay for their dinner.    I am sending an additional order form home tomorrow with all interested students.  

Please remind our boys that they need to bring their black and whites to school Monday IF they are staying for the “LONG HAUL”.  (Black socks, shoes, pants and white shirt)

They must have their signed parent permission slip in on Monday if they aren’t riding the bus home.  (See previous post if you need a copy 😉)

If they are getting dropped off, please drive around to the pool parking lot in the back of NHS and let them out at door 15.  We will meet them in the auditorium at 5:25 p.m.

Showtime is 7:30 p.m.  Doors open about 7:10 p.m.  Free and open seating!

Thanks for your help parents!  This will be such a fun show!  Don’t miss it!

Top Beasts this week really had their work cut out for them because all six choirs were running strong all week. We couldn’t be prouder of our students. These Beasts were Llam- tasticlly Llamalicious!
6th grade: Ryan Gibson, Ava Schrock, Anna Mansfield
7th grade: Nicholas Miller, Jazzlyn Horton, Riley Fain.
8th grade: Caden Mack, James Bakleshev, Carlie Weaver, Riley Miller. Well done Beasts, way to lead the pack!!