Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Florida Pics and Concert Reminder

SPRING CHORUS CONCERT this Thursday and Friday, April 29 and 30, 7:30pm NHS Auditorium. See you there!



Group picture at Universal Studios



After our Festival Disney performance



At the Festival Disney Awards Ceremony 2010






Thursday, April 22, 2010

Some Florida pictures


After Space Mountain

Before Pirates of the Caribbean

Eliza showcasing our Superior trophy!

Seniors 2010 at Hard Rock Cafe

mp3 recordings of Florida performance

Urgent! You have one week to go to this website and download the mp3 tracks from the Florida performance. They are high quality and free, but only for a week!

Knight Sounds: http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=batch_download&send_id=858102511&email=3a68c99204bb00b37a8d8abbdbf81be5

Blues in the Knight: http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=batch_download&send_id=858107681&email=c132144f6df2ef7c3ee0dc33ba3aa4e0

Please send any good group pictures to rachel.fitzsimons@dpsnc.net to we can get them on the NHS webpage and maybe even in the newspaper!

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

4/21/10

Congratulations to all Chorus students who traveled to Orlando, FL to participate in the Festival Disney Competition. Blues in the Knight received a Superior rating and Knight Sounds received an Excellent rating. I am very proud of both groups!

We will have a CPA meeting tomorrow (Thurs the 22nd) at 7pm in the chorus room. This is the last CPA meeting of the year, and we will be getting into high gear for the chorus concert next week.

The schedule for ALL chorus students next week is:
M April 26: Rehearsal 6-9pm
T April 27: Rehearsal 6-9pm
W April 28: Dress Rehearsal 6-9pm
Th April 29: Call for students- 6pm. Concert- 7:30pm.
F April 30: Call for students- 6pm. Concert- 7:30pm.

The students are doing a fantastic job, and I look forward to a great show next weekend.

Friday, April 2, 2010

For all chorus students going to Florida...

GET EXCITED!
NHS Chorus at Festival Disney 2009

Parent Meeting! April 13th, at 7pm in the NHS Auditorium. All students going to Florida MUST attend this meeting and bring a parent/guardian. We will be filling out required forms, getting last-minute packing reminders, reviewing trip rules and policies, and going over the itinerary. Bring medical information, insurance policy number, allergy/med information, and all emergency phone numbers. If you cannot make this meeting, you must schedule a time to talk to Ms. Fitz with your parent/guardian. You will not be allowed to go on the trip otherwise. We will go over trip details and perform our competition music for our captive audience!

April 14th: 7:30 - 8:30pm - rehearsal with Katie Cole, our Florida accompanist. This will be our last chance to rehearse before we leave for Florida!

April 14th - 18th: Festival Disney! We will be leaving at 9pm on the 14th and returning at 9pm on the 18th.

Suggested Packing List:
____Clothes for the 1st day (take on bus, we will not go to hotel before going to park) you will NOT be able to get in your suitcase until that evening.
____DVDs for bus (PG13, no R)
____ Sunscreen!!!!!
____Water bottle
____Jacket (it’s cool and windy at night and it may rain)
____Sunglasses
____Casual clothes (dress in layers, shorts for daytime)
____Comfortable walking shoes (you will be doing a LOT of this)
____Toiletries
____Sleeping clothes
____Black chorus dress with proper undergarments (MAKE SURE IT IS HEMMED)
____Hair/makeup for performance
____Closed-toe black shoes
____Tuxedo with proper BLACK socks (please dry clean)
____Black dress shoes
____Extra batteries/chargers for electronics
____Spending money for dinner on our way home
____Snacks
____Spending money for souvenirs
____Camera