Knowing the Score. Dear Choir Families,

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1 Knowing the Score Choir Boosters November 2014 Director s Note Dear Choir Families, Mrs. Kramer We have a lot of exciting news in our department, and we owe a lot of our success to your hard work and support as parents, committee members, and friends of the program. Through coffee sales and donations students earned approximately $9,500 for their program. Girls Chorus and Concert Choir had 100% sales participation, earning them a sundae bar and breakfast bar party in class. Chamber choir parents are working hard building a float for Chamber Choir s performance in the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 28 at 7pm. The float already looks marvelous in its early stages. Thank you chamber choir parents for your hard work. O Gorman High school and Jr. High Choral Departments had five students accepted into the 2015 South Dakota Junior Honor Choirs, Daivd Berman (OGHS), Joy Dahle (OGHS), Teresa Kayser (OGHS), Adam Catangui (OGJH), and Ethan Dingman (OGJH). OG is the host site for this performance on January 24, 2015 at 3:00pm in the Lorang Theatre. Admission is $5. Both choral departments also have been honored by having three students accepted into the NATIONAL ACDA Honor Choirs as well, Alyse Brown (OGHS), Chris Schall (OGHS), and Adam Catangui (OGJH). They will perform in Salt Lake City, UT on February 28. 3,300 students auditioned for this event! We thank our voice teachers who have helped audition these students, especially Donna Hey and Mr. John Parezo. Calendar reminders: Concert Choir Capers auditions are December 1, 3:45-7:00pm in the choir room. All concert choir students support their peers by attending the auditions as a mandatory attendance for a grade. Ticket order forms will be sent home next week with students. Capers Dinner and Variety Show is Monday, February 2 at 6:00pm. Please be on the lookout for ticket information. Christmas Vespers 2014 O Holy Night is December 8, 7pm in the Lorang Theatre. In lieu of admission, a free will offering will be taken. The entire OGHS choral department will be featured as well as our Christmas Brass ensemble under Mr. Koch s baton. Getting to meet many of you parents at conferences was rewarding for me to connect with you outside of the classroom. I look forward to continuing to meeting more of you as I serve this wonderful choral department. Please remember you are all welcome to our monthly Parent Booster meetings, the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm in the choir room.

2 Leadership COMMITTEE President Teresa Townsend Vice President Shelly Kosiak Past President Lynn Brown Treasurer/Secretary Anita Drummond Newsletter/Secretary Carla Haiar Awards Dinner Mary Lou Claussen Capers Janet Bird and Lee Dardis Jr. Capers Teresa Townsend and Anita Drummond Decorations YOUR NAME HERE! Final Show Choir Show Jon/Angie Markstrom and John/Carol Spader Gourmet Coffee Katy Billion Molly Heisler Just Sing it Competition Trudy Billion Nurses Paula Lubeck Publicity Theresa Berman Robes Kay Sorenson Show Choir Katy Billion & Cate Sommervold Song of O Gorman Tammy Lauer SOS Jon Markstrom Spring Concert Jill/Steve Sudenga Student Hospitality Cate Sommervold Tickets Katy Billion Vespers Shelly Kosiak Show Choir Mr. John Parezo SHOW BAND REHEARSALS: Remember that Infinity band rehearses each Monday a erschool and Ova on! on Thursday evenings. Please contact Mr. Chris Haak if you have any ques ons or know you ll be missing a rehearsal at chaak@sfcss.org. INFINITY RETREAT 11/14: Infinity singer/dancers will finalize their show on Friday, November 14 with Mr. Derek Zomer. Please send $5 with your student for the dinner that evening. We will not rehearse at all on Saturday the 15 th as that is the Diocesan Youth Rally in Brookings and we want all of our students to have the opportunity to a end this. Band members do not have rehearsal on the 14 th. COSTUMES: If you have Men s black pants to alter or bring back, please have this done and returned to school by November 14 th. ALL SHOW CHOIR/SHOW BAND/TECH MIXER 11/17: Several of our students have begun planning a mixer for all involved with show choir on Monday, November 17, from3:30 5pm as a way for all of us to get to know each other be er and kick off our compe on seasons. We will also be doing a Secret Santa game leading up to Christmas and will get this going during this party. You may see some requests for the students to bring items or a few dollars for snacks/supplies, etc. GROUP PHOTOS: We will be having group photos taken by Gene s Studio in our costumes at our rehearsals on November 24 th (Infinity) and 25 th (Ova on!) Watch for an order form the week prior. WHS Preview Night 12/12: Both Infinity and Ova on! will perform por ons of their compe on shows at WHS preview night on December 12. The evening starts at 7pm. CALENDAR: Our calendars can always be viewed on my webpage at class.sfcss.org/john parezo Coffee Sales Thank you for your strong support of the Gourmet Coffee and Cocoa Sale! The order pickup process worked very smoothly! We appreciate the parent helpers who organized the orders and the students and parents that made sure the orders were taken home promptly. The choirs enjoyed their breakfast and ice cream treats on October 27. Thank you to those who supplied egg bakes, donuts and juice. If you would like more of your favorite coffees and cocoa, you can reorder online: Enter KEY CODE OGCD to ensure that the O Gorman Choral Department will benefit from your purchase. Online product will not have the custom OG Choral packaging, but the same product flavors are available. Coffee or cocoa is a great gift at Thanksgiving or Christmas!

3 President s Note Teresa Townsend During the month of November, we give thanks for so many wonderful things in our lives. I would like to thank all the parents who give their time and talent to make the O Gorman choir program such a success. Your contributions are greatly appreciated! YOU TRULY MAKE A DIFFERENCE! A special thanks to Molly Heisler and Katy Billion who chaired the Gourmet Coffee Sales; Sue Sommervold who put together the Knightline and all that have helped with the Show Choir retreats You won t want to miss the Annual Christmas Vespers on Monday, December 8 at 7:00 in the Lorang Theatre. It will be wonderful to gather in prayer and song. Our next Choral Booster Meeting is Tuesday, December 2 at 6:30 in the Chorus Room. We would LOVE to see you there! God s blessings! Christmas Vespers O Gorman High School Choral Department Presents O Holy Night Christmas Vespers Monday, December 8 7pm The Lorang Theatre Vespers is a beautiful O Gorman choral tradition. All O Gorman High School choirs participate in this musical service honoring the Christmas season. A free will offering will take place during the service. *There is a mandatory rehearsal for all choirs at 7 am in the PAC on December 5 and at 7 am in the PAC on December 8.*

CONCERT CHOIR PARENTS The annual Concert Choir fundraiser, Capers, is scheduled for Monday, February 2, 2015. The production will be held in the Sioux Falls Convention Center.

Concert Choir students will be given TABLE pre-sale forms during class on Monday, November 17th. They will then have until November 26th to submit their forms to ensure priority seating.

Therefore, students who turn in the form on November 19th will have a table closer to the stage than students who turn in the form on the 26th.

Friday, November 21st Monday, November 24th Wednesday, November 26th (7:15 AM- 7:55AM and 12:00-12:30 due to early dismissal) Only forms with at least one full table (8-10 people) and complete

4 CONCERT CHOIR PARENTS The annual Concert Choir fundraiser, Capers, is scheduled for Monday, February 2, The production will be held in the Sioux Falls Convention Center. Doors open at 5:00 PM and dinner is served at 6:00 PM with pre-show entertainment. Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for children 10 and under. Concert Choir students will be given TABLE pre-sale forms during class on Monday, November 17th. They will then have until November 26th to submit their forms to ensure priority seating. However, your seating at the event is based upon when your son or daughter returns their form with payment. Therefore, students who turn in the form on November 19th will have a table closer to the stage than students who turn in the form on the 26th. Parent volunteers will be accepting neatly-completed forms with payment at the O Gorman Box Office windows from 7:15 AM - 7:55AM and 3:20 PM - 3:45 PM on the following days: Wednesday, November 19th Friday, November 21st Monday, November 24th Wednesday, November 26th (7:15 AM- 7:55AM and 12:00-12:30 due to early dismissal) Only forms with at least one full table (8-10 people) and complete payment (no cash please) will be accepted on the above dates. Forms will be accepted ONLY at the above times and at the box office windows. Mrs. Kramer will not accept any forms during class. Checks should be made payable to: SFCS - Capers. Please contact Shelly Kosiak if you do not think you can fill a table and she will make every effort to help you find another family to combine your ticket sales so you can have access to the table pre-sale opportunity. If students are not able to submit their forms during the above time, parents or a trusted friend may submit the form for him/her. After November 26th, all additional tickets will need to be purchased online at capers2015.eventbrite.com Online general public sales begin on Monday, December 1st.

5 Capers News Attention all Capers Committee Chairs: We will be meeting after the December Booster meeting on December 2 to discuss roles and items needing attention. Needed: Singing Valentines Chair - duties include working with Mrs Kramer regarding date, time, and number of chaperones needed. Concert Choir students: Part of the Capers evening is to show a video with pictures honoring each Concert Choir student. Please select one baby picture, kindergarten picture, and senior picture and send to Janet Bird at: Janet.Bird2950@gmail.com or you may give a hard copy (with name & cell # on the back) to Jeremy Bird. All nonelectronic photos will be returned. Let us know if you would like to use your senior yearbook picture submitted to Mr. Basche. Our goal is to have all pictures by December 17, Important dates 11/14 Infinity Retreat at OGHS - 3:30-10 pm 11/17 Capers Table Sales to Concert Choir families begin 12/1 Concert Choir Capers Auditions 12/1 Capers ticket sales to general public begin 12/2 Choral Booster Meeting 6:30pm (Capers Chairs meeting follows) 12/5 Early Rehearsal at 7am (mandatory) 12/8 Early Rehearsal at 7am (mandatory) Christmas Vespers in the Lorang Theatre - 7 pm 12/17 Capers Student photos due to Janet Bird Show Choir Dates: November 24 Infinity Group Photos by Gene s Studio (at rehearsal) November 25 Ova on! Group Photos by Gene s Studio (at rehearsal) December 12 WHS Preview Night (Ova on! and Infinty) January 31 RHS (Infinity Only) February 3 Parent Show (with One Act) February 14 Elkhorn South Omaha (Ova on! Only) February 21 Aberdeen Central (Ova on! and Infinity) March 7 Sioux City East (Ova on! and Infinity) March 13 WHS Middle School Night (Ova on! and Infinity support Innova on and set up for next day) March 14 WHS (Ova on! and Infinity) March 21 Mitchell HS (Ova on! Only) March 28 Jubila on Camp (Ova on! and Infinity) March 30 Final Show Choir Concert (Ova on! and Infinity with Innova on, Jubila on and Matura on?)

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