OCTOBER 2010 NEWSLETTER
WELCOME CHOIR MEMBERS AND FAMILIES
Hillary Rhydderch & Kristen Nichols – Vocal Directors
Greetings! This is going to be another great year for all our high school choir members. NHS choirs consist of approximately 162 students in all. Both, a new NHSVMB Executive Board & a new Student Choir Council are at the helm and they are already making plans for this year.
NEWS: This will be the only mailed newsletter for the 2010-2011 school year. All Vocal Music news and information will be posted on the “new” blog. You might want to make this a favorite site on your computer, http://NeshaminyHSVocalMusic.blogspot.com
Please take the time to read the blog for information about upcoming events, fundraisers, deadlines, monies due, and contact information.
2010 – 2011 Booster Meetings – Will be held at 7pm, Room C109 on the following Wednesdays nights;
10/20/10, 11/17/10, 1/19/11, 2/16/11, 3/16/11, 4/13/11, 5/11/11
Please, come & join us!
COMMITMENT FEE is due by DECEMBER 22, 2010: In order for your child to participate in choir activities, a $60.00 commitment fee must be met. This fee helps provide uniforms, equipment, the Vocal Banquet, and any supplies that can help make your child’s choir experience the best it can be.
- You can fundraise the amount needed
- You can pay it directly
- Checks can be made payable to NHSVMB
- Please write your child’s name and commitment fee in the memo line
- Payment may be given to Ms. Rhydderch or Mrs. Nichols, upon her return
If the commitment fee is not paid by this date your child may not participate in choir trips or the vocal banquet.
Senior Scholarships: Senior choir members must have paid their commitment fee for each year they have been in choir or they are not eligible for a scholarship.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS: In order for this to be a successful year – WE NEED PARENT VOLUNTEERS to chair committees & to help on those committees! Sign up sheets will be available at the next Booster Meeting on WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20th at 7pm in the choir room C109 or email the Booster Executive Board at nhsvocalmusicboosters@yahoo.com.
Please consider the following chairperson jobs that are still available:
- Concert Patrons
- Senior Flowers
- Banquet
- Musical Rehearsal Dinner
- Kiss the Cast
- Ushers
- Musical Saturday Dinner
- Baked Goods
- Lobby Decorations
- Fund Raisers
PATRONS: Patrons are a way for students to raise money for choir commitment fee or choir trips.
- Family & Friends can purchase patrons which will be published in the concert program
- 100% of the monies collected goes directly into their student choir account
- A Patron form is included with this mailing & extra forms are in the choir room
- Instructions & price are located on the Patron form
- This fundraiser is ongoing until March 2011
HOMECOMING: Homecoming is this Friday, Oct. 15th. Come here the choir sing prior to kickoff at 7pm and visit the Vocal Music Booth where the students will be selling meatball subs, drinks, chocolate covered pretzels & glow stick bracelets. Take a chance on the raffle basket filled with scratch-off lotto tickets. Come out, enjoy the game, and support the students.
Winter Musical: The Winter Musical will be “Beauty and the Beast”. More info will follow soon.
2010 – 2011 EXECUTIVE BOARD 2010 – 2011 CHOIR COUNCIL
nhsvocalmusicboosters@yahoo.com
President……………………..Deb Buxton President…….………..Danny O’Neill
Vice President……………….Lisa Reiser Vice President……….….Angie Grau
Treasurer………………….Cheryl Murray
Secretary……………….………..Julie Lieb Secretary……..……….Jenna Nelson
Choir Director….……Hillary Rhydderch
hrhydderch@neshaminy.k12.pa.us
The Executive Board is looking forward to an enjoyable year with all the choir students, choir directors, and parents. All of us working together can help to make this a great year! Thank you.
Deb Buxton
NHSVMB President
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