Below are our forms and choir class fee for this school year! As with any organization, there are needed forms at the beginning of the school year. All forms are completed by way of google form that can be done with computer or your smart phone!

Please read over the handbook with your student and sign the acknowledgement. Some information has changed from previous years!

Even if your student does not drive yet, please complete the travel/transportation form. There is important information that still applies to them!

All forms and fees for this school year will be due by TODAY, September 1st. Completing all forms is worth a major grade for all students.

Our Demonstration concert is coming up on Tuesday September 5th! This is our students first public performance in the auditorium! The concert will begin at 7pm, and student call time is 5:30pm dressed and ready to go in their seats in the auditorium. Doors will open at approximately 6:30 for parents and family to enter the auditorium.

We are estimating that the concert will last about an hour. Students are to stay they entire concert.

Students are welcome to stay after school if they do not have a ride back to school for the call time. Being on time is part of their grade!

Students uniform for this concert will be their choir POLO (distributed this week or on Tuesday), jeans with no holes, and close-toed shoes. Attire is part of their major grade for performances.

All performances are worth 4 major grades: Attire, punctuality, audience etiquette, and the performance.

This is an intensive one-day workshop held on Saturday, September 2nd at TWHS 9th grade campus 10010 Branch Crossing Drive, The Woodlands 77382. Pizza lunch and one bottle of water are included in the $25 registration, which is paid onsite (cash only please). Sectional rehearsals will be led by highly successful teachers from 9-11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served from 11:30-12:30, and Teaching will again resume from 12:30-1:30. Students will assemble for a final run-through from 1:30-2:00. The workshop concludes at 2:00. Register below!

Fabulous first National Anthem, Chorale! Job well done!

Chorale will be singing The National Anthem at all home football games this year! This begins this week on Friday! Please see all dates below:

9/8

9/22

10/6

10/13 Patriotic Show

10/20 is Fine Arts Senior Night, which will also be our Choir 8th grade night

11/3

Students will wear their TMHS Choir polo, jeans with no holes, and closed toed shoes for all home football games. All students must follow the TISD Dress Code Policy for these performances.

Students may drive themselves or carpool, but there will also be a bus provided to each game for students that do not drive. Students can either ride the bus back to school immediately following the National Anthem, or can stay for the game but must find their own transportation home.

All students must complete the required documents above to be able to perform at the games, and all students must be eligible.

Our second round of Musical auditions are underway! These auditions will be virtual by way of uploading a video. Please use the links below to submit your audition.

This week - whichever class dresses up the most for the theme day on Friday (Space theme) will receive donuts! No reminders will be allowed in class or that class will be disqualified!

This school year is our out-of-state trip year and the TMHS Choir and Orchestra Departments will be performing at Carnegie Hall during Spring Break of 2024! This is an exciting opportunity for both of our programs!

**Proposed dates for the trip to NYC are Wednesday, March 13th - Monday, March 18th, 2024. **

This will be the only trip offered for the Spring of 2024.

**The $300 deposit is for all travelers, and is non-refundable. Please make your deposits at the link below**

Students wishing to only participate in the Carnegie Hall portion should make their deposit through schoolcashonline as well.

The deadline to sign up for the NYC trip has passed. All initial deposits should have been made and payments can be found here and on the front page of the choir website.

Below is the presentation and notes from the Interest meeting.

May: $300

June: $300

July: $300

August: $300

September: $300

October: $300

November: $300

December: Final Balance

If you have missed previous months payments, you can make multiple purchases of the current month to catch up. Unfortunately, each month's link expires at the end of the month.

Paying through schoolcashonline does include a service charge of approximately $15

Travel Insurance

We did find a travel insurance company that you are able to purchase through if you would like. The link for trip insurance is for each individual traveler, for some will not want to pay for insurance. Each traveler must arrange for their own trip insurance. With this particular company, for anyone 17 and under, insurance is free with the addition of a paid for adult.

Click HERE for Allianz Travel Insurance Information

All students are participating in our first fundraiser, WiddyUP! Students must upload their videos to WiddyUP as a performance grade, but students are not required to put in emails to send out their fundraiser.

Raise serious funds towards NYC trip and other choir needs with WiddyUP!

We have already created a WiddyUP fundraiser to be used to help fundraise for the trip. The kick-off date is Friday, June 16th. We highly encourage you to take advantage of this fundraiser as it is not a ton of work on students or families. Many of our students participated in this fundraiser last year so the set up should be easy! Simply create your account, pitch video, fundraising video, and share, share, share!! The information to get signed up with WiddyUP is below:

Sign up below.
https://www.widdyup.com/students/register/PsiZUVTLVxa1XxgHdKLxCGhG

STEP 1
Create and upload your first video, called the "pitch to friends & family": asking for donations from your family and friends and telling them what you’re going to do for the talent show.
● Say your name what you’re helping your school raise money for, your dollar amount goal, and what you are going to showcase in your next video for donors that support you.

STEP 2
This is how you raise money. Share your pitch to friends & family video with your family and friends.
● Once your pitch is uploaded and approved, you will receive an email telling you to log into your WiddyUP account, go to your homepage, and share your video with family and friends.

STEP 3
This is how you reward your donors for supporting your cause! Create and upload your second video, called the "follow-through": showing donors your talent or interest.
● Have fun while sharing your talent or interest with your donors!

Possible Pitch Script:

Hello, My name is ___________. We are raising funds for the Tomball Memorial Choir Program’s performance at Carnegie Hall and other Choir Needs with Widdy UP! I’m asking for your help with two things:

First, please make the small donation of $5 (or more!) to watch my short performance video.

Second, please send this link to 10 of your closest family or friends who would be willing to support a worthwhile cause. Let’s see if we can make this video go Viral!

Thank you for your time, kind consideration, and small donation.

It's time to get started! Sign up!
https://www.widdyup.com/students/register/PsiZUVTLVxa1XxgHdKLxCGhG

Students, please join the remind for your class for next the next school year! Students should have been added to their choir's remind for next school year, so if you are already on a remind, PLEASE DO NOT DOUBLE JOIN!

Belles: @tmhsbelles

Dudes: @tmhsdudes

Bel Canto: @tmhsbelc

Chorale: @tmhschoral

Major Chords: @majorchord

Pop Show auditions will be in the Fall. As a reminder, only seniors may do slow songs, and all tracks must be cut to fit within 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Auditions should be performance ready and with all group members present. Audition sign ups will be in the Fall, but you can start preparing now!

Our theme this year is Broadway!

Section of the week has returned! Check below to see who won section of the week this week, and be ready for some competition throughout the year! Whichever section in each class wins the most sections of the week throughout the year will receive donuts at the end of the year!

Belles: 2nd Sopranos

Bel Canto: Altos

Dudes: Baritones

Chorale: Basses

Major Chords: Altos

Any information can be found at tmhschoir.com where our newsletter and calendar are updated regularly!

jedragsdale@tomballisd.net

jordynwhite@tomballisd.net

Website: tmhschoir.com
Location: 19100 Northpointe Ridge Lane, Tomball, TX, USA
Phone: 281-357-3230 1106
Twitter: @theTMHSchoir