Parents

Dear Honor Choir Families,

Thank you so much for your time and talents in helping our children! Things are looking great and the kids are making some wonderful memories.

We wanted to go over some topics that will help you navigate crunch week.

Crunch Week Schedule:  

• Monday: Quilting and Tech Rehearsal 9:00am-12:00pm
  • Tech booth opens at 8:55am. Students wearing mics need to be there at 8:55am to get mics on.
  • Everyone should be in costumes and ready to start at 9:00am
  • We will start promptly at 9:00am
• Wednesday: Tech and Dress Rehearsal 2:00-4:00pm
  • Tech booth opens at 2:00pm. Students wearing mics need to be there at 2:00pm to get mics on.
  • Everyone should be in costumes and mics on by 2:30pm
  • Rehearsal will start promptly at 2:35pm
• Thursday: Dress Rehearsal 12:00-3:00pm
  • Tech booth opens at 12:00pm. Students wearing mics need to be there at 12:00pm to get mics one.
  • Everyone should be in costumes and mics on by 12:30pm
  • Rehearsal will start promptly at 12:40pm
• Friday: School Performances and Cast Party 9:00am-1:45pm
  • Tech booth opens at 9:00am. Students wearing mics need to be there at 9:00am to get mics on.
  • Everyone should be in mics and costumes on by 9:30am.
  • Call Time 9:35am in Rm 49.
  • Performance for High School Students and Hickman Staff 10:00am
    • Parents please wait to sit until we get all the students and Hickman Staff seated.
  • Performance for Kindergartners 11:45am
    • Parents please wait to sit until we get all the students seated. If there is no room, we are asking you to wait in the lobby.
  • Cast Party 1:00pm
    • Please make sure your student(s) bring a change of clothes to wear for the cast party. No one will be allowed to eat in costumes, including black guard clothes.
• Friday: Night Performances 5:00-9:00
  • Tech booth opens at 5:00pm. Students wearing mics need to be there at 5:00pm to get mics on.
  • Everyone should be in mics and costumes on by 5:30pm.
  • Call time 5:30pm in rm 49
  • Performance at 6:00pm
  • Students will meet in rm 49 between shows. Please send a snack and water that they can eat in costume between performances.
  • Performance at 7:30pm
• Saturday: Performance  10:00am-12:00pm
  • Tech booth opens at 10:00am. Students wearing mics need to be there at 10:00am to get mics on.
  • Everyone should be in mics and costumes on by 10:30am.
  • Call time 10:30am in rm 49
  • Performance at 11:00am
  • After the last performance on Saturday, students will need to turn in all costumes and help clean up. Thank you!

Costuming Reminders:

• Please label costumes. This is as simple as a piece of tape inside with your name on it. There are 50+ kids participating in the show and many have the same costumes. If one goes missing or gets left behind we can find the owner if it is labelled.
• Store costumes, change of clothes and anything they may need in a bag with their name on it. If you have one, we have found recycle type bags the nicest to use for this. They are sturdy and hold up.
• Please wear sandals, slip on shoes or choir dress shoes. Please make sure they follow the time period, they did not wear neon colors =)  Please make sure they have a heel strap to keep your shoes from flying off your feet and hurting you or someone else. NO FLIP FLOPS!
• Wear modesty clothes for changing in and out of costumes. Again there will be a lot of kids changing in and out of costumes.. No one wants to see immodest bodies. Please keep these clothes as modest as possible.
• Girls hair can be left down or pulled back in a nice hair style. Please make sure it is out of your face.
  Mic Tips:
• Have your sock pinned and ready before you get to choir. It should be centered in the small of your back.
• No Mics should go into a pocket. Socks only, pinned to your back!
• Make sure your undershirt will hold up to a mic hanging from it. If you are concerned about it moving around, wear a leotard or snug fitting shirt and pin your sock at the top and bottom.
• Be prepared for someone to help you change batteries during the middle of a show.
• DO NOT pull on the cords or play with buttons. Hold it by the box not the antennae or cord.
• Only adults and experienced 8th graders should be working with the mics. If you need help, ask for it. Please don’t try to fix the problem yourself.

Cast Party:

• We will be having a cast party luncheon for the students on Friday, right after the student performances.
• If you are interested in helping out, please contact Ali Miller 495-2777.
• If your child is gluten free or has any other food allergy please let Ali know asap.
• We want this to be a family friendly event so any parents and siblings who are there will be able to participate. We do ask that you wait until all cast members are served first before eating.
• Please let Ali know how many people will be eating (besides the cast) asap so she can plan accordingly. To help off set cost we are asking for donations of $3 per person eating, not including students in the show. Thank you!

Tickets:

• We still have lots of tickets for all of the performances.
• Contact Kara Boggs 988-5200, if you have any questions

Video and Photography:

• The Mendiola Family have volunteered to make a DVD of the show.
• We will also be having Juventa Vezzani and Brian Osterhout taking pictures.
• Since we will be having a DVD made and pictures taken, we are asking that families enjoy the show and not take pictures and video during the show. It is very distracting to the students if all they see are electronics pointed at them. They are learning how to read an audience so they can better interact with them. Please let us be the audience they can see.    We hope you are all excited for the show as much as we are. It is going to be great!

Thanks!

Hello Everyone,

Can you believe it? Crunch week is next week! To keep everyone up to date and involved we wanted to send out some more information. Below you will find this week’s schedule and reminders of what is to come =)

Schedule for the Week of 1/9/17- 1/13/17

• Wednesday, January 1/11/17
  • 2:35-3:35: Regular Honor Choir Class
• Thursday, January 1/12/17
  • 2:30-4:00: Quilting for Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie, Sultan, Jafar, Razoul, Iago, Narrators 1-5, Guards 1-3, and Carpet puppeteers
• Friday, January 1/13/17
  • 12:35-3:15: R4 EVERYONE,
  • Please wear your townspeople costume. We would like to make sure that everything flows and there are enough pops of color to make it look interesting on stage. Thanks!

Costumes

• We are working on everyone’s costumes and plan to have everything handed out soon.
• Some students do not have any costume changes but we are still asking that everyone labels their costumes. We are asking this because they will be taking them off when when they eat or get ready to leave. Please write their name on tape and put the tape somewhere on the inside. This will help us get missing items back to the right person.
• Please remember to wear appropriate undergarments, even if you don’t have a costume change. These clothes can be shorts and a t-shirt.
• Please know that students can wear sandals, slip ons or their black choir shoes for the show but they must have a heel straps to make sure they don’t fall off. They must fit in with the costume, no neon colors or designs that don’t match. If you don’t know if the shoes will work, please bring them and ask. NO FLIP FLOPS.

Tickets

• Ticket sales are very sluggish. Please remember that all ticket money is due on Monday 1/16/17 during rehearsal.
• Tickets can be sold up until each show time but after Monday you will need to pay for the tickets as you pick them up.
• Lets get three sold out shows =)

If you have any questions, please talk to Ruth, Kelly or Mr. Thompson =)

Thanks!

Hi Everyone,

What a great rehearsal today! Everyone learned so much. After reviewing the schedule Mr. Thompson would like to make some changes to the schedule tomorrow. Please look below to see if your times had changed. If you are unable to make the extra time please let us know so Mr. Thompson can plan accordingly.

New Schedule:
8:30am-12:00pm: R4 Everyone
12:00-12:45: All Guards, Razoul, Jafar, Iago (Why Me Reprise)
12:30-2:45: Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie, Jafar, Razoul, Iago, Guards 1-3, All Narrators, and Carpet Puppeteers

Next week’s schedule has not been changed as of right now but be aware there may be changes in the future.

Please remember that our normal honor choir class does start back up next Wednesday @ 2:35-3:35.

Thank you! We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone has been enjoying the break. This week we start back with Aladdin rehearsals and before you know it we will be having the shows. Below you will find some important information.

Aladdin Rehearsal for this week:

• Thursday, January 5
  • 8:30 – 12:00: R4 Everyone
  • 12:30 – 2:30: R1 Speaking parts for Jafar, Iago, Razuol, Aladdin, Jasmine, Sultan, Genie
  • 2:30 – 3:40: R2 Speaking parts for Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie
• Friday, January 6
  • 8:30 – 12:00: R4 Everyone
  • 12:30 – 1:45: R3 Sultan, Jasmine, Aladdin, Razoul, Jafar, Iago, all guards

Aladdin Flyer:

• With the start of rehearsals, it is also the time to start thinking advertising for the shows. The next week will be a great time to carry the flyers with you and put them up around your town. Many places are happy to display the flyers. We have a very short time before the performances so please start advertising asap. Thanks!
• Here is the link to the flyer: Aladdin Flyer

Tickets:

•  TICKETS ARE READY TO SELL! This year Kara Boggs is heading up the box office and she kindly took the time to make up beautiful tickets for us to sell. Starting Thursday you can find her at practices to pick up tickets.So here is how you can get tickets to sell:
  1. Order your tickets on the website and Kara Boggs will have them ready for you at rehearsals, remember you can send family and friends to the website: http://hickmanhonorchoir.org/ and they can reserve tickets to pick up at the door.
  2. Call or text Kara 988-5200 and she will have your tickets ready for you at the next rehearsal, or
  3. Talk to Kara at the rehearsals. She is there every rehearsal, just look for her purple box of tickets

  Starting Thursday, January 5, Kara will be at rehearsal ready to hand out tickets.  Come back as many times as you need and get more tickets =) We have tickets to sell for Friday, January 20 @ 6pm, Friday, January 20 @ 7:30pm, and Saturday, January 21 @ 11am. There are 300 tickets for each show! You do not have to pay for the tickets up front, but we do ask that you have all money and unsold tickets returned to Kara by Monday, January 16.  We will need to account for every ticket so please have them back to her on time.

  This year lets make it our goal to have three sold out shows! It is great to look out into the audiences and see all the seats filled. It gives the kids a sense of accomplishment. They get excited and happy to see all their friends, family, coaches, neighbors, and teachers watching them.

  If you have any questions, please feel free to email or call Kara (mommyboggs@gmail.com (209)988-5200).

  Happy Selling!

Thanks!

 

Hi Everyone!

I am sure everyone is busy getting ready for Aladdin =) Some of you asked if your student’s need to come to rehearsal this Wednesday. I just wanted to clarify who needs to come to rehearsal. The only people who need to come are:
– Sultan
– Aladdin
– Jasmine
– Genie
– Jafar
– Iago
– Razuol

Our next rehearsal is:
Thursday, January 5
8:30-12:00: R4 Everyone
12:30-2:30: R1 Speaking Parts: Sultan, Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie, Jafar, Iago, and Razuol
2:30-3:40: R2 Speaking Parts: Aladdin, Jasmine, and Genie

I hope everyone has a great Winter Break and look forward to seeing everyone on January 5!

Thanks!
Kelly