Santa Monica High School Choir
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TUXEDO INFORMATION:

Men in all choirs are required to wear a black tuxedo, white shirt, black bowtie, black socks and black dress shoes.  NO TENNIS SHOES!!  Elite Tuxedo offers Samohi music students a very convenient tuxedo rental package. Tuxedo rental for the entire school year is $99. Rental includes tuxedo jacket, pants, white tuxedo shirt and black bow tie. Both new and used tuxedo shoes are available for purchase. Elite will be on campus in the beginning of the year to measure those men wishing to rent or purchase a tuxedo. If you prefer, you can visit Elite Tuxedo at 2074 Westwood Blvd.. Be sure to call ahead (310) 474-9090 and tell them you’re a Samohi music student.  


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AND TUXEDO ORDER FORM


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IMPORTANT-- CHOIR EMAIL ROUTING/DELIVERY
 
Samohi Choir's email service is routed through YAHOO! GROUPS.  
There is important information in emails regarding choir events, rehearsals, call times, trips, fundraisers etc... In your first day
packet is a Family Information Form and everyone must complete
the form (both returning and new choir students).
 
Returning Choir Students:
Email addresses (students and parents) from last year have been added to the group and emails have been sent to these addresses.
If you have not received emails from Samohi Choir Yahoo groups then please sign up as soon as possible at:
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/samohichoir and add
samohichoir@yahoogroups.com to your contact list to avoid choir notices going into your spam folder.   
 
All New Choir Students/Parents:
Email Addresses will be Added to the Yahoo Group.
Please write in email addresses legibly on the Family Information Form. Our data entry volunteer will be adding all email addresses to the yahoo group. Be sure to add samohichoir@yahoogroups.com in your email contact list to avoid choir notices going into your spam folder.
 

Regional Honor Choir:

Regional Honor Choir will be held at Samohi on Nov. 19,20.
Students who wish to participate must apply online and then sign up for an audition online http://www.scvachoral.org/:

Saturday,September 25th 9am-1pm Saturday,October 2nd 12pm-4pm
Arlington HS, Riverside Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton
Canyon HS, Canyon Country Los Alamitos HS, Los Alamitos
Crescenta Valley HS, La Crescenta Oakwood School, North Hollywood
Irvine HS, Irvine Poway HS, Poway
Mark Keppel HS, Alhambra Upland HS, Upland
Nordhoff HS, Ojai Warren HS, Downey
RedlandsHS,Redlands
Important Honor Choir Dates:
On-Line Application Registration Deadline:
http://www.scvachoral.org/honor_choir_reg.php
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Audition Dates:
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
First Rehearsal:
Saturday, October 30, 2010 9am – 4pm
Cal Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks
Honor Choir Weekend:
Friday & Saturday, November 19-20, 2010
Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica
Concert: November 20, 7:30pm
California All-State Honor Choir:
March 31-April 2, 2011, Sacramento, CA

Spotlight Awards at the Music Center
http://www.musiccenter.org/education/spot_index.html

The Application Process:
The performing arts program includes ballet, non-classical dance, classical voice, non-classical voice, classical instrumental and jazz instrumental. All preliminary participants receive a performance evaluation letter by mail plus the opportunity to observe specific master classes. All who advance to the semi-final level participate in professional master classes to be held from January - March 2011.

Twelve finalists will be selected, two from each category. The twelve students selected as finalists will be showcased at a gala performance at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Saturday, April 30, 2011. First grand prizes receive $5,000 scholarships and the second grand prizes receive $4,000 scholarships. Semi-finalists receive $100 scholarships and Honorable Mentions receive $250 scholarships.

The two-dimensional design and photography program offer young artists and photographers the opportunity to have their work viewed by a panel of prominent museum curators, artists and designers as well as professional photographers and collectors. All applicants are invited to attend master classes and museum tours. All who advance to the semi-final level will have their artwork hung in a prominent Southern California Gallery. First grand prizes receive $5,000 scholarships and the second grand prizes receive $4,000 scholarships.

Semi-finalists receive $100 scholarships and Honorable Mentions receive $250 scholarships.
 
Important--Parents Needed to Promote Samohi Choir in our Middle Schools
Mr. Huls is looking for some interested parents to help promote our choir program in the middle schools. Some of the choir students are working on promoting the program but interested parents are needed as well. We are looking to increase the size of our choirs and need help with this important job.
If enrollment does not pick up we could lose important classes that are already being offered.  Please email Mr. Huls at jhuls@smmusd.org and let him know that you are interested in meeting.
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