This Week in the Choir Room

This will be the final newsletter of the 24-25 school year! See you in August!
Thank you to all parents and students for another wonderful year of singing and music making! Mrs. Brunson and I are so proud of the growth of our students and the amazing performances they produced this year. Best wishes to all of our graduating seniors! We will follow your paths with great interest. And we are looking forward to creating amazing new moments with our returning and new students next year!
Rehearsals and Events This Week
No student rehearsals or events this week. We're done!
New and Noteworthy
Congratulations to 25-26 KCL Board!
Congratulations to the following parents who have been elected to position on the Kennedy Choral League Executive Board:
President: Angie Hallam
Vice-President: Shane Ohrt
Secretary: Regan Bloomquist
I want to extend my sincere thanks to Marjorie Baccam, outgoing Vice-President, and Amie Frank, outgoing treasurer for their work over the past several years support our singers and their programing!
I also want to thank Nicole Harvey for serving as my second brain, and Happiness chair for the past three years. I hope I can remember how to do this job with all of you leaving! Thank you so much for your sharing your time and talents with me and the kids. We could not do it without you!
As president, Angie will appoint a new treasurer that must be approved by the board. Other opportunities for parent involvement will be available at the start of the school year. We hope you will join us.
Last Chance to RSVP for the Fundraiser Brainstorming on June 3rd?
If you are able to join us on June 3rd at 6:00pm here at Kennedy to help plan fundraising for next school year, please fill out this form. It's really about knowing how much pizza and what kind to order for that night. Thank you! CLICK HERE. Your chance for free pizza ends on Monday morning, June 2nd at 8:00am! The more the merrier!
Kennedy Summer Show Choir Camp Volunteer Opportunity (Parents only!)
It's back! The Kennedy Summer Show Choir Camp is on! We'll be hosting students grades 3-8 for three days of show choir fun! Not only is this a great opportunity for the visiting students, it's a great recruitment tool for our middle and high school show choirs. Building excitement when they're young will likely last until they become a Cougar!
While the camp will be predominantly run by students, we need some adult help for the three days. Please click the link below to see what is available and to sign up.
CLICK HERE or scan the QR code to get to the volunteer sign-up.
(Side note: Ludus, our ticketing company, offers a great deal more than just facilitating ticket sales. They offer a ton of program management features and I think they can be the one stop shop we've been looking for. This is the first event that we will use the Ludus volunteer platform. You will be asked to enter some information, and then you will always be able to come back to all of the information connected to your Ludus account. My favorite feature...no need to remember a password! They always just send you a login link to the email you registered. If you have any trouble or have comments on using Ludus for volunteer sign-up and tracking, please let me know. I plan to use Ludus for family contributions, fees, and merchandise sales next school year.)
All Fundraisers Applied; All Fees Now Payable
The last of the RoughRider profits have been applied to student accounts and the student fundraising spreadsheet has been updated for the final time this year! With that, if your student still has a choir related balance in Infinite Campus, those amounts are now due and payable. Thank you for taking care of those amounts before graduation (seniors) or before school gets out (9-11 graders). If you will not be able to pay balances in full, please let me know so we can make informed budgeting decisions going into next school year.
Reminders
2025 Senior Grad Party List
CLICK HERE is a link to a spreadsheet containing choir senior graduation parties. If you would like to be added, simply fill out the linked form below.
If you would like your (or your student's) senior grad party to be added to the list of choir parties, please input the information in the form by clicking HERE.
Performance Dates
Events below will be coded with which choirs are invovled.
KS=Kennedy Singers, KC=Kennedy Chorale, CC=Concert Choir, ChC=Chamber Choir, M=Moonlight, E=Eclipse, H=Happiness, P=Protege
Other Important Dates
6/3 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm Fundraising brainstorm session (and pizza!)
Important Links
Student Fundraising Balance Spreadsheet Link: CLICK HERE
- You will need to know you child's Kennedy Student ID Number
- If you can't find your child's ID number on the sheet, they are either a new student to the program or have not had any fundraising activity
- This sheet tracks FUNDRAISING ONLY! It does not track fees. For fee information check your child's Infinite Campus account.
Follow Kennedy Vocal Music on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KennedyVocalMusic/
Looking to connect with other vocal music parents? Join the KCL Parent Connection Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/795397435212343
Happiness Show Video Archive: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_N5Vkeru8xGmYrelq6x_kit16NpPRoun&si=C2Hv2wLkY93To5Ge
Program Leadership Contact Information
Director - Storm Ziegler, sziegler@crschools.us, 319-558-2251
Director - Ann Brunson, abrunson@crschools.us, 319-558-2251
Kennedy Choral League (KCL) President - Angie Hallam, angiestarrhallam@gmail.com
KCL Vice President - Marjorie Baccam, MarjBacc@gmail.com
KCL Secretary - Regan Bloomquist, reganbloomquist@gmail.com
KCL Treasurer - Amie Frank, afrank724@yahoo.com
Happiness Chair - Nicole Harvey, nh.harvey@yahoo.com
Protege Chair - Jenay Sullivan, jenayatbellacapelli@gmail.com
Technical Crew Chair - Matt Powers, RNEMS55@gmail.com
Volunteer Coordinator - Lisa Long, lisalong117@gmail.com
RoughRiders/Powerhouse Fundraising Chair - Randy Goldberg, rwgoldberg@gmail.com