Tiger Choir Chronicles

Go Tigers!

We have continued to receive classroom donations and I cannot thank everyone enough for your support of our choir program to help keep it running!

The Travis Choir Booster Club supports high schooler's love for singing by providing opportunities for their parents and family members to further the choir's success.

The four members of the executive team take care of the governance so that Choir Booster Members can focus on fundraising, volunteer coordination, and events that enable the choir to be exciting and fun for the kids.

No special experience is required. Whether you're organized, creative, handy, good with numbers, enjoy planning events, love taking photos, have business connections, or simply want to help when needed, we'd love to learn more about you.

Please take a moment to complete our Volunteer Interest Form and tell us about your skills, interests, and availability. Every parent has something valuable to contribute, and every contribution helps our choir thrive!

Together we can make this an incredible year for our students!

Our Fall Concert is FAST approaching on October 6 at 7 pm! Please ensure this date is on everyone's calendar!

We are currently finishing up dress fittings and alterations and will soon begin tuxedo fittings. For all students wearing a tuxedo, please note that students are responsible for providing their own dress black shoes, black socks that cover the ankle, and a plain white button-down dress shirt. Dress shirts should be solid white, and the collar should be a classic design with no buttons. Please see the guide below for the correct collar style and feel free to email me with any questions!

The first round of this year's All-State process will take place on Saturday, September 19 at Clements High School. All students in Chorale are required to audition, and all non-varsity students have the option to participate. I am so excited by the amount of students who have taken on this challenge! Please note, that for non-Chorale students, there is a $30 audition fee that has been added in Presto. In order for me to enter your child, this fee MUST be paid by Tuesday, September 1.

As a reminder for students in Choir AAC- students MUST audition for the District AND Region rounds to fulfill the requirements of the AAC class.

On Tuesday, September 22, we will be taking over 50 students to Downtown Houston to see the Theatre Under the Stars' production of "The Music Man." For all those who turned in ticket money, please note the itinerary below:

5:30 pm: Report to THS Choir Room

5:45 pm: Depart for Hobby Center

7:30 pm: Showtime

11:00 pm (approx): Return to THS

Additionally, please also note that all participants including family members will travel together on the busses. The only exceptions that can be made are for families with limited mobility. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Dress code for the evening is business casual and enjoy the opportunity to dress up for a night at the theatre! Jeans, shorts, T-shirts, and workout clothes are not considered appropriate attire for a theatre performance.

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1. Tuesday, September 8: Mock Auditions for Soprano/Tenor (3-6 pm)
2. Thursday, September 10: Mock Auditions for Alto/Bass (3-6 pm)
3. Friday, September 4: Homecoming Football Game for Chorale and Seniors (Call time 6:15 pm at Mercer Stadium)

1. September 19: District Auditions
2. September 22: Field trip to see "The Music Man"
3. October 1: All Choir Fees Due
4. October 6: Fall Concert

• Our first football game performance is THIS Friday! Students are responsible for their own transportation and should plan to be at Mercer Stadium by 6:15 pm. All students will receive complimentary tickets to the game if they wish to stay. Uniform for this performance is gray choir polo and jeans or shorts. Students are also welcome to dress up in the homecoming spirit gear as well!
• Mock Auditions are this week on Tuesday and Thursday and count as a major grade. Please check with your child to ensure they are practicing!
• Sectionals: Sectionals are offered for students auditioning in the All-State process. As of now they are NOT required, however, students need to be working independently and coming to sectionals for maximum success. They have practice tracks available to them in their Schoology course. While sectionals are not graded, the Mock Audition will be so please check in on your child to ensure they are practicing and working on the first round of music.

There are lots of students missing from our Remind groups. Please check with your child to see if they have signed up for their class's Remind group.

To sign up:

1. Create a new text message
2. The phone number is: 81010
3. For the message, enter the appropriate class code from below including the "@" sign
4. Hit send

Remind Codes:

1st Period/Treble Choir: @minertreb

2nd Period/Tenor-Bass Choir: @minertb

3rd Period/Varsity Chorale: @minerchorl

4th Period/Advanced Treble Choir: @mineradtr

7th Period/Forte: @thsforte

Ms. Kay Hunt is a retired choir director who came into teaching after a long and distinguished career performing in both New York and Houston. She has had many voice students make All-State ensembles and go on to careers in music.

Rate/lesson: $30

Current Openings:

• 1st Period: 1 opening
• 2nd Period: Full
• 3rd Period: Full
• 4th Period: 1 opening

Mrs. Annette Pappas is a former music teacher turned full-time voice teacher who's children have all been through FBISD schools and made All-State Choirs. She has a large studio of voice students in the area with many having success in the All State process.

Rate/lesson: $20

Current Openings:

• 1st Period: Full
• 2nd Period: 1 opening
• 3rd Period: Full
• 4th Period: 1 openings

If your child is currently in the Choir AAC course and would like to level down, applications are now available from the counselor's office. Please have your child stop by to retrieve the packet and gather the requested signatures ASAP so that the counseling department can begin processing them. Weekly AAC recordings will soon begin on All State Music so we want to ensure the course code gets switched as soon as possible.

Thank you so everyone so far who has logged in to Presto to sign forms and pay fees. As a reminder, all fees and most forms this year will be done via the Presto Assistant website. To access the website, please CLICK HERE. A few points below:

• If you are NEW to the THS Choir Program: You should have received several emails from Presto Assistant inviting you to finishing setting up your profile. I have already created a profile for every student and the first parent listed in Skyward. The email listed in Skyward is the email that should have received the Presto email. Please follow the directions to complete your profile set up in order to pay fees and sign required forms.
• If you are a returning parent who does not remember your Presto login, please follow the directions on the website to reset your password to access your account.
• If you have multiple students and both students do not appear in your parent account, please let me know so that I can ensure they are linked correctly.
• Presto Assistant does not allow student profiles to pay choir fees or sign forms so please ensure you are able to access your account.

I appreciate those of you who have reached out with your issues as I am working closely with the Presto team to solve individual issues and inform them on how to better streamline the platform for parents.