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October 2024

Week #7-8 Update: 9/24-10/4

October 2024Week #7-8 Update: 9/24-10/4

It's OFFICIALLY Spooky Season!!

All-Region Auditions and our Fall Concert are getting closer! Please see details below and add these dates to your calendars! These events are for 7th & 8th graders ONLY. 6th graders will have their first concert in December!


Choir Fee is DUE! Our t-shirts have been DELIVERED, and that is one of our largest expenses of the school year. Student will be given their choir t-shirt when either their fee has been paid, or a payment plan has been discussed with Mrs. Hooten. There is a button below that is linked to the online payment platform, or you can send in cash or check made out to "Irons Middle School Choir." Please reach out with any questions!


Report Cards come out NEXT WEEK! For 7th & 8th graders, if they are failing ANY of their classes, they will NOT be eligible to audition for the All-Region Choir.


If you have read this far, THANK YOU! If you (the parent/guardian) will click on the "Contact" button at the very bottom of this newsletter and send me a message, your student may purchase a muffin NEXT FRIDAY (10/18) for only $1!


Hope everyone is having a great semester so far! As always, please let me know if you have any questions or comments!


--Mrs. H

What's Happening THIS MONTH? What's Happening THIS MONTH?

Event Information

Fall Concert

This concert will be for the Bel Canto, Belle Voci, and Cambiata choirs ONLY. The beginning 6th grade choir students are encouraged to attend this concert, but will not be performing in it.


This will be a combined concert with the Mackenzie MS Choirs. We are extremely excited to be sharing the stage with our feeder pattern school, and are excited to show off what we have been working on so far!

When?

Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024, 05:45 PM

Where?

Coronado High School, 29th Drive, Lubbock, TX, USA

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Event Information

All Region Auditions

Detailed information will be sent home and posted in our newsletter NEXT WEEK.


These auditions are for 7th & 8th grade choir students ONLY.

When?

Saturday, Oct 26, 2024, 07:30 AM

Where?

Frenship Middle School, Main Street, Wolfforth, Lubbock, TX, USA

All-Region Workshop Photos! All-Region Workshop Photos!

The last two Fridays, the 7th & 8th grade choir students travelled to Talkington SYWL for the annual All-Region Music Workshop. During their time there they worked on their All-Region Audition music, met some new people, and got to listen to two of the AMAZING Texas Tech Choirs! We had a blast, and then came back to Irons to some delicious Chic-fil-A!

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Muffin Fridays! Muffin Fridays!

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Help support the Cougar Choirs and satisfy your morning sweet tooth by purchasing one of our delicious GIANT muffins! We will have some NEW FLAVORS this Friday!


Next selling date: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18TH

Available Flavors:

  • Double Chocolate Chip.
  • Blueberry.
  • Cinnamon Crunch.
  • Banana Nut.
  • PUMPKIN.
  • CRANBERRY ORANGE.
  • APPLE PIE.

$$ Choir Fee is DUE! $$ $$ Choir Fee is DUE! $$

Each school year, we have a small $25 choir fee that helps supplement our budget, uniforms, and allows us to provide the best possible experience for ALL the students in the Irons MS Choir program. This money goes to pay for our choir t-shirts that we will wear for multiple performances and events, supplies that are provided to each student, snacks, meals, etc.


You can click the button below if you wish to pay online**, or you may send cash or a check with your student to school. Please make checks out to "Irons Middle School Choir."


If you have any concerns, if we need to set up a payment plan, or anything else, PLEASE do not hesitate to reach out to me. No student will be turned away because of the inability to afford this fee.


I have parents ask me this every year: If you feel drawn to help out another student and would like to cover their fee, please email or message me on Rooms.


**There is an added Admin Fee of $1 for paying online.

$$ Click HERE to pay ONLINE! $$

Download the LISD App! Download the LISD App!

This year, we will not be using the “REMIND” app, and will be utilizing the LISD app’s “Rooms” feature to communicate with parents. Students will be added to their classes, so please make sure you set up an account on the app if you have not done so in the past!

Fall Performances and Important Dates Fall Performances and Important Dates

Please mark your calendars with the dates below! Details will be added here and sent home via "Rooms" prior to each event.

Event Information

Fall Concert

This concert will be for the Bel Canto, Belle Voci, and Cambiata choirs ONLY. The beginning 6th grade choir students are encouraged to attend this concert, but will not be performing in it.


This will be a combined concert with the Mackenzie Choirs. We are extremely excited to be sharing the stage with our feeder pattern school, and are excited to show off what we will have been working on so far!

When?

Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024, 05:45 PM

Where?

Coronado High School, 29th Drive, Lubbock, TX, USA

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Event Information

All Region Auditions

7th & 8th grade choir students ONLY.

When?

Saturday, Oct 26, 2024, 08:00 AM

Where?

Frenship Middle School, Main Street, Wolfforth, Lubbock, TX, USA

Event Information

All-Region Clinic & Concert

Only for 7th & 8th grade students who earn a spot in the All-Region Choir and 6th grade Honor Choir.

When?

Saturday, Nov 16, 2024, 08:00 AM

Where?

Monterey High School, 47th Street, Lubbock, TX, USA

Event Information

Winter Concert

For ALL Irons choir students.

When?

Monday, Dec 16, 2024, 05:30 PM

Where?

Irons Middle School, 79th Street, Lubbock, TX, USA

Irons MS Choir Handbook Irons MS Choir Handbook

..::IMPORTANT::..

A hard copy of the choir handbook was sent home with students on Friday, 8/16. There were some VERY important forms attached to the handbook that MUST be filled out and brought back to me ASAP. Please make sure your student gives you those forms so that they will be able to participate in all of our upcoming events!

Click HERE to access the Choir Handbook!!
Please click this button to review our Choir Handbook. There you can find classroom rules, expectations, our full performance calendar, and more! There is a lot of information, but you will be able to access our handbook throughout the year.

Mrs. Hooten's Tutoring Hours Mrs. Hooten's Tutoring Hours

Choir Amazon Wishlist
Feeling extra generous? Check out our choir's wishlist! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate the support I feel from our parents and community. Thank you for all you do for our program!

Meet the Director Meet the Director

Mrs. Hooten has been teaching middle school choir since 2018, and has been at Irons Middle School since 2021. She graduated from Lubbock Christian University with her Bachelor of Arts in Music in December 2017. She and her husband, Bobby, have been married since 2013, and have two sweet and crazy boys, Elijah and Elliott.

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Favorites:

Snack - Doritos.

Candy - Snickers.

Drink - Dr. Pepper.

Book - Harry Potter.

Vacation - Cruise.

Season - Fall.

Hobbies - D&D, crafting, running, singing, video games.

Jalayna Hooten
Irons Middle School Choir
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