Tiger Choir Chronicles

Go Tigers!

For everyone who bought tickets, please continue reading. For those not participating and did not purchase tickets in advance, please skip to the next news item.

On THIS 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.

Be sure to eat dinner ahead of time. While there are some refreshments available at the theatre, school groups tend to cause lines to move slow, and prices are quite high. I would strongly encourage students to not partake of the snacks and refreshments unless necessary.

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.

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!

CONGRATULATIONS to the following students who have successfully advanced to the next round in the All-Sate Process! 27 out of the 52 students who auditioned advanced! This is most students we've had in the past 4 years and I'm so proud of the work ethic and level of preparation from all the students who auditioned!

I am SO proud of everyone who auditioned and look forward to their support of our advancing students to bring another All-State Singer to Travis High School!

As a gentle reminder, choir fees are due on October 1st. Students need to have either paid the full choir fee or paid at least $80 for "New to Choir" students, or $50 for returning choir students as a payment on the choir fee.

As always, if your family requires assistance, our Booster Club is here to support our students and is happy to help. Please send Mr. Miner an email if this applies to your family. Thank you!

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!

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1. Monday, September 21: Region Sectionals (ALL Tenors & Basses) 3:00 - 4:30 pm
2. Tuesday, September 22: Region Sectionals (Soprano I & II) 3:00 - 4:30 pm
3. Tuesday, September 22: "Music Man" Field Trip (See above for itinerary)
4. Thursday, September 24: Region Sectionals (Alto I & II) 3:00 - 4:30 pm

1. October 1: All Choir Fees Due
2. October 6: Fall Concert
3. October 8: Treble Choir Day at Texas A & M (Chorale Women)
4. November 5: Kemah Choir Festival (Treble Choir, Tenor-Bass Choir, Advanced Treble)

• Sectionals are offered for All-State preparation. Only advancing students need to worry about attending. As a reminder, sectionals are optional, but are the most efficient and best way to learn the music and prepare for each round.
• Treble Singers: Mark Thursday, October 8 on your calendar as a day not to miss school! We will be traveling up to Texas A & M University for their annual Treble Choir Day! I'm so excited for this awesome day of learning and meeting other students from around the Houston area!

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.