Friday, March 26, 2010

Springtime Is Here!!!






















SPRING IS HERE! Here are a few spring time items to keep all of you aware of as the year is quickly coming to an end! Above, are some pictures of the 8th Grade Concert!
1. Choir Booster meeting- A choir booster meeting will be held on Monday, March 29th at 7:00 pm in the OMS choir room. We will be electing new officers for next year. Please be sure to attend. As always, your child will receive extra credit if you attend. Thanks for your support!

2. Choir Dress Rehearsal- The spring concert is quickly approaching. We will be having a dress rehearsal in the Conn Center at Lee University on April 14th during the school day. Your child will be there during all their related arts periods that day. Please be sure that your child is at school that day. Attendence is mandatory and is a part of their concert grade.

3. Concert- The spring concert will be Monday, April 19th at the Lee University Conn Center. Your child will need to be in their assigned seat by 6:45 and remain at the concert for the duration. The attire for the concert will be as follows...
All students are to wear... Black shoes, black socks, black pants, and a black belt. NO EXCEPTIONS
8th Grade will need to wear either a red, white, or blue shirt that will need to be tucked in. No t-shirts are allowed.

6th and 7th Grade will need to wear a pastel colored shirt (ie- green, pink, blue, yellow, etc. Easter Egg color) that will need to be tucked in. No t-shirts are allowed.

4. ETVA Choral Festival- Our 8th Grade Choir will be participating in the ETVA choral festival on April 23rd. The students will be competing in Knoxville during the school day. Be sure that your student brings 5-10 dollars for lunch that day. More information to come on this.

5. Lookouts Game- Our 8th Grade Choir will be auditioning to sing the Star-Spangled Banner at a Lookouts game sometime in May. PARENTS- Be sure that your child wears a red, white, or blue shirt to school on Tuesday, March 30th. We will be making a recording for the audition that day. More details to come soon!

Thank you for all that you do to make the OMS Choir Department the best it can be! If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail Ms. McPherson (smcphers@bradleyschools.org) or Mr. Tapke (wtapke@bradleyschools.org).


~Ms. McPherson and Mr. Tapke