Thank you to all parents who volunteered and donated to help make Rudolph Jr. a success!!!
This week...
Elementary Holiday Concerts- Students should have brought home permission slips to you last week. This is for Troubadours, Women's Ac, Men's Ac, and Artistic Choir
Students will need to wear their choir t-shirt and jeans. They may wear holiday school appropriate hats. Students will need to check in with first block teachers and go directly to the choir room to take attendance, load buses, and proceed to the elementary schools. We will leave the school around 8:40 and return around 11. Students will go to their 3rd block classes when we return to the school.
The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, Farmington Elementary
Wednesday, Pearl Sample
Thursday, AG Richardson
Friday, EVHS - Students may wear holiday school appropriate sweaters and shirts and jeans
* Parents, if you are certified to chaperone, we could use someone to come and ride the bus with us on Tuesday to Farmington. Please email me if you are able to help out on this day or any day this week.
EVHS and FTBMS Holiday Concert - December 14th at 6pm in the EVHS auditorium- Admission is free- Students need to wear their choir outfits and meet in the forum at 5pm. We need parent volunteers. Please see the sign up form on charms if you would like to help. The direct link is https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=eastvwhc&v=5449259.
*INFORMATION
*Forms and up to date information can be found on the following:
Charms- Calendar (Students now have their log in to charms) The calendar can be accessed by using this direct link https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/calendar.asp?s=eastvwhc The Log in Code is EVHSChoir and is case sensitive
Please click on the calendar icon and then go to the date. On the date, please click on the hand to see more information and to volunteer.
Canvas Pages
Choir Remind- text @dga72f to 81010
Please sign up for the choir remind.
*Reminders
Charms- Every student has now been given a charms account. Charms may be accessed at www.charmsoffice.com. Our school code is EVHSChoir which is case sensitive. The direct link to charms is https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/parents.asp?username=EVHSChoir. Students are able to see their choir financial accounts, sign forms, see uniform numbers, volunteer, purchase certain items and more. This is how you log in to charms....
- Log on to www.charmsoffice.com, and click “ENTER / LOG IN” in the upper right corner.
- Locate the “PARENT/STUDENT/MEMBERS LOGIN” section of the web page.
- Login to your student’s program account using the following School Code:
___________EVHSChoir________________
- This will bring up the main “Public” page. This will allow you to look at the “public” calendar for your organization, event list, and handouts and other “publicly shared” files, as well as a few other options.
- Whenever you enter using this Username/password, another more detailed screen appears, with various button options for you to access areas in the Charms account. What appears here is partially up to the Account Administrator or Head Director.
- Two areas in which you can help the director/administrator maintain his/her records:
- Update Personal Information – if the director has allowed it, you may help make changes to your and your child’s student information page (such as updating phone numbers / cell carriers and email addresses if they change) to help them communicate with you more effectively. You may also be able to indicate which parent volunteer/resource groups you would like to participate in, if this feature is activated. Click Update Info to save changes.
- If your program has set up online credit card payments, you can make credit card payments for items in the online store.
- The Calendar may list events, rehearsals, and volunteer/RSVP opportunities. Click on calendar, find the date of the event, click on the hand and sign up to donate items or volunteer.
- Most importantly, the parent page assists both you and the teacher to communicate with each other. Stay up to date on what’s going on with your student!
- You can also download the Charms App to your smartphone – search your App Store for “Charms Parent/Student Portal” (or “Charms Blue”). It’s the way to stay in touch on the go!
- If you or your student in unable to access charms or forgets their password, please send Mrs. R an email and a new link will be sent to you.
EVHS Choral Booster Membership Form- Parents may sign up to volunteer with our Amazing EVHS choral Boosters. Please see the link to the form below. Our next meeting is on Jan. 12th at 6pm in the EVHS Choir Room.
***Change You do not have to pay a fee to join choral boosters. This is a change from our first executive meeting in November and change to the bylaws. The Special memberships will stay in place.
Special Memberships
Platinum Cyclones $75 – 4 Reserved seats for Fall, Winter, and Spring Concerts, 3 concession coupons, Car sticker
Golden Cyclones $50 – 3 Reserved seats for Fall & Spring Concerts, 2 concessions coupons, Car sticker
Silver Cyclones $25– 2 Reserved seats for Fall & Spring Concerts and 2 concession coupons, Car Sticker
General Cyclone - $10 – 1 reserved seat for Fall, Winter, and Spring Concert, 2 concessions coupons, Car sticker
*You can purchase your membership through the online store on charms.
White House Ornaments- We still have some ornaments left. They are $26 each. Checks need to be made out to the EVHS Choral Boosters. You can purchase White House Ornaments through the online store on charms.
Rudolph Junior T-shirts..- Will be on sale this week. They are first come first serve. T-shirts are $12. We still have some left!
We have a few crewneck sweatshirts for $25 and hoodies for $30.
All District Choir- Congratulations to the 40 students who were selected as delegates and alternates for All District Choir. More information is on the way!
Tri-M- Congratulations to all our new members. All members are reminded to pay the $15 new membership fee and the $10 renewal membership fee. Order forms for Tri-M items will come out soon. Meeting date is TBA.
*Upcoming events and Volunteer opportunities
Feb. 12- All District Choir at EVHS- Information is coming soon
*Attention Seniors- College Information
FYI- Seniors- Lynchburg College is offering a scholarship for Fine Arts. Any seniors who have already applied to and been admitted to University of Lynchburg can request a Visual and Performing Arts Scholarship Audition while on campus. This scholarship provides up to $3000 per year for students to sing or play in our ensembles and take lessons. Students don't have to minor or major in music to be eligible for this scholarship. Interested in applying to University of Lynchburg and haven't already? Please click here. If you have any additional questions about this opportunity, please email me, Dr. Jeremy Craft at craft_j@lynchburg.edu or Dr. Kara Eaton Dean at dean.k@lynchburg.edu.
FYI- Virginia Commonwealth University Information- VISIT VCU
Any of your students (they don’t have to be seniors) are welcome to visit VCU for a day, attend classes, get free lunch and a free lesson! This day is usually a lot of fun for students and we love the chance to get to know them. They can sign up for an in-person or virtual visit here.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
We have a couple of important deadlines approaching - November 1 is VCU’s deadline for applications that will be considered for our largest academic scholarships. January 15 is the deadline for general admission. Everything students need to find about applications can be found here.
AUDITIONS + AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Auditions this year will be taking place in-person or virtually, in January and February. If students choose to submit a video recording, they will do a virtual interview with a faculty member so we can still have the chance to speak with them 1:1. Students can find the list of audition requirements here
Attention All Members:
Lions of Virginia James Bland Music Scholarship Foundation Contest Information- Please see Mrs. R for more details...
Held on Feb. 19, 2021 at 1pm at Culpeper Baptist Church
*Upcoming Events- More Information to come soon
January 12th- EVHS Choral Booster Meeting 6pm Choir Room
February 11-12- All District Choir hosted at EVHS
March 10- Pyramid Concert with FTBMS at EVHS 6pm
April - Musical - Date is TBA
April 21-23- All State Choir
May 18- Spring Concert 6pm
May 27- Graduation
