Monday, January 31, 2022

Special Announcement - Jan. 31

 There will be an after school rehearsal today from 2:30 to 4pm in the choir room. We will be rehearsing All District Music. 


Sunday, January 9, 2022

Week 19 (Jan. 10-Jan. 14)

 Welcome Back! I hope you enjoyed your extended break. 

Just an update and a few reminders... 

*The EVHS Choral Booster Meeting that was scheduled for this Wednesday, Jan. 12th has been postponed till further notice. 

*Tomorrow is the 1st day of Newsies tryouts after school till 5pm. 

Please see the Newsies Google classroom for details. The sign up code is 2fr6mda. 

*Choir Rehearsals will start taking place on Mondays the 3rd week of January from 2:30 to 4pm. A schedule will come out soon. 

 *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 

Google Classroom Page  https://classroom.google.com/c/Mzc3MjM1NjgzMDAz?cjc=xzzl

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 

  1. Platinum Cyclones $75 – 4 Reserved seats for Fall, Winter, and Spring Concerts, 3 concession coupons, Car sticker

  2. Golden Cyclones $50 – 3 Reserved seats for Fall & Spring Concerts, 2 concessions coupons, Car sticker

  3. Silver Cyclones $25– 2 Reserved seats for Fall & Spring Concerts and 2 concession coupons, Car Sticker

  4. 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. 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScv5IgaXiFXEw4ltT7msQIFX1JB35hRkOhsUMgxS9NBWtV3-Q/viewform

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.  We are almost out! 

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 hereIf 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

February 11-12- All District Choir hosted at EVHS 

March 10- Pyramid Concert with FTBMS at EVHS 6pm

April - Musical - 2nd weekend in April 

April 21-23- All State Choir 

May 18- Spring Concert 6pm

May 27- Graduation