All County Honors Choir

Monday March 2nd Choir 6-8:30 Valley High School
Monday March 9th Choir 6-9 SSU
Tuesday March 10th Choir 8:30-1:30 SSU

All practices are mandatory.

Competitions

Grove City Feb. 28th
Hanover March 7th
Lebanon March 21st

Ohio Valley Showcase-Hanover Indiana

Hotel Info: Hampton Inn Carrolton, Ky 7 Slumber Lane Carrolton, Ky 41008 502-732-0700

If you need a room Mr. Walker needed to know in writing by the 20th and needs the 95 payment by Feb. 28th.

THere are limited seats on the charter bus 25.00 each (contact Mr. Walker)

Estimated Schedule: Sat. March 7th
7 am depart East
11:30 pm Arrive Southwestern High School
5:30 Awards
7 pm Finals

Sunday March 8
Continental Breakfast @ Hotel
10:45 Load Bus/ Leave for Eastgate Mall
4:30 Return to East

Directions to Southwestern
AA Highway to Cincinnati
275 W/S
71 South towards Louisville 40 miles
Ky-227 (exit 44) towards Carrolton/Worthville 4 miles
Left onto us42/ky36 13 miles
Right onto us 421
Left onto us 421/in 56/in62 6 miles
Left onto Main Cross Street/Follow signs to Southwestern Schools

Thanks To Alumni

We would like to thank the many alumni who made it back home for our alumni celebration. The reviews of the National Anthem have been remarkable (we've still got it) Thanks to those who braved the early Saturday morning performance of the group, it was awesome to see so many of you there.

An additional thanks to those who tossed donations in the donation bucket, every little bit helps during competition season

NOTICE ON FUNDRAISING

After conferring with Deanna and George. Mr. Walker has confirmed that if a student has raised or raises their $250.00 of their fundraising goal, they may continue to fundraise and the additional funds can be used to pay your additional costs for your personal items (i.e. $94.00 for bodysuit etc.)

Importance of Rehearsal

To say that we have reached crunch time would be the understatement. The kids have been diligently working on vocals and choreography, parents have been busy on costumes and backdrops. It is very important as extra rehearsals have been set, that everyone makes a commitment to have your children there to participate. Not to sound cliche, but we are only as good as our weakest member. Practice needs to be a priority not only for our kids, but as parents, we have committed to our kids being a part of this great group. So, as tired as we are after a long day of work, please dont punish the group because you dont want to stay up late to pick up your kid, or because you were going shopping on President's Day, or whatever the case may be. We have several parents who are around during rehearsal, who I am sure would be willing to carpool for the sake of the group. Just ask :)

Students who owe 50.00 Madrigal Fee

Just a reminder there are still students who owe their 50.00 fee. Please check with your kids and pay this fee as soon as possible.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST A SUCCESS

A total close to 900.00 was raised in our short two hours Saturday morning at Applebees. Hopefully those who needed to increase their fundraising total took advantage of this 100% profit opportunity. There will be an updated post of the fundraising totals sometime on Monday.

Ask your kids...

Each madrigal has been given a list of what they owe for at this time. It is important that this money is paid as soon as possible. These items that have been purchased are considered for personal use and due to hygiene etc, cannot be returned to the group to be used again. The items that are on the list may include items such as a nude body suit, tights, a pair of spankees (like cheer tights), earrings etc. Please check with your child to see what you owe.

GROVE CITY PERFORMANCE TIME

Mr. Walker has informed me that our performance time at Grove City is 9:30 am and our warm up time is 9:00 am. This means an early departure from Sciotoville.

PANCAKE TICKETS

The kids received their pancake breakfast tickets yesterday at practice. This can be a great fundraiser to help each child meet their fundraising goal. Tickets cost $5 each and the kids profit $5 each (CANT BE 100% profit) Advanced ticket sales must be turned in on Friday. Additional tickets will be available at the door

Rehearsal FOR MONDAY

Monday's rehearsal is scheduled for 8 am to 1 p.m. As we get closer to the first competition I am sure that everyone realizes how important it is for everyone to be at rehearsal. Please ask your kids about rehearsal. BTW-Got a sneak peak today, and the kids continue to sound terrific. Love the arrangements, Sparkle brought tears to my eyes today, and they seem to be enjoying the show.