TMHS Wildcat Choir
January 8-13
Welcome back, Wildcats! Hope you all had a good first day back and are ready for a fast and furious Spring Semester!
All-State
Congratulations to our 3 All-State Musicians! Jennifer Williamson - Soprano 1, Treble Choir; Abby Acosta - Soprano 2, Treble Choir; and Colin Pinkasavage - Bass 2, Tenor-Bass Choir! They will be attending the Texas Music Educators' Association Convention in San Antonio next month that starts Weds. Feb. 7th and culminates with the spectacular series of All-State Concerts on Sat. Feb. 10th! Over 30,000 people from Texas and across the world attend the nation's largest music convention! All-State is the highest honor a Texas music student can receive! For more information about this event, go to www.tmea.org/convention. We're so proud of all of our students who compete in this highly competitive process, and to these three for earning this prestigious honor!
The Music Man Tickets
Tickets for The Music Man are on sale now! Click the link below to purchase! We have so many choir students who are in the cast of this very entertaining Broadway Musical!
Girls Night
Girls night is coming up this Friday! Join us from 5:00-7:00pm on Friday, January 12th for a social with our 8th grade students from WWJH and GLJH. Karaoke, movies, and more! Please bring $5 to school to help cover pizza this week!
Guys Night
Guys night is coming up next Friday! Join us from 5:00-7:00pm on Friday, January 19th for a social with our 8th grade students from WWJH and GLJH. We will have several gaming systems set up, so if you have one that you would like to bring, please let Mr. Ragsdale know!
Please bring $5 to school to help cover pizza next week!
HGO High School Night at the Opera
High School Night at the Opera is coming soon! We will be taking a bus downtown on Tuesday, February 6th immediately following the school day to go to dinner downtown and see Madame Butterfly! Tickets are on a first come first serve basis, and are limited to 48 total tickets, a full school bus. No parent chaperones are needed for this trip, as we do want this to be an opportunity for the students and tickets are limited.
Tickets are $25 ($26.50 on schoolcashonline) and the link to purchase tickets will be released on Saturday at a specific time. Once all tickets are purchased, no additional tickets will be sold.
Students will need to bring a change of clothes on this day and immediately change after school. We will head downtown right at 3:00 to be able to have plenty of time for students to eat dinner. Students will need to bring money for dinner, and the amount is dependent upon where they go There are many options around the theater with a large range of prices.
Pop Show Auditions Results
Pop Show audition results are below in no particular order. Please submit the google for acknowledging your solo and your acceptance of the solo in pop show. Please note if you have been given a song change. Please complete the information google form at your earliest convenience. This is important to fill out for our MCs!
All solo/group choreography will be due by Friday, February 2nd. This must be presented to the directors and pop show judges.
Congratulations to all who auditioned, and those who have made the show!
Chineye Nichols - Don't Rain on My Parade from Funny Girl
Angela Zamia - Flowers from Hadestown
Camille Hannam and Catie Seal - What is This Feeling? from Wicked
Drew Tripp - Stars from Les Miserables
Julius Hernandez - Hello Dolly from Hello Dolly
Zachary Carroll, Julius Hernandez, Drew Tripp, Colin Pinkasavage - Sincere from The Music Man
Tito Portillo - Like Love from Charlie Girl
Camille Hannam, Catie Seal, Jenny Williamson, Claire Sellers, Mikayla Ross, and Kira Miller - Ex-Wives from Six
Zachary Carroll - New York, New York from New York, New York
Abigail Acosta - Hopelessly Devoted to You from Grease
Maria Prieto - Times are Hard for Dreamers from Amelie
Joe Moreno - Johanna from Sweeney Todd
Chloe Dietz - Gotta Get Out from Ordinary Days
Andria Walls - Burn from Hamilton
Bryce Box - Heart of Stone from Six
Hoang Vu - Never Getting Rid of Me from Waitress
Jacob Leatherman and Madi Mouirhead - Suddenly Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors
Jennifer Williamson - Roxie Hart from Chicago
Maddie George - So Big, So Small from Dear Evan Hansen
Elina Chatterjee - Simple Joys from Pippin
Jordan Potts - Good Morning Baltimore from Hairspray
Liz Elam - Anything Goes from Anything Goes
Jeanice Froylan, Melanie Ola, Lindsey Stewart, Miranda Torres, Bryce Box - Candy Store from Heathers
Shelby Rowan - If I Could Tell Her from Dear Evan Hansen
Pop Show Choreographers and Class Songs
Opener: There's No Business Like Show Business
Belles: Gimme Gimme Gimme from Mamma Mia! - Maria Prieto and Evelynn Bennett
Dudes: Seize the Day from Newsies
Bel Canto: A Hard Knock Life from Annie - Hailey Baddock, Olivia Brooks, and Ariel Brown
Chorale: We Go Together from Grease - Jeanice Froylan, Melanie Ola, and Lindsey Stewart
Chamber: Seasons of Love from Rent
Closer: You Can't Stop the Beat from Hairspray - Jacob Leatherman, Catie Seal, and Jenny Williamson
Choreography must be complete when we return from Winter Break!
Worlds Finest Chocolate
The following students have not turned in their Worlds Finest Chocolate Money. Please return $60/box checked out in an envelope in the Spring.
Grace Ives
Aubreonna Smith
Madison Mouirhead
Chloe Reed
Olivia Brooks
Evelynn Bennett
Upcoming Events
January 8 - First Day of Spring Semester
January 9 - 7pm Booster Club Meeting
January 12 - 5:00-7:00 Girls Night Social with WWJH and GLJH
January 15 - 5:00-7:00 NYC Rehearsal
January 19 - 5:00-7:00 Guys Night Social with WWJH and GLJH
January 22 - 5:00-7:00 Chorale Rehearsal
January 25, 26, 27, 29 - The Music Man!
February 1 - 3:00-5:00 NYC rehearsal
February 2 - Pop Show soloist choreography due
February 3 - UIL Solo and Ensemble
February 5 - 5:00-7:00 Varsity Treble and TB Rehearsal (Bel Canto, Dudes, Chorale)
February 6 - High School Night at the Opera
February 7-10 - TMEA Convention
February 10 - Flag pickup
February 12 - Pop Show costumes DUE in class
February 12 - 5:00-9:00 Pop Show soloist tech rehearsal for soloists (there will be staggered call times)
February 13 - 5:00-9:00 Pop Show Tech Rehearsal all call
February 14 - 3:00-9:00 Pop Show Dress Rehearsal all call
February 15 - Pop Show Night #1
February 16 - Pop Show Night #2
February 17 - Pop Show Night #3
February 22 - 3:00-4:30 NYC Rehearsal
February 23-24 - Chamber Mad Fest in San Antonio
February 25 - Flag drop off
February 26 - 5:00-7:00 Varsity Treble (Bel Canto, Chorale Treble)
February 29 - 3:30-5:30 NYC Rehearsal
February 29 - NYC parent meeting
March 3 - Chamber St. Paul's Invitational
March 4 - 5:00-7:00 NYC rehearsal
March 5 - 7pm Booster Club Meeting
March 6-7 - Host Middle School UIL
March 7 - 3:00-5:00 NYC Rehearsal
March 8 - 3:00-5:00 NYC Rehearsal
March 11 - 1:00-5:30 - NYC Rehearsal
March 11 - 7pm NYC Send-off Concert
March 13-18 - NYC SPRING TRIP!
March 21 - 5:00-8:00 HOST Middle School Region Clinic
March 23 - A&M Singing Cadets Concert
March 25 - 5:00-7:00 Varsity Treble and TB Rehearsal (Bel Canto, Dudes, Chorale)
March 26 - PRE-UIL
April 1 - 5:00-7:00 Varsity Treble and TB Rehearsal (Bel Canto, Dudes, Chorale)
April 2 - 7:00pm Booster Club Meeting
April 8 - 5:00-7:00 Varsity Treble and TB Rehearsal (Bel Canto, Dudes, Chorale)
April 9-10 - Non-Varsity UIL (times and date TBD)
April 11-12 - Varsity UIL (times and date TBD)
April 19 - 7:00 Coffeehouse
April 27 - Fine Arts Festival
April 29 - Spring Voice Recitals
April 30 - 7:00pm Booster Club Meeting
May 4 - Choir Banquet
May 13 - 7:00pm Senior Recognition Concert
May 18 - 9:00am Flag Pick-Up
May 20 - FA Signing Day
May 24 - Graduation
June 2 - 3:00pm Flag Drop Off
Bolded events are required of all choir students
NYC Payment Schedule
The official final price of the NYC trip is below. Please check your Charms account to see the balance you owe for the NYC trip, and if you have any questions please email Mr. Ragsdale and Ms. White.
Final costs:
Student cost: $2,585
Parent Chaperone (double): $2,585
Parent Chaperone (quad): $2,085
Students and chaperones should be fully paid by the end of January
Remaining payments listed below:
Final Balances!
If you have missed previous months payments, you can make multiple purchases of the current month to catch up. Several families are way behind on payments and will be receiving emails this week. We have large payments coming up to TMF, MidAmerica, and Southwest Airlines and do not have enough money to float payments. It is imperative that all families catch up on payments ASAP. Unfortunately, each month's link expires at the end of the month.
Paying through schoolcashonline does include a service charge of approximately $15 per $300 payment
Volunteer Application
If you plan on volunteering with the TMHS Choir at some point in the school year, or traveling with us on any trips, including NYC trip, please complete the volunteer application below.
Section of the Week
Section of the week will return in the Spring during UIL season! During pop show, be ready for Dancer of the Week!
TMHS Wildcat Choir
Website: tmhschoir.com
Location: 19100 Northpointe Ridge Lane, Tomball, TX, USA
Phone: 281-357-3230 1106
Twitter: @theTMHSchoir