O'Fallon Township High School Choral Program 2014 - 2015

Welcome to the O'Fallon Township High School Choral Program Website!

Please check back often for any and all information regarding curricular and extra-curricular activites within the choir department. Select a tab above for detailed information on individual activites or events.

Announcements

2015 - 2016 Choir Placements

2015-2016 Choir Placement List.pdf
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2nd Annual O'Town Showdown Show Choir Invitational

THe OTHS Show Choir Program is hosting its 2nd annual show choir compeition on February 7th, 2015 at the OTHS Milburn Campus. We already have 13 amazing groups registered for an awesome day of music! There is still room for groups who wish to register. Fill out the registration form to enter your group today!

2014 Madrigal Dinners

Thank you to all who came out and supported the choir program at our Madrigal Dinners! We hope to see you all next year!

Weekly Reminders

It's officially Show Choir Season!!! We wanted to get some updates out to all of the students and parents.

Set Building:

We will be at the Milburn Campus tonight at 6:30 if you some artistic skills and are willing to help paint backdrops.

Stage Crew:

We will need a crew of 3-4 adults that will plan on being at the Crete Monee Competition (1/24) that are will to help set up and tear down the backdrop & set pieces at competition. We literally only have a few minutes to get it up and to get it down, or the students will have points taken off the performance score. Please respond to this email or to Tim Mueller at tmueller.rrms@gmail.com if you are willing to help. You will still be able to watch your student perform if you help out with this task.

O'Town Showdown:

Reminder- All students are required to get at least one $25 sponsor for the competition. We encourage the students to find someone other than their parents to provide the sponsorship. Any sponsorship of at least $50 is provided with ad/shout out space in the event program. Sponsorship materials are attached if you need them and MUST be turned in by Thursday, 1/15 either in choir class or rehearsal.

Reminder- All students must be present all weekend for the competition. We set up on Friday evening starting at 6PM, and it usually lasts a couple of hours. We tear down on Sunday afternoon, starting at 2PM. This typically doesn't take more than an hour to an hour and a half. We ask that parents help out with either set up or tear down and work at least one shift during the competition day. Competition day is LONG- we start at 6AM and will likely be there through 10PM. It is very important that we have your support, as this single weekend event is what makes this program self sustaining.

A link will be provided later this week to the sign-up genius page where you can register to work and donate items that are needed for the event.

Preview Night:

We will have a Preview Night on Tuesday, January 20th at 7PM in the Milburn Auditorium. Both Innovations and Great Expectations will be performing their competition shows before they head to Crete Monee on Friday, 1/23. We would love a packed a house- please invite your friends and family.

Competition Schedule:

The competition schedule is up to date in the "Choral Program Calendar" that is on the home page of the othschoir.com website.

1/24/15: Crete Monee (Details coming soon- we will depart on Friday, 1/23 after school and stay overnight at a hotel in the Crete area. We will compete on Saturday 1/24 and head home after the competition)

2/7/15: Both Show Choirs will do Exhibition Performances at O'Town Showdown

2/28/15: Carthage (Details coming soon- we will depart on Friday, 2/27 after school and stay overnight at a hotel in the Carthage area. We will compete on Saturday, 1/27 and head home after the competition)

3/14/15: Quincy (Details coming soon- we will depart very early on Saturday morning and return after the competition on 3/14)

3/21/15: Springfield Southeast (Details coming soon- we will depart very early on Saturday morning and return after the competition on 3/21)

4/18/15: McKendree Midwest Nationals (Details coming soon- This will be a busy day, as we have IHSA earlier in the day. Thankfully, this one is in our own backyard)

Chaperones:

We will need chaperones to travel with the choirs to all competitions. Please respond to this email if you are interested in helping out with a particular date(s). Note: All Chaperones must go to either the Milburn or Smiley security desk and have their Driver's License scanned in order to travel with the students.

Remind 101:

As we begin our travel season, we recommend that you register for Remind 101. Mrs. Nordin & Mrs. Keller utilize this application to send out text messages in mass regarding important choir information, including notifying parents of our ETA returning from competitions. See the attached document for more information.

Suggestions:

We recommend girls have at least 3 pairs of false eyelashes, which are required for competition days.
If you are having trouble with the bottoms of character shoes being slick, consider purchasing gator tape. A small strip on the bottom of your shoe will help out tremendously.
How To videos have been posted on the Facebook pages for both groups to help the girls with getting an authentic 1940's inspiring style.
If you have not been to a competition before, the days are very long. Snacks and drinks are permitted on the bus, but often not allowed in the school. Competitions do offer a variety of food choices that can be purchased. Pillows, blankets, etc. are also permitted on the bus, but students are responsible for keeping track of and transporting all of their belongings.

remind101info.pdf
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O'Town Showdown Sponsorship Levels 2015.[...]
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O'Town Showdown Sponsor Registration For[...]
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O'Town Showdown Expectations 2015.pdf
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Students

Study Help

Need help with theory and appreciation? New theory, ear training, and music appreciation links have been added to the Helpful Docs page. Great for extra help or study material!