McLean HS Choral Society

The Choral Note

September 2019

In This Issue

 October Concert
 Dues Welcome Fall and our First Concert of 2019
 Stay Connected Our first concert will be held on at Thursday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m. The students are
 Honors/District
excited to showcase their new music for us! This will be held in the Auditorium.
Choirs Auditions
 Fundraisers Student Choral Dues- $154
All students in chorus are assessed “Dues”. Payments can be made through your
 Boar’s Head
Dinner personal MySchool Bucks account, sending a check via your student, or bringing a
check to the October concert. Choral Fees cover uniforms, (& dry-cleaning)
 Philadelphia accompanists fees, sheet music/copyright fees and other miscellaneous items.
Spring Trip
FCPS will pay the fee for any student on Free and Reduced lunch.
 Volunteer
 Upcoming Dates Stay Connected
Feel like you don’t know what’s going on in Chorus? There are 4 Ways to get
Information!
1. Your Student (haha – but seriously, they should know what’s going on )
2. This Monthly Online Newsletter “The Choral Note”
Choral Society 3. Click on Google Classroom (available through October) to see the full
Officers & Board calendar of events, access forms, and get updated information on upcoming
Linda Martin events at: https://sites.google.com/site/mcleanhighschoolchoir/
Camille Flint 4. COMING—we will have a Website soon! Stay tuned.
(President) 5. Facebook! Yes – there is a Mclean High School Facebook page! “Like” it
and be notified of updates to the sites with important announcements. Some
choral performances may be uploaded and shared there for friends and family!
Maria K. Conomos https://www.facebook.com/McLean-High-School-Chorus-
Camille Flint 105192539558005/

Colleen Hughes
Roseanne Renteria
District Chorus Auditions: November 9th
All Students are asked and encouraged to audition for District Choir. Students are
Stacy Smith selected from the 10 high schools in our district. The audition will be held at
Kim Todd Wakefield High School in Arlington. Music and information are on Google
Patrick Truver
Classroom. Students will prepare for the audition in class.

Fundraising
Fundraising is an important part of the Choral Society’s operating budget. Through our
fundraising initiatives we secure concert accompanists, purchase materials, props,
provide trip scholarships, and several other items as needed. This year, we will
fundraise through:
 Cookie Dough sales
 Holiday Wrapping Paper sales
 In-school initiatives-Apple Cider days, Slushy Wednesdays, Singing
Valentine
 Sing-A-Thons
 Boar’s Head Dinner-December 14
 Great Lakes eScrips
Information on each and how to order will be forthcoming on our website and via
newsletters.

Philadelphia Spring Trip- March 26 – 29, 2020

More information to come regarding activities and cost (latter to be based on
fundraising to defray cost) deposit of $100 is due October 25th.

Looking to Volunteer?
Reach out to Mrs. Martin or Camille Flint (President) and let them know of your
interest in helping with an event, activity, or fundraiser. Camille’s email address
is cflint4@gmail.com Linda’s email address is lsmartin1@fcps.edu. And, if you are
a parent who has accounting/legal expertise, we are looking for someone to file our
yearly non-profit tax reports.

Important Upcoming Dates TO KNOW:

October 9th – all call choir rehearsal 3-4:30
October 9th- 7:30 p.m. Parent Meeting, Trip, Scrips, and choir events
October 23rd – Dress Rehearsal 3-6pm
October 24th – Fall Concert 7pm (call for students 4pm).
November 9th- District Choir Auditions at Wakefield HS, Arlington