State Performance Assessment

Here is the schedule for Monday, March 20th:

10:00 Depart BGIS for lunch

10:25 Arrive at lunch site

11:20 Depart lunch site for Gardendale

12:15 Arrive at Gardendale Mt. Vernon UMC 

1:00 Warm-up time 

1:15 Performance on stage

1:30 Sight-read

1:40 Depart Gardendale Mt. Vernon UMC

2:20-2:30 Arrive at BGIS

Students will wear black their BGIS Choir t-shirt with khaki pants and tennis shoes TO SCHOOL on that day. Students are not allowed to bring a change of clothes, however they may wear a jacket or sweatshirt on the bus. Shirts must be tucked in with a belt if possible. This is a judged assessment. Students are required to behave accordingly and represent our school well. Should students make poor choices either on the bus, during lunch or at the assessment site, consequences will result upon their return to school. Students will need cash for one meal. A maximum of $10 is suggested.

Please see my previous email pertaining to lunch and to electronic devices not being allowed on this trip.

BGIS Choir Calendar Spring Semester

JANUARY 20th 3:00-7:00: Choeography Workshop (choir room)-Show Choir only

FEBRUARY 24th, 2017 (Fri.) 6:00pm: Hoover Schools Show Choir Showcase

**MARCH 20th, 2017 (Mon.): State Choral Performance Assessment at Gardendale Mt. Vernon UMC

May 9th (Thurs.): Brock's Gap Intermediate School Fine Arts Night, 6:00PM (Brock's Gap Show Choir performs at 6:15 in the gym, students report at 5:30)

APRIL 29th-30th, 2017 (Fri. & Sat.): Young Voices Festival Field Trip (select students only), University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa

MAY 9th, 2017 (Tues.): BGIS Show Choir performs at Bumpus Cadence Concert, 6:30, students report at 6:00

**MAY 15th, 2017 (Mon.): Spring Choral Concert - 6:30 BGIS Competition Gym, students report at 5:45

**MAY TBA: Choir performs at Awards Day (during school)

Show Choir Video from Hoover City Schools Show Choir Showcase

Here is the link:

https://www.facebook.com/spainparkchoir/videos/698365377020012/


Our Show Choir did a great job!

BGIS Choir Calendar Spring Semester

JANUARY 20th 3:00-7:00: Choeography Workshop (choir room)-Show Choir only

FEBRUARY 24th, 2017 (Fri.) 6:00pm: Hoover Schools Show Choir Showcase

**MARCH 23rd-24th, 2017--(one of these days only)--TBA: State Choral Performance Assessment at Moody Music Building University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa

APRIL 18^th (Tues.): Brock's Gap Intermediate School Fine Arts Night, 6:00PM (Brock's Gap Show Choir performs at 6:15 in the gym, students report at 5:45)

APRIL 29th-30th, 2017 (Fri. & Sat.): Young Voices Festival Field Trip (select students only), University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa

MAY 9th, 2017 (Tues.): BGIS Show Choir performs at Bumpus Cadence Concert, 6:30, students report at 6:00

**MAY 15th, 2017 (Mon.): Spring Choral Concert - 6:30 BGIS Competition Gym, students report at 5:45

**MAY TBA: Choir performs at Awards Day (during school)

** These events are required and for a grade.

Choir Updates-October

Choir Updates - October

Alabama National Fair Choral Festival: October 31st

 Monday, October 31st, 2016

7:30 am                              Choirs report to the practice gym in uniform

7:50-8:00 am                          Load Buses and Depart BGIS

9:15 am                              Arrive in Montgomery

10:10 am                                      Warmup Room

10:30 am                             Competition Performance

11:45 am                                      Awards Ceremony                

12:10 am – 2:45 pm                           Free Time at the Fair and lunch

3:00 pm                                      Buses Depart for BGIS

4:30 pm                                       Arrival at BGIS

The charter bus rules allow students to bring clear drinks and snacks for the bus ride. Drinks must be clear and have a screw on top. NO sunflower seeds, Doritos, Cheetos or gum. These are the charter bus rules regarding snacks and drinks.

Parents should pick their students up at BGIS no later than 4:30. We will call you or have your student call you on the way home if we are running early or late.

The students will stay in groups of 10 with a chaperone throughout the day. We are aware of all students with medical needs and will carry needed medication or emergency meds/instructions on the trip. 

Feel free to drive down on your own and watch our performance at 10:30 and if you want, you can find your student's group afterwards and stay with us at the fair for as long as you like. Adult general admission at the door is $12. Even if you are planning to drive down, your student must ride the bus to and from Montgomery with us. Students will be put in groups with a chaperone and must stay with their group the entire time. 

This is an all day trip and we will return to the school at 4:30. Students must have someone pick them up at BGIS at 4:30. If you cannot pick your child up at 4:30, please arrange for your child to have a ride. Students will purchase lunch at the fair on their own from the food trucks and will need cash (approx. $10-$15)on the day of the trip for that. Students may also pack a lunch if they choose not to purchase a lunch. 

Students will wear their choir t-shirts for this performance and khaki pants. (Khaki pants are purchased on your own). I do have extra shirts if you still need to pay the $15. Since it is past the deadline, it is not online--please just send in a check or cash and I will send a shirt home with them. Students should wear tennis shoes.

Students must wear their black choir t-shirt with khaki pants to school on Monday, October 31^st.

Here is a picture of our group performing at the fair.

Show Choir Audition Results

Congratulations to the following students.

Show Choir 2016-2017

23
9
11
21
3
17
4
8
20
7
18
12
22
14
16
25
10
2
6
19
1
5

Rehearsals begin after school on Tuesday, September 27th until 4:30 and continue every Tuesday. There is a required choreography workshop on Friday, October 14th from 3:00-7:00 where we will learn our choreography for this year's show.

September Choir Updates

Choir Uniform
Students must purchase a choir t-shirt this year. This will be our uniform for all performances. We sized t-shirts this week. Shirts should come in in a couple of weeks. The shirts are $15 and you can pay on myschoolfees.com or send in a check or cash. We will wear these with khaki pants. Khakis must be pants--no shorts or capri pants. Tennis shoes, Sperry's, or Tom's are the only approved shoes to wear at performances--no Chacco's, flip flops or sandals of any kind.

This was not paid at the beginning of the year. If you already have a shirt from a friend or sibling, your student may wear that one and does not have to buy another one.

 

October Field Trip

Our big field trip this year is to the Alabama National Fair Choral Festival in Montgomery on Monday, October 31st. The cost of this trip is $45 and goes to pay for:

charter bus transportation-(aprox. $2,000)

wristbands for students to ride unlimited rides ($20/student)

admission to the fair ($5/student)

I will have this on myschoolfees.com next week. The deadline to pay for this trip is Friday, October 7th because I must pay for the tickets, wristbands and buses in advance. Please let us know if you need financial assistance and we can usually work something out. An itinerary for the trip and more details will be coming your way soon. We will also need chaperones for this trip, so please be thinking about that if you are available or are able to take off work to join us. Chaperones must ride the charter buses with us, however, parents who are not chaperones may drive down to see the performance. It is an all day trip for students.

 

Show  Choir Tryouts

Show Choir tryouts for students that did not tryout in May are Friday, September 23rd after school. Students must sing a song of their choosing. Packets of information about show choir will be available  for students to pick up next week.

 

September Choir Updates

Choir Uniform
Students must purchase a choir t-shirt this year. This will be our uniform for all performances. We sized t-shirts this week. Shirts should come in in a couple of weeks. The shirts are $15 and you can pay on myschoolfees.com or send in a check or cash. We will wear these with khaki pants. Khakis must be pants--no shorts or capri pants. Tennis shoes, Sperry's, or Tom's are the only approved shoes to wear at performances--no Chacco's, flip flops or sandals of any kind.

This was not paid at the beginning of the year. If you already have a shirt from a friend or sibling, your student may wear that one and does not have to buy another one.

 

October Field Trip

Our big field trip this year is to the Alabama National Fair Choral Festival in Montgomery on Monday, October 31st. The cost of this trip is $45 and goes to pay for:

charter bus transportation-(aprox. $2,000)

wristbands for students to ride unlimited rides ($20/student)

admission to the fair ($5/student)

I will have this on myschoolfees.com next week. The deadline to pay for this trip is Friday, October 7th because I must pay for the tickets, wristbands and buses in advance. Please let us know if you need financial assistance and we can usually work something out. An itinerary for the trip and more details will be coming your way soon. We will also need chaperones for this trip, so please be thinking about that if you are available or are able to take off work to join us. Chaperones must ride the charter buses with us, however, parents who are not chaperones may drive down to see the performance. It is an all day trip for students.

 

Show  Choir Tryouts

Show Choir tryouts for students that did not tryout in May are Friday, September 23rd after school. Students must sing a song of their choosing. Packets of information about show choir will be available  for students to pick up next week.