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www.davidson.k12.nc.us/education/school/school Scroll down to the bottom right of this site and click on Honors Audition Tracks. You may select your individual voice part as well as the accompaniment track. You may download these tracks.
 * N.C. High School Honors Audition Accompaniment Tracks**

[|Gas Card Raffle TICKET.wps.doc] Double click above for a master to print extra tickets forms as needed
 * Fund Raiser Resource Pages**

[|Support Team Showchoirs Form.wps-1.doc] Doulbe click above for a master to print extra Support Team Forms _______________________________________________________

[|Medical Release Form.wps.doc] Double click above for a mast to print the Medical Release Form to be turned in to the Triton Choral Department.

** Carolyn Dorman, Choral Director-**�7� �8� **897-8121 ext 2508 school 919-894-9714 cell * 215 Maynard Lake Road, Erwin, NC 28339** **VERY IMPORTANT NOTE-STUDENTS NEED //__TENNIS SHOES__//** FOR ALL CHORAL CLASSES __DAILY. 4th period girls will leave tennis shoes at the school for the year or shoes will go on choral needs and we’ll buy them for you. These may leave these in the classroom. Flip flops are NOT ok. I am deeply concerned with their safety.//LADIES//__ WILL BE WEARING A CHORAL __SHIRT__ WITH THEIR NAME ON IT //IN CLASS EVERY DAY// //. // WE HAVE HAD TOO MANY STUDENTS THAT HABITUALLY WANT TO GO AGAINST THE TRITON DRESS CODE. THE TEE SHIRTS WILL PROVIDE A SOLUTION FOR THE DRESS PROBLEMS IN OUR CLASSROOM. These shirts will be kept in the Triton Choral classroom daily and cleaned by the school weekly. The girls will have a 2nd shirt to keep at home that we will wear for actual performances. __ Triton Attendance **Policy as of 8/26/09** __ A reminder of the attendance policy at Triton for the **__semester:__** 1. If a student is absent from any class for four or more days in a semester, the student shall receive a failing grade for that semester. 2. The numerical grade of 69 will be assigned to a student who is passing a class but fails as a result of excessive absences. ** NOTABLE THOUGHTS ** Ø ** We plan perform at the Carolina Opry in Myrtle Beach this year. This will be a day trip. The date is to be announced. ** Ø ** Matinees for the Triton Christmas Choral Spectacular-We will be giving our Christmas Choral Spectacular for our seven Triton Area feeder schools here at Triton during the school day. The dates will be announced. You are welcome to attend any of these performances. ** Ø ** There are expenses associated with this class. A basic fee of $3.50 is assessed per semester which is applied to music for our class. There is rental of outfits, and new purchase of some items which may be used for 4 years such as shirt, shoes, garment bag. Tee shirts must be purchased as well. Major field trips are optional. After the first year semester, expenses are minimal. The money students raise may be carried over each semester for their choral needs. First year students will receive a scholarship $100 towards their choral needs only. ** Ø ** All 4th period students will be required to learn the honors audition piece. This will be taught in class. They will audition in front of a tape player for 13 to be selected for state auditions. ** Ø ** Students participating in sports will be excused from choral activities that conflict with their games. ****//__ All school related activates __//**** can be worked thru with Mrs. Dorman if discussed within 2 weeks of the conflict. ****// This is for school related activates //****, not church, family vacation, and community activities. **** Mixed Showstoppers is a major commitment. It’s a choice. Only 1 unexcused performance is allowed per four years ****. (If you were on a football team, how many games would you miss?) After the 2nd miss, the student must move to a different class for a semester in order to return to Mixed Showstoppers if space is available at that time. ** Ø ** A choral newsletter will be sent by mail or email at least once per six weeks. **** Please read them at your VERY EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. ** ** Volunteers ** ** Carolina **** Opry- ** October 27th. We will be attending the Carolina Opry at Myrtle Beach on October 27th. The cost for the trip will be $45/person, adult & student. The trip will be open to ** chaperones that confirm their seat with payment by October 2nd. ** We will be traveling by charter bus. We will be departing at 9 a.m. for a 1 p.m. performance. Please dress according to the school dress code except, no shorts. Fund-Raisers __ Support Team __ __ Make A Difference Opportunity! __ Thanks for supporting our children! Carolyn Dorman, Instructor 2009-10 ___support___ __with a donation to Triton High School in his/her behalf to be used in his/her work as a part of the Triton High School Showchoirs or the Triton Gospel Choir. I am proud to have___ represent me in his/her activities. I pledge to support him/her. __ Donor Information: __ Name_ Address_ ___Amount of Donation__ ___$100 Benefactor__ ___$ 25 Patron__ _$ 50 Donor _$ 10 Support Team A tax deductible receipt will be mailed to you for your contribution. Thanks for your confidence in this students. __Please make checks payable to Triton High School.__ This form can be mailed or given to the above student to return to the Triton Showchoir. __ $300 Wal-Mart Gas Card Raffle __ ** Candy & Snack Sale Sept. 14-25th ** Students are allowed to sell candy and snacks if they’d like for 50% profit to their account. They are encouraged not to give credit & to turn money in daily. The final deadline for the money to be turned in is Sept. 25th. ** Choral Program Ads ** Check desired size: full page $100 5 ” x7 ” ___½ p. $50 2 ½” x 3 ½ ”__ __1/3 p. $33__ _¼ p. $25
 * __ Summer of 08-John Jacobson Workshop __**- Thanks to all of the adults and students attending the Choreography workshop in Washington, DC recently, **__31 people__**. It was truly one of the very best behaved groups I’ve ever had. We got a great deal done and enjoyed a lot of American History as well. Students in attendance: Sheldon Farrington, MeKeyah Wright, Tyree Avery, Tyler Morrison, Emily Borghere, Leonard Morrison, Ebony Smith, Sally Rosales, Ashly Hollins, Isaiah Surles, Emmeshia White, Tiffany Robinson, Carrie Kesling, Kellie Phillips, Kasey Bass, Morgan Dickens, Danielle McLamb, Erica Williams, Leaneisha McKoy, Brittany Pleasant, Amber Ferguson, Adarro Strickland, and chaperones: Tyrik Reed, Teshunda Terry, Ceslie Covington, TeWanda Terry, Glenda Ferguson, Judy Newkirk, Barbara Terry, and Carolyn Dorman. We look forward to sharing what we learned with our Triton classes.
 * __ Unfortunately, I can always tell when a student gets their license or a job. __**
 * __ Many times the new responsibility affects their punctuality. __**
 * We love to have family volunteer within our choral program. We always need chaperones. Please go with us anytime that you can. Our school has won the high school with the most volunteer hours for the past 2 years. We won the overall highest number of hours volunteered award over the other 26 schools, at that time in 2004. We love having you around. You make a major difference in our program and in the lives of your children!!!!! Your students will be grown and gone in no time! Please, don’t miss a thing! We will need help with the Gospel Choir as well. Please let me know if you can help in any area. **
 * __ Support Team Sheets __** are a way people can actually donate to the work of the individual student. These forms may be mailed to persons of interest or given out by your student. This is 100% profit for your student. Example info below:
 * Profit 100% per ticket sold and will go to __your__ student‘s __account__ ****__ . If your student earns more money than they need, it will be applied to their choral account which will keep a running balance for four years. __**** Money and ticket stubs must be __turned in by Monday, September 14th,__ drawing, ** September 15th. **The winner will be published in our Choral Newsletter and announced at Triton. Raffle tickets may be picked up at open house or by the students or parents during our regular choral classes. Raffle tickets are $3 each or 5 for $10. Feel free to buy them yourself if you need to pay deposits on trips or for choral needs. Make checks payable for this fund-raiser to:** ** Carolyn Dorman Choral Education Foundation **
 * Forms will have the following information., Choral Ads may be sold for our choral programs. The size and prices are below as well as the information from the actual ad form. **** Deadline is October 12, 2010 **** . //__Please turn the ads and money in as you receive them.__// We don’t like to keep out checks belonging to a business. It also helps us get an earlier start on ad designs. An example of the sizes are attached to the ad forms. Family members may also put an ad in the program for their students. This is a great morale and self-esteem booster. **
 * The Triton High School Showchoir invites you to advertise in our program books for the school year 2009-2010. This is a great way to advertise your product and support a special student. We are very proud at Triton that this student has chosen to be a part of our Arts Department. Our choral department performs for at least 5000 people per year with two of our performances being evening concerts at which programs will be given out with your ad included. **** Please make checks payable to __Triton High School Showchoir__ **** . Ads may be purchased through a student or sent directly in the mail to: **
 * Triton High School **** Please attach copy, business card, or information you want on the ad on the back of this paper or attached to this sheet for your advertisement. **
 * Carolyn Dorman 215 Maynard Lake Rd. Erwin NC, 28339 **** Email: **** �210�

** Gospel Choir The Triton Gospel Choir is a club which is sponsored by Carolyn Dorman and directed by a student leadership team. We will take part in club period meetings, the See You At The Pole observance scheduled for September 23th, Gospel Choir Workshops, & the 30-Hour Famine Week. Dues for the club is $10 or 10 cans of food, See You At The Pole Shirts are $12 or $8 depending on the style you select, or 12/8 pieces of clothing for a rescue mission. We will have hospitality teams, member mentor accountability teams, and a Great Commission project among other activities for this year. Watch for announcements for meeting information times. Financial deadline is Sept. 12th. __ Dates To Remember __ Ø **__ Wed., Sept. 9th-Sight Reading test __ in front of Ms. D only during 1st period. Ø **__ Tues., Sept. 15th- __ Gas Card Drawing-100% profit to individual student. Ø **__ Fri., Sept. 25th Disney Financial Deadline #1, Carneige Deadline #1 __** Ø **__ See You At The Pole, Wed., Sept. 23rd at 6:45 a.m. __** at the flag pole in front of the gym. This is for any interested student. **__Gospel Choir__ will //__possibly__// perform. This event is optional for all THS students. Parents and youth leaders are encouraged to come. This is a national event. Ø **__ Monday, October 2 ____ -Carolina Opry at Myrtle Beach ADULT seat ____ paymt due ____ Oct. 7 __**__ - __ Solo & Small Groups Time TBA-Erwin Denim Days-classes TBA Ø **__ Oct. 12-Ad Deadline Fund-Raiser- __ Checks to THS Showstoppers Ø **__ Tues. ____, Oct. 27th Carolina Opry Performance __ -Open to all students. __, departure at 9 a.m.-all classes. We will perform their preshow.__ Ø **__ Dec. 1 & 3-Tues., & Thurs. -__Christmas Concert__ __ -Triton 7 p.m. - ALL CLASSES required. Please invite family and friends as well as church community groups you might be a part of. If you’d like a publicity packet, let me know early. Ø **__ April 23-25-Carneige Hall Trip__-Advanced Showstoppers only or auditionees for Honors Chorus.__ __** Ø **__ April 30th Special Arts__-performing class to be announced for 12 noon.__ __** Ø ** Tues., May __ **11-Spring Concert**__-7 p.m. Triton Auditorium ALL CLASSES required. Please invite family and friends as well as church and community__ __ groups you might be a part of. If you’d like a publicity packet for church or community group attendance, let me know early. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $5. Children 12 and under are admitted free. __** Ø **__ THS Awards Day-__Senior Solo-Date TBA__ __** Ø **__ THS Baccalaureate-__Senior Music-Date TBA__ __** Ø **__ Graduation__-Senior Music-Date TBA__ __** Ø **__ Private voice recitals__-TBA__ __ Private Instructors Available- ** There are many other qualified instructors in our community other than those listed below. Ø ** Jennifer Hudson Santos-voice, piano, guitar at 919-264-6266 in Clayton Ø ** Megan Truelove-voice 892-8591 local
 * Ø **__ Tues., Sept. 8th-Honors Audition __ at THS in front of a tape recorder-4th period only/ during class. __ Honors Chorus auditions-This will be done by tape & sent to adjudicator. __**
 * Ø **__ Sept. 11-9/11 __ -TOTALLY RESERVE NIGHT AND AFTERNOON FOR PERFORMANCES-COMMUNITY To Be Announced-1st period
 * Ø **__ Monday, Sept. 14th __ -Gas Card Fund-Raiser Tickets due. **
 * Ø **__ Sept. 14-25th-Candy Sale, 50% profit to individual student __**
 * Ø **__ Thurs., Sept. 24th-Meredith College- __** N.C. High School Honors Chorus Auditions East District-We will only take 13 students. We will have a preliminary audition prior to this date at Triton to select these 13 students **. Fourth period-**Wear long sleeved shirt & tie-men, kakki or black dress pants, not tux. Ladies-wear black dresses, at least to knee-Sunday-Go-To-Meeting, not formal. Take particular care with your hair and make-up. Light lipstick please, yes, all ladies. Time TBA.
 * Ø **__ Oct. 12-Carneige Hall Financial Deadline Payment ____ 2 __
 * Ø **__ Sat., Oct. 10 __ - ** Triton Gospel Choir Time TBA-Coats Farmer’s Day-1st period
 * Ø **__ Sat. & Sun., Nov. 7 & 8-NCMEC __ to include N.C. High School __Honors Chorus Members only (chosen thru district competition) from 4th period__
 * Ø ** Sun. Nov. _ __Veter____an’s Day Representation-__ __** Gen. Lee Museum-soloists & date TBA.
 * Ø **__ Mon., Dec. 7-__Erwin Christmas Parade-__ __ 1st, 2nd, & 4th period-Be in place by 6:30 p.m. Meet in the Parking Lot at Good Hope Hospital-You need to come to offwhite car for directions ALL STUDENTS. If you are a part of another group in the parade, see me to work this out as far as your choral obligation is concerned-no problem.
 * Ø **__ Harnett Off Broadway –Mar. 18th &19th for 2nd period hostesses, Mar. 19th for Advanced Showstoppers which will be 3rd period 2nd sm. Stage Crew-Mar. 18 & 19
 * __ Ø __ **April 22nd-Thurs.- Volunteer __Appreciation Luncheon-__ __ Adult volunteers ** to our program 11:30 a.m. at Crossroads Baptist Church located across from the funeral home in Lillington. This is your invitation. Volunteers are great!
 * Ø **__ **Mon., May 24th TENTATIVE DATE** **__ -Barclay Villa Spring Choral & Gospel Choir Awards Banquet & Mini-Concert-(6 p.m.) __** __Required for all classes. Wear Sunday-Go-To-Meeting Attire, black below the knee is preferred for ladies, men tux with bk vest. Tickets must be prepaid by attendees. Please invite your family and friends. The ticket for the student will be included in Spring fees owed. This is a formal occasion. $25 per family member or friend must be turned in by May 10th, checks may be post dated.__
 * Ø ** Barbara Taylor-voice 910-564-4441 local
 * Ø Katheryn Godwin-see me for phone number.
 * Ø ** Campbell University offers voice lessons on a semester basis. Call Campbell University Department of Music
 * ( ** Adam McConnell-guitar 910-364-3009-Erwin
 * " ** Janice’s Fabulous Feet-Dance 892-3545 Dunn Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Hip Hop, Clogging
 * " ** Alicia’s School of Performing Arts-Dance 894-2271 Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Hip Hop, Clogging

__ Major Trip Policy __** __Carnegie Hall Spring Semester-April 23-25, 2010__ __** We will participate in a workshop and performance at Carnegie Hall this school year. This trip will be **__open to all students that audition for Honors Chorus. **__These students must be dedicated to learn the music and to meet ALL financial deadlines. This trip will include at least one musical and a cultural and music history tour of New York, Carnegie Workshop & performance, and a three night hotel stay. The trip will be taken by plane. We will be in a hotel a maximum of 3 nights. The cost is $900 for students, $450 for adults. The reason the cost is so high is that we have to pay for Carnegie Hall rental & promotion, rehearsal hall rental, conductor and accompanist fees. We will depart on Friday morning and leave to return around Monday morning. We should arrive back around 10 a.m. This will count as a field trip for the student, not an absence. The students will not have to be in attendance at school on Monday, April 30. The student may if they’d like. They will be allowed to make up their school work. Refunds will be only the amount that hasn’t been sent in for the deadlines requiring payments for me to execute for the trip. You may sell your workshop to approved participants and family members of the students if there is a waiting list minus the plane fare.__** //This workshop is not required, it is a great opportunity.//
 * __ The major choral yearly trip is open to students that are in chorus two semesters per year. The only exception is for seniors that can absolutely not schedule an academic class not being offered any other time than during our class. This usually affects Honors and AP classes only and most of the time just Seniors. Flex does not exempt one from taking a choral class.

DEADLINES WILL HAVE TO BE MET**__. IF PARENTS WANT TO GO, I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE IT. YOUR CHILDREN GROW UP ALL TOO FAST!__ **Students $900.00 Adults $525.00** __ Payment schedule: _____$300.00 $450 if not doing Disney__ ___$262.50__** Sept. 25, 2009 _____$300.00 after Spring Candy Sale, date to be announced __** __You may send post dated checks up to one month later than the deadlines__ __**. Checks should be made out to Triton High School or to the indicated recipient per fund-raiser **. PAYMENT DEADLINES MUST BE MET! THE DEADLINES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW FUND-RAISERS**. For raffles you may buy as many tickets as you want personally, they are tax deductible in your name. Profit is 100% on raffles plus you have a chance to win a $300 gas card.**__ **Not meeting a financial deadline removes you from the trip__. Deadlines will be strictly adhered to. We will have a candy sale in the Spring.
 * ___$300.00 Oct. 12th__ ___$262.50 after Spring Sale, date to be announced

__**__Orlando Trip Available for March 3-6 $450 Date TBA $225.00 for student or adult date to be set after Spring Candy Sale
 * We will take part in the America Sings! Program in Orlando and in the Magic Music Days program at the Disney Complex. We will depart around 10 p.m. from the Triton teacher’s parking lot by charter bus on Wed., Mar. 3rd. The trip includes 2 nights hotel, bus trip and entrance into Disney World for 2 days & America Sings! Students will need money for food only, at least $20 per day for 3 days. **__Financial Deadlines__**: Sept. 25th $225.00 for student or adult

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