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In this newsletter…
🦁🧙♀️🚪 Fall Play Company Information for Friday’s Meeting
🎶 Independent Study on 10-15! Practice tracks are live
🏈PSU Men’s Day of Song: Saturday, October 19th
🎧 Winter Concert: Save the Date!
⚠️From the district on Volunteers:
🗽 Concert Choir + Madrigal Trip: Ragtime at NY City Center
- $50 Deposit + Form due Monday, October 14th (for students/chaperones) checks to PHS or via Ludus.
- Full trip cost is Student: $140, Chaperone: $120 (includes dinner, show, transportation)
- Limit 50 persons, see handbook for priorities in the event of a tie
- Watch a clip regarding “Ragtime” here.
- This is a staged revival (not a full revival) of a major show. The performers are top list NYC performers. Check out the information on their website for more information.
⚠️From the district on Volunteers:
From Mr. Heffernan’s Newsletter: Parents/Guardians, the school district is requiring anyone who intends to volunteer in our school to submit clearances prior to October 31. Please click this link for the School Board Policy regarding Volunteers.
🦁🧙♀️🚪 Fall Play Company Information: DEADLINE!
- 🎭Review the Full Theatre Handbook here.
- 📝Playbill Bio for all participants: Due October 11th at 3:00 PM
- 🎭T-Shirt Orders are Pre Ordered. Cash/Check or Online. Due October 11th at 3:00 PM. After this pre order, limited quantities are available and I cannot guarantee a shirt.
- 📖Playbill Ad Sale: Required 1 per year for all participants. On sale 2 shows for the price of 1! Due Friday, October 19th.
- Print/Paper Copy (Turn into Mr. Hong and Email or hard copy of Ad)
- Digital Playbill Ad Sale Fundraising Page - Families, please consider sharing to your FB page
- 🏴☠️On Sale now: Pirate Passes! Get 10 seats for $10 each General Admission tickets, pick your seat, to both LWWardrobe and The Drowsy Chaperone.
- Using your email, you can retrieve your tickets at check out throughout the year. Or, purchase your seats right away!
- Stats: 0 Tickets sold to date!
- We are a few weeks out… but students are heavily involved in the financial planning of the production. Advance ticket sales help us meet our budget goals and plan accordingly.
- I can gladly process tickets for you via cash/check in person.
- 📆Rehearsal Schedule? Why, that is always live on TeamSnap! 🎭 Please feel free to email me any questions or clarifications.
- Families: Thank you for all you do to arrange transportation and fit us into your busy life schedule. It is very seen and appreciated!
- For most of the month, we are going through Scene Work in order. This is known as Principal Call. Those students are emailed a schedule, and the names are in the TeamSnap note for your reference.
- Students will have additional calls for costume fittings. I will communicate with those students in the coming days. If you miss your costume fitting, it is the student’s responsibility to come another day.
- Thursday, October 10th, 17th: All Cast are called until 4:00 PM. Thursday the 24th will run until 4:30 PM.
- The first official Stage, Tech, and Costume Crew report date is October 28th.
- From October 28th on all Cast and Crew are called until 5:00 PM for Pre Production. This is where we put all the individual parts of the show together. Unapproved absences are not permitted, as it is unsafe for us to be operating the show without all company present. Absences for any reason may result in recasting at Mr. Hong’s discretion.
- Technical Rehearsals are: November 1st until 6PM, November 4th until 6PM, and November 6th until 6PM. Absences for any reason may result in recasting at Mr. Hong’s discretion due to safety.
- Our final runthrough is known as “Preview Night” will be held on November 7th beginning at 4:00 PM. More details in the coming weeks.
- Opening Night “Friday Night in the Theatre Lights” is November 8th at 7 PM.
- Closing Matinee is Saturday, November 9th at 2 PM.
🎶 Independent Study on 10-15! Practice tracks are live
- See you in the choir room from 2:30-3:30.
- Please review the first four pages of “It Feels New” using the practice track link at the top of the newsletter. It is the one highlighted in purple. 🎧Practice Tracks🎧
🏈PSU Men’s Day of Song: Saturday, October 19th
- Saturday, October 19th for Tenors and Basses.
- Report time is 6:00 AM
🎧 Winter Concert: Save the Date!
🗽PHS Music NYC Trip 2025
- PHS Music (Chorus, Band and Orchestra) are planning an overnight trip March 2025!
- Trip highlights include: a performance on the USS Intrepid, Visiting the 9/11 Memorial, a Broadway show, and more! Music teachers will be sending more information in the coming weeks. Mark those schedules to attend our informational meeting!
- Check out the information hub here.
***Registration Instructions to Roster for the Trip***
Step 1: Go Online to "Trip Account"
>Click "Trip log in" at the top right corner.
Step 2: Register a New User
(Unless you traveled with Choir to Disney last year, in which case use your same account)
Step 3: Register your email
Please do not use a palisades student email as the district blocks outside contacts. Invoices will be sent to whatever email you provide
Step 4: Register a Traveler
PHS MUSIC trip code is 2503-22-17
Traveler Types Explained:
- Student = Member of the class or organization taking the trip.
- Child = Minor sibling of a Student.
- Chaperone = Adult with Chaperoning responsibility. *All adults on this trip will have chaperoning responsibility unless otherwise noted.
- Adult = Adult without Chaperoning responsibility.
Step 5: Make Deposit
This secures your place on the trip roster. PLEASE NOTE THE ROSTER IS ALMOST FULL. THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF SPOTS REMAINING, AND YOU WILL BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST IF IT IS FULL.
Conditions from PHS Music on eligibility to travel on this trip:
Students must meet the following requirements to be eligible for the trip: -Primary course request of at least one of the following: Concert Band, Concert Choir, Orchestra, or Jazz Band (.5 credit or 1 credit) -Signed form for independent study if not enrolled for choir due to course conflicts/schedule conflicts -Maintain good standing in your ensemble, via regular attendance at rehearsals -Participation in both the winter and spring music concerts. |
Any of the following will make student ineligible for the trip and family is subject to MTC’s REFUND POLICY: -Poor rehearsal attendance: *1* warning, and then removal from the trip for an additional absence. -Inappropriate behavior (per band/chorus/orchestra handbook AND/OR student handbook) during rehearsals, concert or event. -Unexcused absence at a Concert or Dress Rehearsal |
Need support with Trip Account?
Travel Questions: Kenzie Fouts, E-mail: Kenzie.fouts@musictravel.com
Support Questions: Customer Experience Team, E-mail: support@tripaccount.com
Link to NYC Information Hub from my previous email.
Any questions? Let me know, we are here to help. To our rising freshmen, welcome to PHS Music.
📅 Voice Lessons are LIVE
- Now is the time to schedule start of the year voice lessons. All students are welcome to use my appointment schedule to find a time that works for them. Madrigals may have additional lesson requirements as we discuss in class.
- You will receive a hall pass as your confirmation. This is your hall pass.
- Nervous to sing alone? Consider signing up for a lesson with a friend.
- Come to your lesson with a goal, and we can work together towards that goal.
- Schedule a Time by clicking here.
- My usual lesson time is 4th period D1/3/5, but I am also available for lessons Period 1 and after school. I will be surveying students this week to open up the most convenient spots.