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  Welcome to the Panther Creek Choral Department! Check back often for updates, as posted below.

 

Program News

Notes of importance:

Panther Creek's Got Talent!

Audition schedule:

Tuesday Auditions

Wednesday Auditions

For reference:Audition Information: Please read, print and return to Mr. Bensen by THURSDAY Jan 26th. The show will be Feb 25th with rehearsals Feb 22-24.

~~~~~~Next Parent Booster Meeting: Feb 2nd at 7pm in chorus room. Please come!

New York Trip! For 3rd and 4th period year-long students-- a trip information letter/deposit request was sent home on Nov. 22nd. Payments were due on Friday, December 3rd, Friday Jan 5th. A copy of the letter is available here: NYC Interest Letter. Later payments are as follows: February 3rd: $150, and March 2nd-- amount TBA

Reminder-- FairShare payments were due on Oct. 1.. For those who did not pay before this date, student accounts will be debited the proper amounts-- $36 for Mixed Chorus students and $61 for Women's Ensemble and the PCHS Chamber Choir. For accounts that lack these funds, a reminder will be sent home regarding the payment of the fee. Student t-shirts will be passed out to those who have paid their FairShare committment. A second student fundraiser will be available to support student accounts by early November. Benvolance forms are available for families that would like to be considered for chorus scholarship funds to help cover expenses like FairShare, outfit expenses, etc. Please see the Chorus Handbook for more information.

***Enroll on Blackboard

Here's how: Once you go to Blackboard, click on "course sites" then under "course catalog" on the right, click on "High Schools". Select "Panther Creek HS" and then scroll down until you find my name-- "bbensen.course". Look for the correct class and then click on "enroll".

After enrolling, you need to put in the correct email address and read the announcements, which will ask you to do the following:

--Read the Chorus Handbook and print/sign/return its last page

--Complete the Student Information Survey posted on the site.

Chamber Choir-- we have some big things to get ready for this fall, so let's get at it! Please listen to the following so you are familiar with the recordings before school starts:

In the Night We Shall Go InCLICK "open in new window" if error message pops up!!

Country DancesThis one is tough!

Awake the HarpThis is the HONORS CHORUS audition piece; please go to the Honors Chours Practice Page to work on your parts; of course, music will be provided once school starts

Are you singing the Star Spangled Banner for athletic events??? I have posted parts online for all-girls groups (the music is in the red chorus textbook). You need to download the files from this site: Media Fire Chorus Banner Download Page

Please check the PCHS Blackboard Site for additional important information, particularly regarding announcements, assignments, and course documents. ALL students MUST self-enroll on the site within the first week of school.

Send me student pictures (chorus related) at bbensen@wcpss.net