On April 23, the FVHS Chamber Choir, the FVHS Women's Choir, and eighteen chaperones traveled to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, to participate in the Smoky Mountain Music Festival. With competition from around the nation, including Florida, Indiana, Georgia, Kentucky, both FVHS groups acheived great success! The Chamber Choir won the highest award for concert choirs: First Place in the 4A Concert Division. The Women's Choir (Leading Ladies)placed 2nd in the Women's Show Choir Division, and the Chamber Choir (Fusion) placed third in the Open Class Show Choir Division. The following day everyone enjoyed a fun day at Dollywood before returning to Fuquay-Varina.
| FVHS Choirs Selected to perform in Heritage Festivals of Gold National Youth Choir | Carnegie Hall, New York City, NY |
| FVHS Chamber Choir - Superior Rating | North Carolina Regional Choral Festival |
| FVHS Women’s Choir - Superior Rating | North Carolina Regional Choral Festival |
| FVHS Chamber Choir - Superior Rating (Sight Read) | North Carolina Regional Choral Festival |
| FVHS Chamber Choir – Superior Rating | North Carolina Solo/Ensemble Festival |
| FVHS Chamber Choir Men – Superior Rating | North Carolina Solo/Ensemble Festival |
| FVHS Chamber Choir Women – Superior Rating | North Carolina Solo/Ensemble Festival |
| Emily Healey – Superior Rating | North Carolina Solo/Ensemble Festival |
| Dana Boccaccio – Superior Rating | North Carolina Solo/Ensemble Festival |
| Kaleigh Mock – Excellent Rating | North Carolina Solo/Ensemble Festival |
| Ashley Gurulé | selected for North Carolina Governor’s School in Vocal Music |
| Ashley Gurulé, Deanna Heinze, Kate Herrin | selected for North Carolina Honors Chorus |
Four FVHS Chorus students were selected to participate in the North Carolina Honors Chorus. To acheive this honor students must go through a difficult audition process. They are selected from a group of over one thousand students who audition from across the state. The students are ranked according to their scores at the audition. FVHS students acheiving this honor are listed below with their ranking among others in their voice part statewide:
Amanda Higgings #1 Alto II
Kaleigh Mock #3 Soprano II
Landon Digh #6 Tenor II
Deanna Heinze #21 Soprano II
We are very proud of these students. They will attend rehearsals and sing in the NCMEA High School Honors Chorus Concert held in Winston-Salem, NC, on November 9, at the Stevens Center. They will be under the direction of Dr. Jefferson Johnson from the University of Kentucky.
| Fuquay-Varina Women’s Choir – Superior Rating – Overall Choral Winner – Sweepstakes Award Winner |
Fiesta-Val Williamsburg, VA |
| Fuquay-Varina Chamber Choir – Superior Rating | Smoky Mountain Music Festival |
| FVHS Chamber Choir – Superior Rating | North Carolina Solo/Ensemble Festival |
| Emily Healey – Superior Rating | North Carolina Solo/Ensemble Festival |
| Dana Boccaccio – Excellent Rating | North Carolina Solo/Ensemble Festival |
| Ginny Hall – Excellent Rating | North Carolina Solo/Ensemble Festival |
| FVHS Women’s Choir - Superior Rating (Sight Read) | North Carolina Regional Choral Festival |
| FVHS Women’s Choir - Excellent Rating | North Carolina Regional Choral Festival |
| Emily Healey, Kate Herrin | selected for North Carolina Honors Chorus |
Stevens Center of the UNC School Of The Arts (selected by audition)
Deanna Heinze, Ruth McCoy, Ashley Gurule, Kate Herrin
| FVHS Chamber Choir Superior Rating | North Carolina Solo/Ensemble Festival |
| FVHS Chamber Choir Superior Rating | Fiesta-Val Williamsburg, VA |
Stevens Center of the UNC School Of The Arts (selected by audition)
Kate Herrin & Emily Healey
