Achievements
NC Large Chorus Music Performance Adjudication
Chamber Choir - Superior Rating
Women's Choir - Superior Rating
Men's Choir - Superior Rating
Congratulations to Amanda Higgins for being selected as one of two representatives from North Carolina of The Triangle Rising Star Awards. These awards are in conjunction with the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, which is a national celebration of outstanding student achievement in high school musical theatre. Amanda will travel to New York City in June to participate in the event which will include private coaching, auditions, interviews, and rehearsals.
She will perform in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards on Monday, June 27, at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway. Congratulations Amanda!!
NC Large Chorus Music Performance Adjudication
Chamber Choir - Superior Rating
Large Chorus MPA - Women's Choir - Excellent Rating
NC Solo/Ensemble Music Performance Adjudication
Senior Singers - Superior
Women's Ensemble - Superior
Men's Ensemble - Superior
Mixed Ensemble - Excellent
NC Music Performance Adjudication Solos
Dana Boccaccio - Superior
Landon Digh - Superior
Ashley Gurule - Superior
Deanna Heinze - Superior
Amanda Higgins - Superior
Kaleigh Mock - Superior
FVHS Chamber Choir - First Place 4A Concert Choir
FVHS Leading Ladies - Second Place Women's Show Choir Division
FVHS Fusion - Third Place Open Show Choir Class
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 |
FVHS Chorus Students Selected for NC 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