Congratulations to Amanda Higgins for being selected as one of two representatives from North Carolina for 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!!

Amanda is the Alto Section Leader in Chamber Choir and has received the highest Alto score for the NCMEA Honors Chorus for 2009 and 2010.

July 12,2010

Dear Chamber Choir Parents,

I am excited about the upcoming school year and I'm so happy to be working with
your child in the Chamber Choir at Fuquay-Varina High School! It promises to be a
wonderful year of singing! It is quite an honor to be placed in this group. Students have
to show a commitment to excellence by their maturity, dependability, independence,
behavior, attendance, and academic progress. In order to be selected, students also must
show an advanced level of musicianship in performance, theory, and sight-reading. These
students will have many performance opportunities, and will be held to very high
standards as representatives of the FVHS Choral Department and Fuquay-Varina High
School. I would like to share with you some of the opportunities for Chamber Choir
students this year:

·         Four formal concerts at FVHS

·         Performances for local businesses and events

·         Performances for local middle schools and elementary schools

·         Participation in the North Carolina Music Performance Adjudication

·         Participation in North Carolina Solo/Ensemble Performance Adjudication

·         Spring performance/competition trip

·         Fuquay-Varina High School events/ceremonies

Please become actively involved in our Choral Department by joining the Friends of
the Chorus (FOTC), our choral booster group. The group usually meets once a month,
as indicated by the enclosed calendar. I will need your help in many areas in order to
make this a great year for our talented students!!

PLEASE BE PRESENT AT OUR FIRST FOTC MEETING!!! WE
NEED YOUR INPUT!! August 26 -7:00pm Music Trailer

Be there to win the drawing for payment of one Choral Fee (Worth
$50)!!!

I am enclosing the following important information sheets:

1.    Calendar (will be updated on the website as necessary)

2.    Choral Fee Information

3.    Fall Retreat

4.    Apparel

5.    Spring Performance Trip

Please read this information carefully and put events on your calendar! Also,
encourage your child to earn money this summer in order to offset her/his choir expenses
in the fall. Many people need baby-sitters, yard work, and dog-sitters, and are happy to
help students who are willing to work. Apparel costs are due when the apparel is
ordered; (Thursday, Aug. 26)! Getting an early start on expenses will insure that
students can fully participate in performance opportunities and make payments in a

timely manner. If we all work together I know we will have a wonderful year!! 

Sincerely,

Ruth McCoy, Choral Director

rmccoy1@wcpss.net