SWICDA HS Honor Choir

The Southwest Iowa Choral Directors' Association's High School Honor Choir will be held at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs on Thursday, Feb. 2nd. Students from all over Southwest Iowa will perform in a 7pm concert that night, which is open to the public for a small admission fee. Attending from Walnut are Lucas Blum, Dakota Brockmann, Madison Hamilton, Breanna Kixmiller, Amy Loverin, and Emily Mitchell.

State Show Choir Contest

State Show Choir Contest is Monday, January 30th at Atlantic High School. Walnut HS Show Choir performs at 1:52. The contest is open to the public for a small admission fee.

Music Parents Meeting

The January Music Parents meeting will be held Saturday, Jan. 28th at 8am in the band room. Please plan to attend, as plans are being made and duties are being assigned for the up-coming Pops Concert and Music Carnival.

SCHWAN'S TRUCKLOAD SALE

The Walnut Music Parents Organization invites you to a Schwan's Truckload Sale that we will be hosting at the school in conjunction with the 6th-12th grades' Winter Concert. Schwan's representatives will be at the school 4:00-8:30pm on Thursday, December 8th. If you wish to preorder for quicker pickup that evening, you may place an online order at www.schwansfundraising.com by midnight on Tuesday, Dec. 6th. If you would like to order gift certificates, visit www.schwans.com or call (888) 724-9267 by midnight on Dec. 8th, the evening of the concert. Please use campaign ID # 37730 for internet or phone orders so the Walnut Music Parents will receive full credit for your order. The Music Parents would like to thank the community for their continued support of our young musicians at Walnut Community School. Don't forget to join us on Thursday, December 1st for our Elementary Winter Concert and on Thursday, December 8th for our Middle and High School Winter Concert - both concerts begin at 7:00pm.

Vocal Music Calendar 2011-2012

2nd & 3rd Quarters: 7:00am T/Th Show Choir practice
Tues. Sept. 6: begin food fund-raiser
Tues. Nov. 8: Rolling Hills Conference Choir
Festival @ Glidden, day time rehearsal, 7pm concert
Fri. Nov. 11: Veterans’ Day Assembly, 10:15am
Thurs. Dec. 1: Elementary Winter Concert, 7:00pm
Thurs. Dec. 8: MS/HS Winter Concert, 7:00pm
Mon. Jan. 30: State Show Choir Contest
Thurs. Feb. 2: SWICDA HS Honor Choir @ IWCC
(select few to participate)
Thurs. Feb. 16: Pops Concert, 7:00pm
Sat. Feb. 18: Indianola Show Choir Contest
Fri. March 2: Music Carnival
Sat. March 10: Bellevue East Jazz Fest
(Show Choir only)
Tues. March 13: ICDA 5th – 8th Grade Honor Choir
@ Atlantic, day time rehearsal, 7:00pm concert
Thurs. April 5: Elementary Spring Concert, 7:00pm
Sat. April 14: State Small Group Contest
Tues. May 1: MS/HS Spring Concert, 7:00pm
Fri. May 4: State Large Group Contest
Wed. May 9: Baccalaureate (not 100% certainty that we will perform, but this is the date for this event)
Thurs. May 10?: Academic Awards Night (not sure if this
is the final date, but letters will be distributed here)
Sun. May 13: Graduation 2:00pm

Frozen food is in! Time for poinsettias!

The Deli International frozen food items which were sold by music students last month arrive TODAY! Deliveries will begin as soon as school is dismissed. Thank you very much to those who supported this fund raiser!
Now it's time to order your poinsettias for the holidays! Area churches have been provided with an order form, but you can also contact Teri Harmon at the school to place an order. Poinsettias are $10 each. Color choices are red, white, pink, or marble. The deadline for ordering is Monday, November 7th. Delivery to local businesses will be Wednesday, November 23rd, just prior to the Christmas Antique Walk. The delivery date for others will be Thursday, December 1st. Arrangements can be made for personal delivery if necessary, or you can pick them up at the school that afternoon or at the Elementary Winter Concert that night.

Frozen Food Fund-Raiser

The 6-12 vocal students and 5-12 band students began sales for their Deli Interntational frozen food fund-raiser this week. Sales will continue through Sept. 19, with food delivery the week of Oct. 10. If you would like to purchase some frozen pizza, cookie dough, or other tasty treat, and are not contacted by a music student, please call Teri Harmon at the school: 712-784-3615. You can also view the brochure we are using at: http://www.tobafoods.com/deli/images/FamilyFavorites07-11.pdf Unfortunately, there is no online purchase option, so you will have to contact Teri to make your purchase. Checks are to be made payable to the Walnut Music Parents, and money must be submitted by the Sept. 19 deadline to secure your order.