President - Hallie Fritsch
Senior Hallie Fritsch is beyond ecstatic to be serving as the 2019-2020 Choir President! With this being her fourth and final year in the HHS Choir Program, she is looking forward to the opportunity to positively impact the choirs, and hopes that each member finds as much joy in the program as she has. Hallie is a four-year member of the Chamber Choir, in which she is the Alto I section leader, and a three-year member of Vocal Impact, where she serves as the dance captain. Outside of choir, Hallie is heavily involved in the HHS Drama Club, plays cello in the HHS Sinfonietta, and is a proud member of both the National Honors Society and the Tri-M Musicians Honors Society. This year, she was also given the opportunity to participate in the Service Learning program at HHS. Outside of school, Hallie watches an obscene amount of Friends, but also enjoys hanging out with her actual friends. After high school, Hallie plans to attend college, majoring in both Political Science and Public Relations and minoring in Theater, and hopes that whatever college she attends has a choir that she can participate in so that she can continue her choral career after high school. #joinchoir!!
Vice-President - Abbie Brockway
Abbie Brockway, a current senior, is overjoyed to be the Vice-President of the HHS Choirs! She has participated in choir all four years of high school and is a three-year member of Chamber Choir. Other than choir, Abbie is involved in Makerspace, skiing, dance, drama club, and National Honor Society. Abbie is planning to attend college to study chemical or mechanical engineering and hopes to have the opportunity to continue choir. Abbie hopes that the members of HHS choirs find as much happiness in choir as she does and that they are happy with their choice to #joinchoir
Secretary - Aricka Gillispie
Welcome. I am Aricka Gillispie and I am the secretary of the choirs. I have been in choir since 4th grade. The past two years I have been involved in women's choir, concert choir, and Vocal Impact. I will also be joining the Chamber Choir 2019-2020. In addition to my choral resume, I am also a band dancer for the Hudson High School Marching Band. Choir is my favorite period of the day and I love singing with my friends that I can call family. I want this choir to be pushed into a great direction this year. With many get togethers, and many opportunities to make new friends. I feel as though I am very approachable so if anyone has any questions or needs to talk I am always available. Life is too short to not be musical. I hope you enjoy choir as much as I do and I cannot wait for the best year! Everything we do, we do together. Much love, Aricka.
Public-Relations Team - Ruby Corpus & Jack Dudas
Hey y’all! I’m Jack Dudas, and I'm delighted to work with my peer, Ruby Corpus, and be the PR team for the 2019-2020 school year. We’re going to be juniors in the fall, and we couldn’t be more excited to be officers. I’ve been in choir since 6th grade, and I’ve been involved in Vocal Impact, men’s choir, concert choir, and chamber choir here at Hudson High. I’m also involved in the Drama Club, and The Phantom Of The Opera was my first musical. Choir is my sport, and everyone involved in the program is my second family. I want to dedicate my time, ideas, and energy to create an amazing year for everyone in the choir. Feel free to voice your concerns or opinions to the PR team, as we are representing everyone’s interests, and not just our own. I hope everyone is as excited as me to begin the best year ever in choir! #joinchoir #welcome
High School Choir Officers
A successful choir program requires student leadership and a culture of committed singers who consistently exhibit character and a strong work ethic. As we strive to build an outstanding choir program at HHS together, serving as a Choir Officer is your chance to help the choir attain musical, personal, and organizational excellence, to bring your own input and influence to the choir’s various activities, to advocate for the choir within the school community, and to help build a positive and supportive student culture within our choir and school.
Participation as a Choir Officer is something that you can put on college, scholarship and job applications, and be proud of the contribution that you make - you will be actively contributing to something bigger than yourself.
A choir student leader should be:
• academically strong
• a self-starter and hard worker
• a creative problem solver
• an advocate for the choir program
• have a great attitude at all times.
Officers are expected to attend ALL choir functions. They should be proactive about anticipating work that needs to get done, and either volunteer for it or delegate choir members to do it. Choir officers are advocates for the choral program among the HHS student body, and the Hudson community.
Application
Choir officer appointments are made in the last few weeks of the school year. Depending on the interest and applications, elections may occur. An application will be posted on the Google Classroom and must be submitted by Wednesday May 18, 2018.
Choir Officer Job Descriptions
All Officers
• Always do the right and proper thing
• Establish a choir culture that is hard-working, supportive, and fun-loving
• Display leadership qualities in and out of class
• Demonstrate appropriate behavior at all times
• Guard against gossip and expressions of negativity
• Attend choir officer meetings when necessary
• Come early and leave late at all choir events and concerts
• Help to plan all choir parties, events, awards banquet, etc.
• Monitor “backstage” before concerts
• Communicate promptly and often with Mr. Moore
• Ask Mr. Moore if there is anything you can do to help
President
• Behaves perfectly in every way, realizing that everyone is watching, a model choir student
• Attends music booster meetings if/when needed
• Choir representative/spokesperson at any school event that needs one
• Responsible for delegating to set up/clean up crew at all concerts
• Helps gather volunteers for all choir/booster events
• Helps with junior high/elementary concerts whenever possible
• Mr. Moore’s #1 sounding board for ideas on improving the choir program
• Plans Fun Friday games
• In charge of overseeing productivity of rehearsal when Mr. Moore is absent
• Works with secretary and Mr. Moore to set meeting agendas
• Thinks ahead, knows what needs to be done and takes initiative
• Helps all other officers with their jobs as needed.
Vice-President
• Behaves perfectly in every way, realizing that everyone is watching, a model choir student
• Fills in for president upon absence
• Assists president in delegating to set up/clean up crew at all concerts.
• Assists president in finding volunteers for choir/booster events
• Assists President in representative/spokesperson duties
• #2 sounding board for Mr. Moore for ideas
• Helps with junior high/elementary concerts whenever possible
• Assists president in planning fun Fridays
• In charge of overseeing productivity of choir rehearsals in absence of Mr. Moore and choir president
• Thinks ahead, knows what needs to be done and takes initiative
• Helps all other officers with their jobs as needed.
Secretary
• A neat and organized person.
• Takes attendance at all rehearsals, concerts, and trips
• Notes how many are absent and puts music/handouts/forms in appropriate folder slots.
• Works with president to write agenda for officer meetings
• Does any written correspondence, thank-you notes, etc.
• Collects forms, permission slips, sign up sheets, etc.
• Updates whiteboard with daily announcements
• Responsible for updating classroom calendar.
• Helps new students log onto both Google Classroom and Remind
• May be asked to jot down reminders for Mr. Moore
• Responsible for letting President or VP know to take attendance if absent.
Publicity/Communications VP
• Takes photos at all choir concerts/events
• Makes flyers/posters/FB events for all choir concerts/events
• Helps advertise choir concerts/events
• Make FB event at least two weeks before each concert/event
• Make sure all concerts and auditions are advertised on school announcements
• Delegates helpers to create bulletin boards throughout the year
• May decorate classroom
Section Leaders
• Can hold another choir council position as well
• Behaves perfectly in every way, realizing that everyone is watching, a model choir student
• Responsible for knowing their music perfectly (can use online recordings to do so), asking questions when necessary
• Reports problem spots to Mr. Moore before or after rehearsals
• Helps other members of their section outside of class when needed
• Runs sectionals whenever asked
• Able to run warm ups when needed
• Able to assist President and Vice President in running rehearsal when Mr. Moore is absent
A successful choir program requires student leadership and a culture of committed singers who consistently exhibit character and a strong work ethic. As we strive to build an outstanding choir program at HHS together, serving as a Choir Officer is your chance to help the choir attain musical, personal, and organizational excellence, to bring your own input and influence to the choir’s various activities, to advocate for the choir within the school community, and to help build a positive and supportive student culture within our choir and school.
Participation as a Choir Officer is something that you can put on college, scholarship and job applications, and be proud of the contribution that you make - you will be actively contributing to something bigger than yourself.
A choir student leader should be:
• academically strong
• a self-starter and hard worker
• a creative problem solver
• an advocate for the choir program
• have a great attitude at all times.
Officers are expected to attend ALL choir functions. They should be proactive about anticipating work that needs to get done, and either volunteer for it or delegate choir members to do it. Choir officers are advocates for the choral program among the HHS student body, and the Hudson community.
Application
Choir officer appointments are made in the last few weeks of the school year. Depending on the interest and applications, elections may occur. An application will be posted on the Google Classroom and must be submitted by Wednesday May 18, 2018.
Choir Officer Job Descriptions
All Officers
• Always do the right and proper thing
• Establish a choir culture that is hard-working, supportive, and fun-loving
• Display leadership qualities in and out of class
• Demonstrate appropriate behavior at all times
• Guard against gossip and expressions of negativity
• Attend choir officer meetings when necessary
• Come early and leave late at all choir events and concerts
• Help to plan all choir parties, events, awards banquet, etc.
• Monitor “backstage” before concerts
• Communicate promptly and often with Mr. Moore
• Ask Mr. Moore if there is anything you can do to help
President
• Behaves perfectly in every way, realizing that everyone is watching, a model choir student
• Attends music booster meetings if/when needed
• Choir representative/spokesperson at any school event that needs one
• Responsible for delegating to set up/clean up crew at all concerts
• Helps gather volunteers for all choir/booster events
• Helps with junior high/elementary concerts whenever possible
• Mr. Moore’s #1 sounding board for ideas on improving the choir program
• Plans Fun Friday games
• In charge of overseeing productivity of rehearsal when Mr. Moore is absent
• Works with secretary and Mr. Moore to set meeting agendas
• Thinks ahead, knows what needs to be done and takes initiative
• Helps all other officers with their jobs as needed.
Vice-President
• Behaves perfectly in every way, realizing that everyone is watching, a model choir student
• Fills in for president upon absence
• Assists president in delegating to set up/clean up crew at all concerts.
• Assists president in finding volunteers for choir/booster events
• Assists President in representative/spokesperson duties
• #2 sounding board for Mr. Moore for ideas
• Helps with junior high/elementary concerts whenever possible
• Assists president in planning fun Fridays
• In charge of overseeing productivity of choir rehearsals in absence of Mr. Moore and choir president
• Thinks ahead, knows what needs to be done and takes initiative
• Helps all other officers with their jobs as needed.
Secretary
• A neat and organized person.
• Takes attendance at all rehearsals, concerts, and trips
• Notes how many are absent and puts music/handouts/forms in appropriate folder slots.
• Works with president to write agenda for officer meetings
• Does any written correspondence, thank-you notes, etc.
• Collects forms, permission slips, sign up sheets, etc.
• Updates whiteboard with daily announcements
• Responsible for updating classroom calendar.
• Helps new students log onto both Google Classroom and Remind
• May be asked to jot down reminders for Mr. Moore
• Responsible for letting President or VP know to take attendance if absent.
Publicity/Communications VP
• Takes photos at all choir concerts/events
• Makes flyers/posters/FB events for all choir concerts/events
• Helps advertise choir concerts/events
• Make FB event at least two weeks before each concert/event
• Make sure all concerts and auditions are advertised on school announcements
• Delegates helpers to create bulletin boards throughout the year
• May decorate classroom
Section Leaders
• Can hold another choir council position as well
• Behaves perfectly in every way, realizing that everyone is watching, a model choir student
• Responsible for knowing their music perfectly (can use online recordings to do so), asking questions when necessary
• Reports problem spots to Mr. Moore before or after rehearsals
• Helps other members of their section outside of class when needed
• Runs sectionals whenever asked
• Able to run warm ups when needed
• Able to assist President and Vice President in running rehearsal when Mr. Moore is absent