March 24th, 2009

Attention Middle School students coming to Middle Creek High School.!!

Check Out our Award-Winning Choir!!! The Choral Department is 130 students strong. Chorus is one of the most popular electives at Middle Creek.

Some of our accomplishments include:

§ We have presented Fall, Holiday and Spring Concerts each year.

§ We received high ratings at State Choral Competition. On March 2^nd, 2009.

§ We participated in Wake County’s All County Chorus Festival.

§ The choir’s student government, the Choral Council is in full operation.

§ The men’s and women’s barbershop quartets have placed in the top 4 in the last 5 Area-wide Quartet Competitions.

§ The MCHS Fine Arts Department has produced Bye Bye Birdie (March 03), Grease (March 04) and The Music Man (March 05), Into The Woods (06), Guys & Dolls (07), and Seussical The Musical (08), and is currently working on Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

§ Dinner and Show performances the last 5 years

§ We went to New York City last March and performed at the United Nations. We also attended three Broadway shows.

§ Performed at the State Choral Music Convention in Winston Salem, NC.

§ Annual Awards Banquet

Check out our website at http://middlecreekhs@wcpss.net. Click on “Arts” then on “Choir.”

All experience levels are welcome! Even if you’ve never sung in a group before or haven’t sung since elementary school, you can still enjoy participating in a high school choir.

§ Many successful people in our world cite music as a memorable high school experience and good opportunity for personality & character development.

§ Being a team member of the choir help you develop SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-CONFIDENCE, LEADERSHIP, and SELF-EXPRESSION.

§ The Arts are also a great “Resume Builder” for those of you who are college bound or who will enter the work force after graduation.

There are many students who carry a heavy academic load and still participate in Chorus. It can be done easily. The BLOCK schedule is good for this because you have so many elective slots spread out over the course of your high school career. You can sing and still explore all your other interests.

Middle School Tryouts for the 2009-2010 choirs will be held at Middle Creek High in the chorus room on:

§ March 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th after school from 2:30-4:00 PM.

§ I will be happy to accommodate additional tryout times if the above dates don’t work. Call or email to schedule a time.

§ Contact Information: Mgilliam@wcpss.net or call 773-3889.

You do not need to prepare any music in advance for this tryout. All you need to do is show up. Hope to see you at the tryouts and in choir next year.

Sincerely,

Mike Gilliam

MCHS Choral Music Director