Choir Calendar 07-08

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First day of school

One down, 174 days to go!

Today seemed to be a typical first day of school. We're having to adjust to new policies, reconnect with old friends, and start getting back to a learning routine.

The choir classes will have to be straightened out. We had lots of students in the wrong choir. Hopefully, that can be corrected quickly.

Region audition music

If you are interested in auditioning for Region, and you still don't have your music and rehearsal CDs, talk to me the first day of school so you can get started practicing. It's not too late, but it will be soon!

Great job!

Today's convocation performance was outstanding! It was great to see all the music groups from both high schools join together for this performance. Did you see how excited Dr. Bonds was after the performance? She led the way in giving you the standing ovation.

The entire convocation was a great start to the school year. Now it's back to work!

Convocation, part 2

If you are planning on performing at the convocation and you haven't let me know yet, please do so ASAP. I need to know right away. Respond with a comment to this blog, email me at jhernandez@saisd.org, or call or text me at 374-3294.

Convocation

Here is the information for the convocation which will be held August 16th at 9:00 AM in the Junell Center on the campus of Angelo State University. The convocation is the first back-to-school event for all school district personnel. The public is also invited to attend.

We will perform one song, together with the Central Choir and the bands and orchestras from both high schools.

• Tuesday, August 14, 8:00 - 9:00 PM, Convocation rehearsal at the Central HS choir room.
• Wednesday, August 15, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, Convocation rehearsal at the Junell Center. Lunch will be provided afterward free of charge.
• Thursday, August 16, 9:00 AM, Convocation at the Junell Center. Arrive at 8:30.

This performance is for all Lake View Choir members and alumni.

We will wear our choir uniforms for this performance so we will have to make arrangements for assigning them. I will let you know soon how we will do that.

I need to know how many of you will be able to perform at the convocation. Please email me at jhernandez@saisd.org, or call or text me at 374-3294, or respond with a comment to this post.

Help me get the word out to as many Lake View choir members and alumni as possible.

Region Choir Camp

Central HS is hosting a Region Choir camp for students who are interested in learning the Region music for the auditions which will be held this fall. I will be teaching at this camp.

Here is the schedule:

Monday, August 13th, 6:00 - 9:00 PM, Central Choir Room
Tuesday, August 14th, 6:00 - 8:00 PM, Central Choir Room

This is a free camp. Please arrive at 5:30 or 5:45 on the first day for registration. I will have music for you when you register.

Let me know if you have any questions about the camp.

jhernandez@saisd.org

San Antonio

I'm spending few days in San Antonio for the Texas Choral Directors Association convention this week. This convention allows me the opportunity to begin selecting the music that I'll teach at Lincoln and Lake View this year. It's always a good convention, one I always look forward to. It doesn't hurt that San Antonio has really good restaurants!

Today, I took my son to the opening day of the Dallas Cowboys training camp. It was a lot of fun watching them work out at the Alamodome.

Time to go home tomorrow, and pretty much get back to work. This convention usually signals the end of summer vacation for me, although I do have one more trip to take.

Next week, I'll have some information about the August 16th performance.

My summer look

I do this from time to time. Haven't decided if I'll keep it for the start of the school year.

Next year

Wow! This is incredible, but I'm actually starting to get excited about the next school year. Just a few weeks ago, I was physically worn-out, emotionally drained, and didn't even want to think about school starting back up again. It's amazing what a few weeks of rest will do. I'm not quite ready for school to start, but when it does, I'll be ready. That's more than I could say two weeks ago.

Seniors and Graduation

It's a little hard to believe that it's already been a week since graduation. That was a bitter-sweet evening for me. I was glad to have another successful year wrapped, and I was especially proud of the Varsity Choir's performance that night, but I always getting more than a little sad to see the seniors graduate and leave us. They provided strong leadership this year by their devotion and hard work. They will surely be missed. Fortunately, we'll have one more chance to have them sing with us at the convocation to start the new school year. The choir, band, and orchestras from Lake View and Central will join together to perform for all the district employees on August 16th at ASU's Junell Center, and for this first time, choir alumni will be invited to perform with us. (More information on that performance will be given later here on this blog.) So, hopefully, we'll see you again soon, Seniors...I mean, graduates!

Summer fun!

Not usually my idea of summer fun, but here I sit in a staff development session learning how to be a better teacher! Actually, as staff development goes, this is probably the best one I've been to in a long time because it's technology related. I love technology. (I know--I sound like Kip on Napoleon Dynamite!) Now I can use my new found knowledge to keep everyone up-to-date on Lake View Choir happenings throughout the year. So check back regularly. And let me know how your summer is going.