Latest Choir News and Announcements

Highlights this Week:

1. Don’t miss the Spring Musical, “Anything Goes” this week. Click here for tickets
2. All students and chaperones participating in the 2027 France/England Tour must register in the Music Travel Portal and pay the initial deposit by Monday, May 11
3. Parent Volunteers needed to help with check-in/registration for our summer show choir camp on June 1. Sign up here to help
4. Student Meeting this week during SSRT.  Wednesday, May 13 – Students attending Show Choir Camps of America this summer. Friday, May 15 – Students volunteering as counselors for the CHS Summer Show Choir Camp
5. Students who are enrolled for choir next year in 2026-2027, please complete the required forms for the start of the school year. Forms are linked in the newsletter.
6. All students who were awarded undergraduate scholarships for music enrichment must turn in the form to claim your money by May 15.
7. Graduates and students not returning to choir: we are collecting donation of gently used performance shoes if you no longer need them. Bring them to the choir office before the school year ends.
8. The tentative 26-27 Choir Calendar is posted in the newsletter
9. Important meetings & rehearsals coming up:
   • May 18 – 4:15pm – 5:45pm First Europe Choir Rehearsal
   • May 19 – SSRT Select Sound 26-27 First Rehearsal
   • May 21 – 8:30am – 10:35am Accents 26-27 First Rehearsal

Ways to Support Carmel Choirs:

• Click here to go to the Programs and Sponsorships web page.
• Email general choir questions to carmelchoirs@gmail.com.
• To become an Angel Sponsor, complete this form.
• Link your Kroger shopping card to Carmel Choirs to support the choir each time you shop.
  To enroll: Go to Kroger Rewards. Have your Kroger Plus Card number ready.
  Organization Name: Carmel High School OVATION
  Organization Number: 11165
  Organization Name: Carmel High School OVATION
• Click here for updated RaiseRight (formerly SCRIP) information. If you have additional questions, please contact Leanne Dimon via email or (317) 503-1234.
• Interested in advertising in the choir programs, or becoming a choir department corporate sponsor? For more information, please contact Melissa Beuc.

Directors and Choirs

• Kathrine Kouns
     Accents, Select Sound, Blue & Gold Company, Expressions
• Kyle Barker
     Ambassadors, Allegro, Counterpoints
• Anna DeBard
     New Edition, Rhapsody, Applied Music

**Requests for excused absences must be submitted to directors via the Excused Absence or Tardy form at least two weeks in advance.**