Uintah High Choir Family,
This is a follow up letter for the Final Week.   
 
Drop Off & Pick Up Days
Please return all materials listed below.  You can also pick up awards, etc. when you stop by the school.  Please follow the drop off guidelines in the previous Choir Update letter.
Polyphony – All: Folders, sheet music. Girls: skirts. Boys: Tux jacket, vest, tie (These items will be cleaned over the summer)
Luminosa & Virsonum: Folders, sheet music
 
Choir Video Conference – Polyphony & Luminosa
I will host a zoom meeting on Wednesday, May 20th at the following times.  Sorry, I forgot the day in the previous letter.
                  Luminosa: 11am – 11:30am
                  Polyphony: 11:30am – 12pm
These conferences are schedules so that leadership can give out some individual class awards.  The link to the conference will be on the choir website under the Online Choir tab.
 
Thanks again.  - Mr. Merryweather  
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​Uintah High Choir Family,
Thank you to everyone who attended our Spring Choir Concert and Awards Ceremony.  From my count we had about half of us turn out.  A special thank you to Mikayla Peacock for putting together the end of year video and for all who participated in the secret song video.   
 
No Week 9 Assignments in Canvas
All choir work was due Friday, May 15, 2020.  There are no additional assignments this week.  
 
VERY IMPORTANT: Drop Off & Pick Up Days
Dates & Times:
Wednesday, May 20: 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Thursday, May 21: 8:00 am - 12:00 noon
Procedures:
The return system is a drive through only, students/parents will not be allowed to get out of their vehicles. Both band and choir will be picking up behind the school by the music rooms.  Mrs. Shipton does not want traffic going against the flow. SO...
- Enter campus on the east entrance, drop off all NON-CHOIR (chromebooks, etc) items at the front of the school.
- Drive behind the school and drop off & pick up all CHOIR stuff. (Band too.)
- You’ll then need to use the bus turn around and go back out the west side of the school.
Please make sure I turn in your uniform, folder and sheet music. If you cannot come one of the drop off days, email me and we can arrange something else to help you out. Please don't make me have to track you down, that is no fun for any of us.
 
All State Choir (For next year Juniors and Seniors)
If you didn’t follow the All State application procedures, please read the paragraph below.  Remember, this is an application.  Mr. Merryweather will be selecting only a handful of students from the applications.  Don’t miss out applying, it is an awesome experience.
All upcoming juniors and seniors are invited to apply to participate in All State Choir.  Only a handful of students will be allowed to participate per All State Choir guidelines.  Mr. Merryweather will choose from interested participants.  If you are interested in participating in All State Choir you and a parent/guardian must sign the All State Choir Info/Contract, take a photo of the signed contract, attach the photo to an email and send it to Mr. Merryweather.  For more information and the All State Choir Info/Contract follow this link: http://uintahhighchoir.weebly.com/all-state-choir-infocontract.html
Choir Video Conference – Polyphony & Luminosa
              Wednesday (May  -     Luminosa: 11am – 11:30am
                                          Polyphony: 11:30am – 12pm
These conferences are schedules so that leadership can give out some individual class awards.  The link to the conference will be on the choir website under the Online Choir tab.
 
Choir Video Downloads Available
Go to this link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YrLSdBgi1IesSfBsUizYDvMSZVgRTjBh to access available choir video downloads, including the Spring Choir Concert & Awards Ceremony.  It’s possible more will be added over the summer. (I’ll also put the link on the choir website.)
 
Choir Recruiting Help (Again)
PLEASE, PLEASE, PEASE!  We need more singers.  Please let people know we want their voice in choir.  If you know of anyone who has any interest in choir or who you think should be interested in choir, please have them fill out the Choir Interest Form at the top of the Uintah High Choir website.  After they fill out the form Mr. Merryweather will get back with them as to where they will best fit in choir next year.  The interest form will be available all summer.
Choir website: www.uintahhighchoir.weebly.com
 
Uintah HS Spring Activities Awards Night
This year we have a handful of students who will be recognized as part of Uintah High School’s spring activities.  The ceremony will be broadcasted on Channel V6 on May 18th at 7pm.  It will also be available to stream after the broadcast on channelv6.com.
 
Downloaded Sheet Music – Destroy It
Please make sure to destroy any copied sheet music you may have printed.  This includes primarily anything from ‘Calling All Dawns’ and ‘I See Colors’.  All other sheet music should be original and should be turned in along with your folder.
 
Useful stuff again:
My email: aaron.merryweather@uintah.net                
My office phone: 435-781-3110 ext 2673 (I’m working mostly from home now.)
Choir website: www.uintahhighchoir.weebly.com      
Canvas link:  https://uintah.instructure.com/login/ldap
 
Thank you to those who have been sending such nice messages to me and especially thank you to everyone for ‘Surviving Online Choir’.  I know none of us signed up for this and I hope we can return to some normalcy soon.  Looking forward to seeing everyone in the Fall if not sooner.  Have a great summer and keep up the singing.
 
P.S. If you haven’t checked it out yet a bunch of us high school choral teachers put together a virtual choir of our own.  Check it out on the choir webpage.    - Mr. Merryweather  

Hey check this video out.  You might see someone you recognize.  Some of you I'm sure will recognize the song.

​Uintah High Choir Family,
It was awesome to read about all the great experiences you’ve had in choir.  I definitely miss the laughs we had in class.  If you haven’t had a chance to share one you can still comment on the post on the choir website.
 
Spring Choir Concert and Choir Awards Ceremony by Video Conference
This year’s Spring Choir Concert and Choir Award Ceremony will be held through video conference using Zoom on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 11am.  It is not required to attend the conference, but all students are encouraged to attend so we can do our best to wrap up a challenging end to our school year.  The link to the conference is on the choir website www.uintahhighchoir.weebly.com under the Online Choir tab.   
 
Week 7 Assignments in Canvas & Make Up Work Deadline
There is NO REQUIRED assignment this week in Canvas.  All work is due Friday, May 15, 2020.  Please use this week to finish any work you have not already completed.
 
All State Choir (For next year Juniors and Seniors)
All upcoming juniors and seniors are invited to apply to participate in All State Choir.  Only a handful of students will be allowed to participate per All State Choir guidelines.  Mr. Merryweather will choose from interested participants.  If you are interested in participating in All State Choir you and a parent/guardian must sign the All State Choir Info/Contract, take a photo of the signed contract, attach the photo to an email and send it to Mr. Merryweather.  For more information and the All State Choir Info/Contract follow this link: http://uintahhighchoir.weebly.com/all-state-choir-infocontract.html
Choir Recruiting Help
We need more singers.  Please let people know we want their voice in choir.  If you know of anyone who has any interest in choir or who you think should be interested in choir, please have them fill out the Choir Interest Form at the top of the Uintah High Choir website.  After the fill out the form Mr. Merryweather will get back with them as to where they will best fit in choir next year. 
Choir website: www.uintahhighchoir.weebly.com
 
Uniforms, Folders & Sheet Music – TURN IN DAY
The high school has plans to have a turn in day (or days) the last week of school.  I have not heard what day (or days) exactly, but please plan to turn in your uniforms, folders and sheet music. 
 
Grade Update Schedule Change
I won’t be updating grades this week until Friday, so that I can focus on getting things together for the concert on Thursday.  Please make sure you get any work you haven’t finished in by Friday, May 15, 2020. 
 
Useful stuff again:
My email: aaron.merryweather@uintah.net                
My office phone: 435-781-3110 ext 2673 (I’m working mostly from home now.)
Choir website: www.uintahhighchoir.weebly.com      
Canvas link:  https://uintah.instructure.com/login/ldap
 
Make sure to join us for our Spring Choir Concert & Awards Ceremony.  Let’s celebrate this year.   - Mr. Merryweather  

In the comments section of this post, share a favorite experience from choir or something nice about one or more of your fellow choir family members.  You can comment as many times as you want.  ​

​Uintah High Choir Family,
I’m running out of inspiring things to say here.  I’ve never really been much of a writer.  To infinity and beyond…..you’re not my father…..you can’t handle the truth….with great power comes great responsibility….
 
Audition Results
Choir audition results are listed on the choir website: www.uintahhighchoir.weebly.com under a blog post titled Choir Audition Results 2020-2021. Go there to see who will be in Polyphony, Luminosa and Virsonum next year.  Also, our numbers are really low, so keep encouraging your friends to fill out the Choir Interest Form.  Here is the link: https://forms.gle/9SbsiSRb1ws9XFoS6
 
Week 7 Assignments in Canvas
There is NO REQUIRED assignment this week in Canvas.  This week is mainly for students to get caught up if they are behind. However, there is a Fun Choir Assignment called Our Choir Family – I See Colors.  The assignment is related to a post on the choir website: www.uintahhighchoir.weebly.com .  It should be fun and hopefully we can spread some goodwill around our choir family.   
 
SoVoce (Again)
If you have time this week record and send me a video, via email, of you singing Higher Ground.  Do the whole song.  Use the full rehearsal recording link on the choir website. We’ll see if we can pull together another video.  
 
Choir Photos Needed (Again)
Leadership is working on an End Of Year Video and needs choir photos from students.  If you have choir photos, please send them to: uintahchoirpictures@gmail.com
 
Choir Video Conference
I am planning to have a video conference using Zoom on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. This will be the schedule:
                  All Choir Students – 11:00-11:45am
All Uintah High Choir students are invited to attend this conference if they have any questions that they would like to ask live or if they would like to talk with Mr. Merryweather or any of their choir family.  It is not required to attend the conference.  It’s mainly so we can all see each other.  The link to the conference will be on the choir website under the Online Choir tab.
 
Useful stuff again:
My email: aaron.merryweather@uintah.net                
My office phone: 435-781-3110 ext 2673 (I’m working mostly from home now.)
Choir website: www.uintahhighchoir.weebly.com      
Canvas link:  https://uintah.instructure.com/login/ldap
 
Live long and prosper.   - Mr. Merryweather

Click here - for the choir audition results.  Please let everyone know who is on the list.  
Also, our choir numbers are much smaller than normal.  Continue to talk to students and have them fill out the Choir Interest Form.  I am also planning for us to do some recruiting at the beginning of next school year.