EMERGENCY UPDATE!!!!
*BREAKFAST WITH SANTA*
WE REALLY NEED TO SELL THESE TICKETS!
WE HAVE OVER 100 STILL AVAILABLE!
This general fund raiser scheduled for Saturday, December 13th from 10am to 11am in the WJ Cafeteria is vital to provide backdrops and stage equipment for competition.
Tickets are available from Brooke or call Sharon at (601)319-3166 to make phone reservations. Tickets are $7 per person (including adults) and include a nice breakfast, entertainment and a photo with Santa for each child.
Thanks so much!
Tuesday, December 2
meeting update and important information
*FALL SHOW RESERVATIONS---EXTENSION ON DEADLINE*
Show choir students can receive 100% credit for Fall Show reservations made by the end of 3rd period Wednesday, December 3rd. Send $5 per reservation with names listed on the envelope. When guests arrive they will be stamped at the box office and marked off the list.
*FALL SHOW*
Fall Show will be Thursday, December 4 at 7pm and students should arrive at WJ no later than 6pm dressed in their show choir costumes--girls in full make-up and hair.
Students will need to bring:
-an all black outfit--this can be black pants, black jeans, black dress, black tee shirt- doesn't matter as long as it is all black
*GROUP PHOTOS AT FALL SHOW*
At Fall Show, we will be be taking group photos for our ad book, the annual, publicity and if requested, individual photos. Group photos will be taken after the performances and individual photos will be taken before and during the performances when possible. The students were given an order form at school which they will need to bring with them on Thursday night along with their check made payable to Darrin's Photography if they would like to order photos--group, individual or both.
*BREAKFAST WITH SANTA*
SELL! SELL! SELL!
This general fund raiser scheduled for Saturday, December 13th from 10am to 11am in the WJ Cafeteria is vital to provide backdrops and stage equipment for competition.
A limited number of tickets are available from Brooke for $7 per person attending (including adults) and includes a nice breakfast and a photo with Santa for each child.
*CHOREOGRAPHY WITH CHAD*
He's back! Students should wear their Imagination or Sassy tee shirts to the choreography sessions and bring $4 each day for meals which will be brought in. Please follow this schedule:
Friday 12/5 Sassy 9am to 2pm, Imagination 3pm to 8pm
Saturday 12/6 Same as above
There won't be any extra days of rehearsal on Sunday and Monday, so next week follow the normal schedule as posted or per Mr. Mizell.
*SPIRIT CARDS* *MONOGRAMMED STADIUM BLANKETS* *AVON*
We have many Spirit Cards still available for sale. This fund raiser is 80% profit on your accounts and the cards would make wonderful Christmas gifts for teachers, friends or co-workers! Please take advantage of this great fund raiser. There is no deadline for sale of the cards--we will sell them until they are gone. The offers listed on the cards will expire in November of 2009.
We also have WJ MONOGRAMMED STADIUM BLANKETS for $20---also make WONDERFUL GIFTS for any WJ fans!
AVON orders are due in tomorrow.
*STUDENT ACCOUNT STATEMENTS*
So we can have the most accurate information before Christmas break, Brooke will be posting all money turned in at the meeting tonight along with any turned in tomorrow and will send updated account statements out by mail on Thursday. If you would like to have anything else posted, be sure to have it turned in to her before the end of 3rd period on Wednesday.
THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING, WHEN FAMILIES AND FRIENDS GET TOGETHER, WOULD BE A GREAT TIME TO SELL RESERVATIONS FOR FALL SHOW AND TAKE NAMES FOR TICKETS FOR BREAKFAST WITH SANTA!
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA!
"Breakfast with Santa" general fund raiser for backdrops and stage equipment, will be held in the West Jones cafeteria on Saturday, December 13th from 10am to 11am. Since there is limited seating, our students have a chance to invite their siblings and friends first. Tickets are available from Brook and will be pre-sold to show choir students until December 2nd. After that date they will go on sale to the general public. Tickets are $7 per person and each CHILD OR ADULT ENTERING THE CAFETERIA MUST HAVE A TICKET. The ticket includes a nice breakfast and a photo with Santa. Please support this fund raiser by buying tickets for your younger children and siblings and encouraging friends who would enjoy this special day to be sure to buy a ticket.
FALL SHOW 2008
Show choir students can receive credit (100% profit)towards their December account payment by pre-selling reservations for Fall Show which will be Thursday, December 4th at 7pm in the Performing Arts Center. Reservations and money ($5 per reservation) MUST BE TURNED IN BY OUR PARENT MEETING ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND FOR CREDIT ON YOUR ACCOUNT. The reservation list will be marked at the box office as guests arrive and get stamped for admission. Reservations made after Tuesday night and up to the night of Fall Show will be general admission and not credited to accounts. Students should receive a collection envelope in class on Friday. If your student doesn't get a collection envelope, collect your reservation money and write the names of your guests on an envelope to turn in by Tuesday night.
Thanks!
11/11/08
CHEESECAKE DELIVERY!!!
Cheesecakes will be ready for pick-up this Thursday 11/13 at Salem Heights fellowship hall from 4:30 -- 6:00. If you cannot be there, please have someone pick up your order since there is no freezer storage room at the church.
SHOW CHOIR CAMP---THANK YOU ALL!!!! What a wonderful day we had! Mr. Mizell said we needed around $2,000 for the new risers, and guess what? We had 44 campers and made very close to what we will need! Special thanks to Cassie Smith for organizing and working out the details. Thanks to Terri Ulmer and Catrina Taylor for being our elementary school contacts and helping encourage the students to come. Thanks to all parents who sent water and snacks for the campers and thanks for helping get campers to come! Special thanks to Sassy and Imagination for being so willing to help with the camp and working hard to help the campers have a good time. They will perform what they learned at Fall Show--it will be great!
Sharon
CORRECTION!!!
SHOWCASE IS AT SOUTH JONES HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, NOT AT JCJC!!!
SORRY!
11/2/08
TIME CHANGE FOR PARENT MEETING!
Due to elections on Tuesday, November 4th, our parent meeting will begin at 6:30 instead of 6pm. We really need good attendance at our meetings to help plan the rest of the year and need your input and help to make show choir the best experience possible for our students.
SPIRIT CARDS- have FINALLY arrived and that sale will be explained at the meeting.
"STARS OF TOMORROW" SHOW CHOIR CAMP REGISTRATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE MEETING- We really need more campers so PLEASE encourage co-workers, church members, or friends with children in grades 3 through 6 to sign up their children any time this week by calling Sharon at 601-319-3166 or give them registration forms to complete and bring Saturday to camp.
SNACKS FOR SHOW CHOIR CAMP- Please bring to the meeting or send by Thursday your donation of Dasani water (6 or 8 pack) and Little Debbie Snack Cakes.
WINDSUITS AND LUGGAGE orders must be completed so we will have time to get those back before competition season.
JONES COUNTY SHOWCASE- Will be Thursday night at JCJC. Mr. Mizell will provide further details.
10/28/08
SHOW CHOIR CAMP!
"STARS OF TOMORROW" SHOW CHOIR CAMP will be held Saturday, Nov. 8th from 8am until noon. We will provide snacks for our campers so we are asking students to contribute these items. Each student should bring to the chorus room before Thursday, Nov. 6th, a six or eight pack of Dasani water (MUST BE DASANI DUE TO SCHOOL CONTRACTS) and one box of Little Debbie Snack Cakes (individually wrapped- 10 or 12 to the box).
Each student should sign the roll on the collection box when they bring in their items. We will have sign-up sheets this week in rehearsal and class for specific jobs.
The profit from camp will go towards additional risers. Thanks so much for supporting this project. Please continue to encourage students in grades 3 through 6 to register for camp by calling Sharon at 601-319-3166 or we will provide you with a registration form for them.
WINDSUIT, DUFFLE BAG, HANGING BAG, EMBROIDERY ORDERS--
Due Friday, 10/31
10/22/08
UPDATES AND REMINDERS
**MUMS--The mums will be delivered Thursday, October 23 to the Immediate Care parking lot (Pine Tree Shopping Center) for pick-up from 4:00 - 5:30. Any outstanding mum money needs to be turned in. Remember, profit will not be applied to your individual account until the money is turned in.
**CHEESECAKE--Cheesecake orders are due on Tuesday, October 28.
**WINDSUITS, BAGS, MONOGRAMMING--Friday, October 31 is the deadline for ordering these.
**ROTARYFEST--Saturday, October 25th- Meet at the performance area beside Hotel Alice downtown Ellisville at 10:30. Same clothes as for Dessert Theater--Jeans, Sassy or Imagination tees, tennis shoes, brown or black belt, girls--full makeup, show choir hair and earrings. Sassy will perform at 12:05 and Imagination at 12:20.
**JCJC CHORAL FESTIVAL- Monday, October 27th- Meet in the chorus room at 7:30am. Students will take school buses to JCJC and return to WJ before school dismisses. Bring $7 to $10 to buy lunch in the JC cafeteria. Return to JC by 6:30pm for the performance wearing "dressy" clothes--no jeans or tees.
**"STARS OF TOMORROW" SHOW CHOIR CAMP-- Please remember we need each show choir student to turn in the name of one student for camp planned for Saturday, November 8. Next week, each student will be assigned items to bring for camp and some students will need to be available to work the day of camp to lead activities and help with the students.
**IMAGINATION REHEARSAL NEXT WEEK-- is 6:30 to 9pm on Thursday October 30 instead of Monday due to the JCJC Choral Festival.
**LOADED POTATO SUPPER AND BAKE SALE--Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make this sale so successful. We had a fun night and made a good profit. Thanks again!
10/15/08
!!!EVEN MORE IMPORTANT FUND RAISING MESSAGES!!!
--MUMS--money and/or unsold tickets are due on Friday. We still need to sell about 100 more to make a good profit. Keep selling! These are beautiful, large mums.
--LOADED POTATO SUPPER--FRIDAY!!! (see work schedule below- if you would like to work, COME ON!)
Bake sale- if you would like to participate, send your baked goods in individually wrapped portions (2 cookies in a zip loc bag, etc) or a whole cake or pie to school Friday. Send them to the chorus room or to the cafeteria between 4 and 5pm. Profit from the bake sale will be divided between students who send items to sell so be sure to PUT YOUR NAME ON YOUR ITEMS.
Friday 10:30am- wash and wrap potatoes-
Karen Chastain, Christy Corley, Sharon Meadows
4pm to 5pm- Set up food lines and cafeteria-
Ron Byrd, Myra Nichols, Lexie Miller
5pm to 7pm-
Serving line:
Janice Davis, Davida Taylor, Rhonda Tolbert,
Melinda Padgett, Sherry Smith
Serve sweet tea:
Shannon Ishee, Catrina Taylor
Sell and serve desserts from bake sale:
Paula Long, Cassie Smith
Sell and serve soft drinks:
Jane Pitts
--"STARS OF TOMORROW" SHOW CHOIR CAMP
Very exciting news! Cassie Smith is heading up a committee to develope this general fund raiser which will help buy our new additional risers and other needed equipment. Students should be bringing home further information. We will provide other details next week. We would like each student to help us enlist students in grades 3 through 6 to attend our camp on Saturday, Nov. 8th from 8am until noon. This will be a fun day for our students and very profitable for our show choir.
Thanks to everyone for helping to raise funds for our show choir! We all know it is hard work...and worth it!
10/13/08
!!!!IMPORTANT MESSAGES!!!!
Please text your name and the total number of mums you have sold so far to Cindy at 601-577-7646. Please return any tickets that you are not planning to sell. Remember, you have until Friday to turn in money and/or tickets.
Additional tickets can be picked up at school. Mums can be picked up at Coleman's Nursery or in the Immediate Care parking lot on October 23rd from 4pm to 5:30pm.
Also, PLEASE turn in unsold Loaded Potato Supper tickets at school. 480 tickets are still out and unaccounted for...no money has been turned in for the tickets. We must know if these have been sold or not to prepare enough potatoes for Friday night. PLEASE turn your unsold tickets in.
Thanks
10/9/08
If you didn't make it to the meeting Tuesday night, we missed you! Here are some important updates, reminders and changes to the schedule:
*Choreography with Chad (wear Imagination/Sassy t-shirts):
Thursday 10/9- Sassy 3pm to 5pm
Imagination 6pm to 9pm
Friday 10/10- Sassy 3pm to 5pm
Saturday 10/11- Sassy 9am to 1:30pm
Imagination 2:30pm to 9pm (bring $4
for supper)
*Calendar reminders and changes:
10/13- No school- No Imagination rehearsal
10/17- Loaded Potato Supper 5pm to 7pm (note below)
**Mum orders due! Sell! Sell! Sell! We need to
sell MANY for the best profit! Ask Brook for
more tickets if you need them.
10/25- Rotary Fest
10/27- JCJC Choral Festival, 7pm performance
10/28- Cheesecake orders due
10/31- Final date to order bags, windsuits or embroidery from Sweet Nothings. Students needing to order windsuits should try on sample sizes in the chorus room. Remember, Mr. Mizell wants each student's name embroidered on the windsuit jacket. If you already have a jacket, please send it to school before 10/31. Parents can also order a windsuit and should try on the sample sizes prior to ordering.
11/4- November parent meeting 6pm- Please come! These meetings are vital to the success of this program and your input, ideas, and support are needed!
11/6- Jones County Showcase
11/10- Sassy 3pm to 5:30pm (date change)
11/11- Imagination 6pm to 9pm (date change)
11/13- Cheesecake delivery- time and location to be announced
(continue to consult your calendar for other rehearsal times not listed here)
**LOADED POTATO SUPPER- We signed up for duties for this fund-raiser. We need 8 more people to volunteer. If you can work between 5pm and 7pm, please call Sharon at 601-319-3166. PLEASE CALL TO SIGN UP--WE NEED MORE WORKERS.
--We did order some additional pototoes. If you think you could sell a few more, ask Brook for more tickets and turn in these additional sales by Thursday, 10/16.
--ALSO, we are conducting a bake sale with the potato supper. Please send several dozen individually wrapped baked goods or a whole cake or pie to the chorus room or to the cafeteria between 4pm and 5pm on Friday 10/17. The profits from the baked goods will be divided among the students who send items, so please put your name on your baked goods so you can share in this profit. The more we sell, the more you profit!
**If you would like to, you can order a Sassy or Imagination T-shirt for $9 per shirt. If you haven't paid for your student's shirt, please send $9 to Brook.
Thanks
Sharon (for Mr. Mizell)
10/6/08
Parent meeting Tuesday, October 7th at 6pm.
VERY IMPORTANT FUND RAISING DATE CHANGES!
**LOADED POTATO ticket sale has been extended to allow for more sales- the money and any unsold tickets can be turned in as late as Tuesday, October 7th, by the end of 3rd period. We have to place our potato order Tuesday by noon.
**CHEESECAKE orders have been extended- orders are due in Tuesday, October 28th. Cakes will be delivered on Thursday, November 13th. Pick-up time and location will be announced later.
**MUM tickets were handed out at school on Thursday, October 2nd. If you did not receive your tickets, please ask your student about them right away. This is a general fund-raiser and we have ordered a certain number of mums to sell. We need to sell all we ordered to have a good profit. The money and any unsold tickets are due on Friday, October 17th.
**AD sales should all be completed. Turn in any remaining ads at the meeting Tuesday, October 7th.
Thanks
10/1/08
*AD BOOK- Today is the final day for ads. We must get our Ad Book finished and to the printer as soon as possible.
*LOADED POTATO SUPPER TICKETS- Turn in all unused tickets and money by Friday, October 3rd. We have to order potatoes that day to ensure they will arrive in time. Work schedule sign-up sheets will be availble at the parent meeting next week and we will discuss then further details about the Loaded Potato Supper.
*DESSERT THEATER TICKETS- If you still have any money or tickets outstanding, please get those in so we can determine how much credit to give your account per ticket.
*RUMMAGE SALE- If you plan to participate in the rummage sale, set up in the gazebo area at 7am on Saturday, October 4th. Each person participating is responsible for bringing their own table and change for their sale. This has been advertised in the paper and Impact as a "multi-family sale" so we expect to have a good attendance. If it rains, we will move to the gymnasium.
*PARENT MEETING- Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 7th at 6pm. Cheesecake orders are due at this meeting.
*CHOREOGRAPHY WITH CHAD- Special competition show rehearsals will begin next week and the students need to pay close attention to the schedule. Unless Mr. Mizell has to make adjustments, the schedule is as follows:
-Wed 10/8 Sassy 3 to 9 (Sassy should bring $4 for supper to be brought in to them)
-Thurs 10/9 Sassy 3 to 5, Imagination 6 to 9
-Fri 10/10 Sassy 3 to 5
-Sat 10/11 Sassy 9 to 11, Imagination 12 to 9 (Imagination should bring $4 for supper to be brought in for them)
*(SPECIAL NOTE FROM THE DESSERT THEATER COMMITTEE)
Thanks to EVERYONE for making Dessert Theater such a success! Our guests seemed to be so impressed with our new facility and our show choirs. Mr. Mizell and the students have worked so hard! And it shows...they were FANTASTIC!
9/25/08
REMINDERS
**This is the last week to sell Rada. All orders and money must be turned in tomorrow during class or dropped off at Mimi's Bridal. Be sure your order and money are in a sealed envelope with your name on it.
**We have extended the ticket sales for Dessert Theater so you can continue to sell up through church on Sunday. You can turn in your unused tickets and money on Sunday when you come to Dessert Theater. Remember, any unsold tickets must be turned in with your ticket money. If you run out of tickets over the weekend, we will sell them at the door and you will receive credit for those tickets as well. We will have your guests without a ticket write your name on a "door ticket" so you can get credit. A parent work schedule for Dessert Theater will be sent home with the students tomorrow.
**The rummage sale fund raiser has been scheduled for next Saturday, October 4th at 7am. The plan is to locate in a parking lot on campus and move into the gymnasium if the weather is bad. We have advertised in the paper and Impact for this "multi-family" sale and hope there will be a good turnout.
**All ads must be turned in by Wednesday, October 1st. After this date, no ads will be accepted. We need to get our book finished and to the printer.
**Loaded Potato Supper tickets sales will end next Friday, October 3rd. We need the number sold that day to place an order for the potatoes.
Thanks
9/20/08
REMINDERS FROM SHARON MEADOWS ABOUT DESSERT THEATER:
**Sell! Sell! Sell! We would love to have a full house for our first performance in the new auditorium. If you buy your tickets instead of selling them to make your September $50 General Fund Payment, remember to give the tickets to teachers, school friends, co-workers, people in your church, community or relatives and encourage them to come support our students, enjoy Dessert Theater and help us fill the auditorium.
**Each student should have gotten 12 tickets. Any unsold tickets MUST be turned in along with money for tickets sold. I will be in class on Thursday to collect money and unsold tickets. Student accounts will be charged for unsold tickets that do not get turned back in. Call me at 601-319-3166 if you need more tickets or have questions.
**If you signed up to bring a dessert, please send the recipe by Tuesday, 9/23 to Cassie Smith at cbsmith413@bellsouth.net or call Cassie at 601-422-3576 to make other arrangements. Also, please bring your dessert to the cafeteria by 12:30 next Sunday on a serving platter (with your name on the back for easy return) and with the appropriate serving utensil. Thank you so much for your willingness to add this special touch to Dessert Theater.
**I will send home this week with the students a copy of the work assignments. Many of you signed up at our last meeting. Thank you! Please let me know if you won't be able to work so I can make adjustments prior to Sunday.
**Looking forward to a wonderful event! See you Sunday at Dessert Theater!
Sharon
IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!
9/9/08
CHANGE IN REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:
Due to illness, the choreographer has had to cancel the rehearsals that were scheduled for this week. Instead, follow the schedule below:
Wednesday 9/10: No rehearsal either group
Thursday 9/11: Sassy from 3 to 7pm
Friday 9/12: No rehearsal either group
Saturday 9/13: Imagination from 12 to 4pm
Thanks
**9/5/08**
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Our September parent meeting will be next Tuesday, September 9 at 6pm. For this important meeting, please remember:
**Make every attempt to complete your ad sales by this meeting and turn in your completed ads at the meeting. We hope this will end our ad sales so we can get our book to the printer as soon as possible.
**Tickets will be given out for Dessert Theater Open House (9/28) and final plans will be made for this general fund-raiser. We will sign up at the meeting for specific duties and for desserts that will be served along with the Sugar Baker's cakes. If you have a specialty or holiday cookie or candy that you would be willing to share with our guests, please sign up Tuesday to bring these items and if possible bring a copy of your recipe for the recipe book that will be provided at Dessert Theater. If you can't attend the meeting Tuesday, contact Cassie Smith at 601-422-3576 if you would like to sign up to bring a dessert.
**Tickets will be given out and plans discussed for the Potato Supper general fund-raiser (10/17).
**Cookie dough will be delivered to the school just before our meeting and must be picked up that day. We don't have a freezer or refrigerator available to store it in so you must pick up the cookie dough or arrange to have someone pick it up for you.
**Jubilation Cheesecake sale (personal fund-raiser) will begin and order forms will be given out at the meeting along with samples of the cheesecake!
**Important rehearsals start next week with the choreographer:
--Wednesday- Sassy 3 to 5pm; Imagination 6 to 9pm
--Thursday- Sassy 3 to 9pm (students should bring $4 for supper that will be brought in for them)
--Friday- Sassy 3 to 5pm
--Saturday- Sassy 9 to 11am; Imagination 12 to 9pm (students should bring $4 for supper that will be brought in for them)
Thanks so much and we will see you next Tuesday!
***8/11/08***
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM MR. MIZELL:
Please bring to the meeting on Tuesday night, or send to school by Wednesday, a list of the businesses that declined to buy an ad or any businesses on your list that you are not going to use.
Remember, cookie dough money and monthly payments are due at the meeting Tuesday night at 6pm.
Thanks
***8/7/08***
IMPORTANT REMINDERS AND NOTES:
*Due to difficulties in finding a location, the rummage sale has been postponed until further notice.
*Our August meeting will be next Tuesday, August 12 at 6pm.
*Cookie dough money and any completed ads are due at the August meeting.
See you on Tuesday!
***7/29/08***
Hi Everyone-
I hope everyone is ready for school to begin. It will be here before we know it. I do have a couple of date changes to let you know about
ATTENTION: VERY IMPORTANT DATE CHANGES
- There will be no practice on Tuesday August 5, Our first practice will be Wednesday, August 6 @ 3:00
- Our monthly meeting has been changed to Tuesday, August 12th. Due to spirit cards not being printed in time for Aug. 5th.
- Due to complications with location the rummage sale date has been changed to August 9th. We will send out more info as soon as the details are finalized.
**Remember to keep selling the cookie dough! The profit is $7.00 for each one you sell.
Thank you
Mr. Mizell
**Continue to work on ad sales and turn in any completed ad contracts and money at the meeting. If possible, we would like to finish this sale by the August meeting.
See you next week!
_____________________________________________________
Congratulations on being part of the best women's show choir in the South! Sassy has such a rich tradition of excellence and success. This coming year is shaping up to be the best year yet! I have updated the e-mail addresses for Mr. Mizell to notify by Schoolnotes since we found this to be so effective last year in keeping us all informed. If you'd like to, add other addresses by clicking "notify me" above.
You can e-mail me at smeadows@wildblue.net or call me at 601-428-1321 or 319-3166 if you have questions.
Thanks,
Sharon Meadows (for Mr. Mizell)
***IMPORTANT REMINDERS***
West Jones Spring Show
Thursday, May 15, 2008
• 2:45 – Students car pool or drive to JCJC for rehearsal
• 5:30 – Students are dressed in “AIDA” costume
• 6:00 – Doors open - $5 admission
• 6:30 – Show Begins
Students need the following costumes for the following numbers:
- “AIDA” – dirted up plain colored shirt, ragged khakis or jeans. Students are suppose to look like slaves.
- “Shadows of the Night/ I Believe” – if their driving suit was black they need to wear jeans and a black top; if their driving suit was red they need to wear jeans and a red top.
- Competition Show – Everything
- “Bring on Tomorrow”
black (or khaki for guys ) and white
@ Every year all three groups do a group number to open the show. Since we are not doing this show in our gym and have no time to block the show ahead of time, students need to leave from west immediately after school Thursday headed to JCJC. They should have everything they need for the show with them and get dressed at JCJC.
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