Oil City Middle and High School Choirs

We will be taking orders for Choir T-Shirts, Hoodies, and Varsity Jackets starting today and going until Monday, March 5th.  Prices are: $7.00 T-Shirts S-XL ($8 for 2XL, $9 for 3XL) $17.00 Hoodies S-XL ($19 for 2XL, $21 for 3XL) $255 for Varsity Jackets S-XL ($260 for 2XL, $265 for 3XL) Checks should be made out to OCASD.  Order form is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KMGh-t3rQdGJUloS3ae0MjDRzlfO3Vfi/view?usp=sharing Contact Mr. Luxbacher with questions.

Congratulations to Un4Gettable, Oil City High School’s Women’s Quartet, who qualified this weekend to compete as Region 17’s representative in the Sweet Adeline’s International Young Women in Harmony Rising Star Contest at the regional competition this weekend in Huron, OH. The quartet will be traveling to Tulsa, Oklahoma this August to compete on the international stage. Congratulations to quartet members Courtney Crabtree, Shanay Jackson, Lindsey Crabtree, and Katie Fye!

Thursday, February 8th will be Choir Picture Day during class.  Forms were sent out last week, and can be found on the choir blog.  Please bring forms and payment (made out to Jim Ellis Photography) when you come to class for pictures.  Contact Mr. Luxbacher with questions.

Jim Ellis from Jim Ellis Photography will be in this Thursday to take group and individual shots of the High School Choirs and their members during their choir period.  Students who normally wear hooded sweatshirts to school should have a shirt on under it for this day so they can remove the hoodie before putting on their choir robe.  Students should have brought home a form last week with the pricing and information.  If you need another copy, there are links to both sides of the form at the bottom of this posting.  Please fill out the form and enclose in an envelope with payment (Checks need to be made out to Jim Ellis Photography), and submit on photo day.  Contact Mr. Luxbacher with any questions. Page 1:  https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4nakpnwJDnIaTNYYjF5a3UxVEVUZGFTTmQzSl9IZFJIbFFB Page 2:  https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4nakpnwJDnIajd4dDRsSU9mMjNlQ3Y3OTdvbXp3dkd2UUx3

Congratulations to Lindsey Crabtree, Sid Cubbon, Katie Fye, Shanay Jackson, Truman Littler, Josh Masters, and Brentley Moffett, who participated in the PMEA District 3 Chorus Festival this weekend at DuBois High School. All students performed well, and Lindsey, Shanay, Sid, Katie, and Truman were selected to participate in the Region II Chorus Festival, to be held at McDowell HS in March.

Twenty Two students from Oil City Middle and High Schools participated in the first ever District 3 Jr. High Chorus Festival, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association at the Barrow Civic Theatre on January 15th. Students participating included: (front to back, l to r) Mason Stephens, Claudia Vorse, Emily Gates, Lizzy Hoovler, Chloe Terwilliger, Ryan Retzer, Lillie Heise, Tori McClelland, Layla Hollis, Alex Dobson, Ariana Knox, Natalie Holloway, Alex Webster, Bailey McMahon, Sarah Fisher, Cassidy Webb, Ariela Swem, Hannah Krug, Nate Baker, Emily Downing, Haley Myers, and Emily Bly. Guest conductors were Dr. Ryan Beeken and Dr. Craig Denison from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The festival was hosted as a joint venture between PMEA, the Oil City Area School District (Martha Heise), and the Barrow Civic Theatre (Zach Covington).

Tonight's Holiday Concert will be livestreamed on Oil City High School's YouTube site.  You can access the concert feed at: http://www.youtube.com/oilernews Thanks to the High School Media Department for covering tonight's event.