Oil City Middle and High School Choirs

The Oil City Music Association (OCMA) is our parent support organization.  All parents of OCMS / HS Band and Choir Students are de facto members of the organization, and are invited to all meetings and participate in all activites. Our first gathering of the year will be an informational meeting Tomorrow, Monday, September 14th, at 6:00 pm.  We will be holding this over Zoom, and information will be sent via email today, if you are registered as a parent or guardian on Google Classroom.  If you would like the link, and you are not added in Google Classroom contact Mr. Luxbacher ( sluxbacher@mail.ocasd.org ) or Mr. Cartwright ( dcartwright@mail.ocasd.org ), and we can forward the information.  We will be discussing the coming year, the current challenges, and opportunities for you to help.   In addition, we will be electing officers for the coming year, and making a few bylaw changes.  If you would be interested in serving as an officer, please contact ...

The Oiler Marching Band is hosting their band camps over the next two weeks.  Due to current health restrictions, students must be outside for the majority of the day.  OMB is in need of canopies for outside rehearsals for the next two weeks.  If you are able to loan a canopy to the cause.  Please contact Mr. Luxbacher or Mr. Cartwright ASAP.  Thanks so much for your help!  Please contact via our school email accounts or through the Remind Text messaging service.

Congratulations to Senior Layla Hollis who was selected as an alternate to the National Association for Music Education National Honor Choir on Soprano 1.  She was selected for the position from hundreds of applicants from across the country.  Final results should be posted by the end of August.  Congratulations!

Senior Plaques are now available for pickup in the High School Office. Office hours are 7:00 am to 12:00 pm, and from 12:30 to 2:00 pm Monday through Friday. If you are unable to pick up your plaque, let us know and other arrangements can be made. Also, if you have any left over money in your OCMA account, you have two options. One option is to purchase a musical instrument, sheet music, or repair an already purchased musical instrument. Once the purchase or repair is made, you would then submit the receipt for reimbursement. The other option is to “will” your money to another student in the band or choir. It could be a sibling or a friend, even if the sibling or a friend is still in the middle school. We will create and account for them and hold that money for them until it is needed. In line with OCMA bylaws, any money not earmarked for use before August 30th, 2020 will be returned to the OCMA General Fund. If you have any money in your account, there will be an account trans...

ATTENTION PARENTS AND GUARDIANS: Did you know that as a parent/guardian of a student involved in any of the Oil City High School bands or choirs that YOU ARE a member of the Oil City Music Association?  The OCMA meets twice a year. The OCMA has an executive board consisting of 9-11 board members. Officers include President, president-elect, past president, secretary, and treasurer along with 4-6 members at large. Meetings occur every other month on the second Monday of the month at 6pm. If you are interested in becoming a member of the executive board or becoming an officer of the OCMA, please contact Elizabeth Ames @ momofcrfm@verizon.net or via facebook messenger by June 30. You may also contact  Mr Luxbacher (sluxbacher@mail.ocasd.org) or Mr. Cartwright (dcartwright@mail.ocasd.org). Thank you!

Congratulations to Oil City High School Seniors Layla Hollis and Tori Stanish for placing 3rd and 5th, respectively, in the PMEA All-State Choir and Band Auditions.  Both students are eligible,and have applied, to the National Association for Music Education All-East and National Ensembles, and we wish them well in the pursuit of the next level.  Results of those auditions will be posted in the coming weeks and months.

Over the course of the next month, we will take some time to recognize and thank our Oil City High School Choir Seniors for their hard work and dedication to this program. Many of these students started in 7th grade, and have continued to sing throughout their Middle School and High School Careers. We thank them for their service, and we wish them well in their future endeavors. Our final featured senior for the class of 2020 is Christian Wright, son of Karen White and the grandson of Ethel White.  After high school, Christian hopes to obtain his commercial driver's license and drive professionally.  He would like to thank his family and friends for all of their support.