Dear 25th Year HST Families,
We are pleased to announce that registration is currently open for Broadway Choir and our tech workshops. Please note that, in order to ensure we have enough T-shirts for everyone in Showcase, we will have to close Broadway Choir enrollment on January 6. The info for all of the classes may be found in the chart below:
*Class* *Time/Date/Location* *HST Ages* *Tuition* Broadway Choir 10 Friday classes starting Jan. 24. 10:45-12:00 Redland Baptist 10-18 $170 Tech Crew Workshop Sat. Jan. 11. 10:00-2:30. Mullan’s, FSF Theater 12-18 $50 Prop Workshop Sat. Jan. 18. 10:00-1:00. Mullan’s 12-18 $30 Make-Up Review Sat. Jan. 18. 1:00-4:00. Mullan’s 15-18 $30 Set Painting Workshops Sat. Mar. 7 AND Sat. Mar. 14. 2:00-5:00. Mullan’s 12-18 $50 Wig Team Mon. Mar. 16 AND Wed. Apr. 29. 1:00-5:00. Mullans 14-18 $50
Important additional information:
– If your student is on Tech Team, the following classes are also included: Tech Crew Workshop, Prop Workshop, and Set Painting Workshops. So, you will NOT need to register for these. However, please let us know as soon as you can if you plan on attending so that we can plan accordingly. – For students who are working towards THS, the hours for all 5 of these Tech classes count toward your required Tech hours.
To register for these classes: Please log into your TADS account and follow the steps below. We ask that you do this by Jan. 6 for Broadway Choir. For the workshops, please enroll by the Wednesday before the workshop occurs.
– Click on the Green “Visit” button under “Enrollment” – Click on the blue registration number for the student you would like to register – Click “Click here to edit student’s enrollment information” – Click the Supplemental tab – Scroll down to the very bottom and click the green “Edit Responses” button. – Scroll almost to the bottom of the white section to where it says “Spring Courses” – Select the ‘Yes’ bubble under Is your student currently enrolled HST Cultural Arts – Select courses for this student. – Click the green “Submit” button at the very bottom.
Unfortunately, the system will not automatically bill these mid-year course additions. We were told by our representative at TADS that we would have to periodically check on enrollment under the custom reports section of our Admin account. So, in order to make sure your course addition gets processed in a timely manner, please email or text Mena Stell once you have completed the above steps. You don’t have to send your course selections. Merely send the name of the child you updated to: menamacrina@aol.com or text to: 410-905-1137
Also, if you know of any new families who might be interested in HST but were not able to enroll in the fall, Broadway Choir might be a good place to try us out. *We are accepting new applications for Broadway Choir only. **We will be sending out a separate email for new families that you will be able to forward to anyone you think would be interested.*
Blessings, Marilyn
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Dance Skill Charts & Instructional Videos
Dear 25th Year HST Dance Families,
The first 10 weeks of HST’s dance classes have a primary focus on technique (except for level 4 classes). This year the 10th week will actually be the 1st week back after Christmas holidays (Jan. 7 & 8). After that, teachers will be focused on choreographing the dances for Showcase.
*Please use the attached skill charts and links to instructional videos to help your students practice at home* because *skill mastery is not going to happen if dance class is the only time your student dances.*
Tap instruction videos:
unitedtaps.com/
For Jazz the ‘Howcast’ videos on youtube are free and recommended: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF6166F725D8AA1DE
We’ve also attached the list of skills that should be mastered at each dance level.
Blessings, Marilyn
Dance-Assessment-Chart-Jazz-1.docxA Cappella Dec. 13 Audition Info – you MUST reply if you plan to audition
Dear 25th Year HST High School Students,
Anyone who is currently enrolled in HST, and is HST age 14 (by Dec. 31, 2019), is eligible to audition for HST’s A Cappella Choir.
Auditions will be Friday, *Dec. 13th* from 10am to 11am *or *11am to Noon. (You will be emailed Thurs. evening with your time slot.)
*Everyone who plans to audition must notify us by midnight, WEDNESDAY Dec. 11th*. *We we will NOT accept walk-ins. * This is a very popular program and the number of people auditioning is high. *If you are unsure, please email us that you are tentatively planning to audition so that you are on the list. *If you later decide not to audition, we simply ask that you give us the courtesy of an email telling us that (even if it is the morning of the audition).
Blessings, Mrs. Mullan
*Please read the following instructions from Mrs. McFarland so you come to the audition properly prepared. *
– Print the attached PDF file and use it to prepare for HST’s A Cappella Choir auditions on December 7th. – Download the attached MP3 audio file, which you can sing along with to prepare (the audio file is all of the music from the PDF).
On the day of auditions, singers will be given a group vocal warmup and trial run of singing the song excerpt and scale, then will sing individually for the director.
HST-A-CAPPELLA-AUDITIONS-2017.pdfNeed to sell last 8 “My Fair Lady” Tickets
Dear 25th Year HST Families,
HST still has *8 tickets to “My Fair Lady” at the Kennedy Center on Dec. 26th – 1:30pm. * (It is a 3 hr. show, 2 intermissions.)
Cost is $55. Transportation is available (meet at Mullan’s & ride in Mullan van).
We are *opening these slots to any of our current HST family members, staff, or alumni family members*. The one restriction is that *if a student is younger than HST age 14, they need to have a parent attend the show with them. *
*Remaining slots will go first come, first serve.* Just sign up thru the link below. Payments can be dropped off at the check-in table on any HST class day, or mailed (P.O. Box 150, Rockville, MD 20848).
Go to the link: www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0549aea72ca1fa7-social
In addition to a spectacular show, *HST is offering a* *FREE PRE-SHOW CLASS* *to learn about the plot, and the creative choices of the directors/producers* for those attending the show. *The class will be Dec. 20th from Noon to 12:45pm. *
Looking forward to seeing a great show! Blessings, Marilyn
Reminder – Acting A at Mullan’s tomorrow
Dear 25th Year Acting Families:
TOMORROW: Acting A reports to Mullan’s: 400 Broadwood Dr, Rockville, MD 20851 tomorrow. *Parents can drop off as early as 9:40am if you also have students in Acting B (*my home is 15 min. from Redland Baptist). *For pick-up please pick up student at my house FIRST (at noon).* Your Acting B student will be fine waiting in the lobby until you can get there.
NEXT week – Acting B will meet at Mullan’s and Acting A will be Redland.
Also – the stage combat workshops are postponed until January. Ms. Steffi will be doing a circus workshop with the Acting students at Redland Baptist (both this week and next).
Blessings, Marilyn
T-Shirt Art Contest!
Dear 25th Year HST Families,
As explained at the parent meeting, HST’s Honor Society runs a contest where students can vote on the artwork that will be used for their show shirts. * Any student can submit a design concept for any show* *(it doesn’t have to be perfectly drawn – it is the concept that is being voted on)*.
– *Designs should include the name of the show and the year (2020). * – SR – West Side Story – SH – Romeo & Juliet – JR – The Little Mermaid – GB – Annie – Showcase – Twenty-Five – Coffeehouse – Tuesday Night Live – We are going to alternate years between a TECH shirt and a MAKE-UP shirt. *This year we are taking submissions for TECH *. – Put your designs in the basket on the check-in table on Friday, Dec. 6th. – *You may postmark your drawing Saturday, Dec. 7). * Mail to HST, PO Box 150, Rockville, MD 20848 – The latest you can submit: *drop off your artwork on Mullan porch *(400 Broadwood Dr., Rockville, MD) *by Monday, Dec. 9*. – Do NOT put your name or any kind of signature on the artwork. However, *if you want the artwork returned to you, please put your name on the back and write “Please Return”*.
Voting will happy NEXT week – Dec. 13th in the lobby of Redland between Noon and 1pm. Dance-only students are welcome to stop by to vote.
– Students may vote once for any of the shows, however, troupe member’s votes count twice when voting for their own show. – Run-off votes (if needed) will be done at the end of troupe. – All students can vote for a Showcase run-off, but troupe run-offs will be voted on only by that particular troupe.
Please remember that not all submitted designs will be included on the voting board. If several people submit a similar concept – only one will be posted. Also, if a design is deemed inappropriate or not feasible for silkscreening on a T-shirt, it will not be displayed.
Blessings, Mrs. Mullan
Shop using Amazon Smile & HST gets funds!
Dear 25th Year HST Families,
Please consider signing up HST as your charity for Amazon Smile shopping. *Shopping through Amazon smile is exactly the same as shopping on Amazon*, *with the added bonus of a small percentage of your total purchases being donated to HST.*
Signing up is as easy as 1, 2, 3!
Go to: https://smile.amazon.com/
1. In the middle of the page banner, click on “Supporting:” (in orange) OR Click on “Accounts & Lists” (under your name in banner). Scroll down to see “Other Programs” (on right side of screen) and click “Change your Amazon Smile Charity.”
2. Once you are on the Charity selection screen, look for “Or pick your own charitable organization”. Type in the letters “HST” in the search bar and click on “Search”
3. Select the option that comes up for “HST Cultural Arts, Inc.” DONE!
Now, whenever you shop – go to https://smile.amazon.com/ and shop the same way you would on Amazon, but now HST will automatically get a small percentage.
Remember, HST survives by making every little donation count. We usually get a few hundred dollars each year from Amazon Smile, which is a few hundred dollars we don’t have to raise in some other way!
Thank you for taking a minute to sign-up. Blessings, Marilyn
Auction Closes tonight 7pm
We have dropped some of the prices on non-bid items, so it might be worth taking one more look. The auction closes at 7pm.
www.32auctions.com/organizations/58168/auctions/73614?t=all
Blessings, Marilyn
Bolin’s only for Ms. Steffi support tomorrow
Dear 25th Year HST Highschoolers,
Tomorrow is the cooking day for Ms. Steffi. We were originally doing 2 homes, but Ms. Steffi’s bone marrow transplant is now scheduled for January, not December. So the new plan is:
Tomorrow – Nov. 23rd 10am to 1pm *The Bolin’s:* 10 Bryants Nursery Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20905 (301-421-1362) Please remember to bring a packed lunch!!
January (11th or 18th) – the Hebeisen’s will have a cook day.
Another reminder is that on Dec. 6th we’ll be collecting individual dinner servings to stock Ms. Steffi’s freezer with.
Many thanks to those who can help tomorrow, and to all who are praying. Blessings, Mrs. Mullan
THREE …..Baskets & Bidding Reminders
The list of baskets with estimated retail value and minimum bid is attached. The itemized list of what is in the basket will be on the bidding sheet.
Bidding reminders:
– The bid sheets list the next increments for bidding. The numbers are in red until the value of the item is reached and then the numbers are written in green. – We hope people will try to “Go For the Green” when you are bidding on an item you would normally purchase. Bargains are fun, but please remember this is also a fundraiser. – At the end of intermission we will have a count-down that ends with “Pencil’s Down”. – Please honor the pencil’s down – even if you are in the middle of writing. – The last person with a full name and amount will be the final bid.
PIZZA ORDER Reminder:
Form is attached. Please drop off forms by 4pm at the check-in table basket (with check or cash).
FINALLY – please be praying for the people who are putting in long hours to pull off this event, for the success of every student performing in the Variety Show, and for a fun evening blessed with financial provision.
Thank you to everyone who has & will contribute to this event. Blessings, Marilyn