Honor Choir Guidelines and Policies
Acceptance Notice and Fees
Those accepted for the Mixed, Mens or Womens Honor Choir will be notified by their directors during the week of October 11th. A $65.00 fee will be collected at the first rehearsal on October 30th. The fee provides for music, accompanists, directors and facilities. ONLY PayPal verification, a school check, booster check or money order will be accepted. NO PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED from students, parents or teachers!!
A student must be enrolled in his/her schools choral program in order to be eligible for participation in Honor Choir. If a student drops out of the school program, he/she will be dropped from Honor Choir as well. No sanctions will be imposed on the school in this case.
However, when a student drops out of an SCVA Honor Choir, the students school may not be allowed to participate in Honor Choir the following school year. Given our time constraints, when a student drops out of Honor Choir it is impossible for us to fill their vacancy. Therefore, when a student drops out, another deserving student misses out on this wonderful opportunity.
Students who must, out of extreme necessity, drop out of Honor Choir after being accepted are required to provide a signed, written note from their parents and from their school choral director stating the reasons for the drop out. The note MUST be sent immediately to the Honor Choir coordinator by mail or hand-delivered by the student, parent or director as soon as possible.
Acceptable reasons for dropping Honor Choir:
Death in the family just before the concert
Serious medical problem
Other matters of an equally serious nature
Unacceptable reasons for dropping Honor Choir:
Schedule conflicts of any kind.
Student deciding he/she would rather not participate, doesnt like the music, or doesnt want to work with a particular conductor.
If a student drops for any reason, a panel of members from the SCVA Board will consider the reason given and decide whether it is an unacceptable or acceptable reason. THIS HAS ALREADY OCCURRED FOR A FEW SCHOOLS THIS YEAR!