ZQuest Calendar

• Conferences for 4th and 5th grade are not required in the Spring!
  • Report cards to be sent home Friday, March 3rd

MSVMA Choral Festival - Wednesday, March 15th

Choral Festival is a competitive event where each class will be able to earn a ranking depending on how well they perform and sight-read. If you would like to learn more about this event, follow the link here: http://www.msvma.org/DistrictChoral

Schedule:

Students should plan on coming to school already in their choir uniform (details about the uniform can be found below). They will head to my classroom at the start of 1st hour. I will take attendance, and then we will board the buses and head to Lowell High School at 8:00am.

Once we are at Lowell HS, the 7th and 8th Grade Tenor/Bass Choir will go to warm up for their performance. Their performance will start at 9:20 am. After they finish their performance, they will head to the sight-reading room, where they will sight-read for a judge. They will finish sight-reading at around 10:00am, and will head back into the auditorium to watch a few other school performances while we wait for the judges to finish tallying their scores. 

Once we have received our scores, we will board the bus to go back to Creekside. We will leave from Lowell HS at 10:30am, and will arrive back at Creekside around 11:15am. All of my 7th and 8th graders will attend the second half of 8th grade lunch. After 8th grade lunch, the 8th grade students will go to their 4th hour, while the 7th graders stay for 7th grade lunch. For my 8th grade students, I would highly recommend bringing a lunch that day since we will be arriving back to Creekside partway through their lunch hour. I will also contact their 4th hour teachers to let them know that they might be a bit late if they are still finishing their lunch. 

Chaperones: If you are interested in chaperoning this event, please email me! If you are unable to chaperone, but would still like to see your student's choir perform, you are welcome to come to Lowell High School just for their performance time. 

Uniform:

• Any combination of formal black and white clothing may be worn. This includes pants, shirts/blouses, dresses, and skirts in any combination of black and white.

• Black close-toed dress shoes with black socks/tights must be worn. High-heels are not permitted. 

• Please remember that clothing attire must meet Creekside's school dress code.

Attendance: This event is mandatory and graded. If your student is unable to attend for any reason, please notify me by Wednesday, March 8th.

CHARACTER MATTERS II -  THE RETURN OF THE FAIRY TALE ADVICE COUNCIL

When:   Thursday, March 16, 2023

Time:     ZQuest Students report at 7:15 p.m.;  Concert 7:30-8:00 p.m.

Where:   ZEHS, DeWitt Auditorium (across from Family Fare)   Once inside, follow the signs to your line-up location

Wear:     Jeans, solid black t-shirt (can turn printed shirts inside out to wear)

Rapunzel, Cinderella, and Humpty Dumpty will lead you through a witty mini-musical, featuring 26 character actors and the Grade 1-5  Fairy Tale Advice Chorus, who give advice about how to handle life's tough situations. 

Grandma can't make it to the show in person?  Auntie lives in TN?   ZPS  Livestream Link Information

Helpful Information to Know  Before Livestreaming the Event:

• A ticket code is needed  for each device used to view the concert -- one code is good for only one phone, tablet, or computer.

• While  not necessary, your family may want to get your ticket code ahead of time.  

• If you get a code ahead of time, show access opens up 10 minutes prior to the concert.

• The concerts are free.   However, in order to use the live streaming service, it must be a "Name your Price" event.   ZPS has set the starting price at  $0  . The option to donate is available during the concert, and all monies go toward our music program.  Last year we purchased a class set of hand drums!   

Directions to virtually access our performance:

1. Click this link:   http://zpsarts.anywhereseat. com/

2. Find the event "  Character Matters II" -- Click on the red "ACCESS" button to the right of the  time that your concert is scheduled.  (There is a list at the bottom of the screen that states the performance time.)

3. On the next screen, click on the red bar that says, "Get Ticket".  

4. On the last screen: Fill out the required information boxes, then click the red "CONFIRM" button at bottom. 

5. A ticket code will be sent to your email address.  Enter the code  no more than 10 minutes before the start of the concert. 

Schedule:

Students should be inside the Choir Room at Zeeland East High School at the time of their choir's warm-ups. Please plan to arrive about 5 minutes before their warm-up time. The entrance to the choir room is located at the north parking lot next to DeWitt Auditorium at Zeeland East High School.

6:15 PM - Warm-Ups in High School Choir Room

6:45 PM - Families may enter DeWitt Auditorium

7:00 PM - Concert

Adult Volunteers Needed:

All three of my choir classes will be stationed in the high school choir room before the concert begins. With that many students in a small space, it can easily become a bit hectic. If you are available and willing, I would appreciate 3-5 adult volunteers to help keep the students organized and focused. Please reply to this email and let me know if you are interested. 

Livestream:

If you are unable to attend the concert in person, but would still like to watch, you can stream the concert for free at zpsarts.anywhereseat.com. 

Uniform Requirement:

• Any combination of formal black and white clothing may be worn. This includes pants, shirts/blouses, dresses, and skirts in any combination of black and white.

• Black close-toed dress shoes with black socks/tights must be worn. High-heels are not permitted. 

• Please remember that clothing attire must meet Creekside's school dress code.

Attendance:

Concert attendance is mandatory and graded. If your child is unable to attend for any reason, please notify me by Tuesday, March 14th.

Please reach out to me at any time if you have any questions! I look forward to seeing you all and sharing music with you.

Sincerely,

Rachel Xydis