Breakfast with Santa

Holiday Festival 2011

City of Katy Tree Lighting

Fall Concert

Region Choir Audition

Student Leadership Training

We are so lucky to have a strong

Student Leadership Team

for the KHS Choir!

Workin' At the Car Wash ....

Thanks to our wonderful student and parent volunteers,

the Fall Car Wash was a huge success!

District Audition Results

District Auditions

RESULTS!

Congratulations to the following students who now
advance to the Region Choir audition
on October 22 at Morton Ranch High School:

Emily Cruser
Kelsey Ferrell
Adelle Flores
Pete Garcia
Jordan Garren
Logan Grimet
Jaci Gutierrez
Avery Hager
Morgan Hollingshead
Jon Johnson
Tiffany Mannion
Tracee Polvogt
Sarah Reeves
Tracy Richardson
Jacob Spies
Alex Thurman
Lee Wolt
Emmanuel Zacarias

Night of Stars

Big thanks to our wonderful

stage, house & light crews,

our parent volunteers,

our fabulous judges,
and Mr. D!

Katy High School is definitely

full of STARS!!!

Thank you to the Houston Astros!

Many thanks to the Houston Astros

for donating 250 tickets to the KHS Choir!

Tuesday August 30, 2011

We had a great time at the game & even brought the Astros some good luck!

Final Score of the Game  ... Houston Astros 8 - Pittsburgh Pirates 2

We even got to see the Morton Ranch High School choir

sing the National Anthem!

Night of Stars Auditions

September 1, 2011

Night of Stars Auditions

3 - 5 pm

Katy vs North Shore Game National Anthem

National Anthem

August 26, 2011

(sorry for the wiggle at the beginning - it does get better!)

Texas State Solo & Ensemble Medalists

Congratulations to these students who earned medals at the 2011 TSSEC in Austin on Saturday, May 28th:

1^st Division (Superior) Rating – Vocal Solo (Gold Medal)

Savannah Herrera
James Sturgis
Alex Thurman

2^nd Division (Excellent) Rating – Vocal Solo (Silver Medal)

Whitney Abili
Kalila Atchley
Emma Denning
Madeline Dimayuga
Adelle Flores
Jordan Garren
Tracee Polvogt
Michaela Reber
Sarah Reeves
Tracy Richardson
Nathalia Rojas
Jacob Spies
Emmanuel Zacarias

Senior Farewell Concert 2011

Senior Farewell Concert

(Please be patient - this post is heavy on videos so it may take a while to load!)

Katy High School Choir

Presents

Senior Farewell Concert

Class of 2011

Monday, May 23, 2011

KHS Performing Arts Center

7:00 pm

Program

Come Follow Me - Don Besig

Concert Choir

The Light-Hearted Lovers - Kirke Mechem

Chamber Choir

Don't Rain on My Parade - Jule Styne, arr. Carl Strommen

Women's Chorus

"Kiss the Girl" from The Little Mermaid - Alan Menken, arr. Kirby Shaw

Chorale

This Old Man - Clark Griffith

Chamber Choir

Happy Together - Gary Bonner & Alan Gordon, arr. Milt Rogers

Concert Choir

Get on Your Feet - medley arr. Jeff Funk

Maria Cruz & Tyra Mouton, soloists

Women's Chorus

Eleanor Rigby - John Lennon & Paul McCartney, arr. Roger Emerson

The Shadow of Your Smile - Johnny Mandel, arr. Donald Moore

"For Good" from Wicked - Stephen Schwartz, arr. Mac Huff

"Ease on Down the Road" from The Wiz - Charlie Smalls, arr. Jeff Funk

Cantante

"Finale" from The Gondoliers - Arthur Sulivan, arr. Hugh Clough-Leitner

"The Telephone Hour" from Bye, Bye Birdie - Charles Strouse, arr. Ed Lojeski

Whitney Abili, Kalila Atchley, Hannah Davis, Alex Hill, Justin Novak, Ashley Plosko,

Collin Rhodes, Megan Sanders, James Sturgis, & Nate Walker, soloists

Combined Choirs

Recognition of Scholarship Recipients
Kalila Atchley, Hannah Davis,
Collin Rhodes, James Sturgis, Nate Walker

Announcement of Choir Officers, 2011-2012

President - Sarah Reeves

Vice President - Trey Taylor

Secretary - Morgan Hollingshead
Historian - Savannah Herrera
Librarian - Jon Johnson
Uniform Manager - Faith Figueroa

A Tribute to Mr. D

Presentation of the Choir Class of 2011

Whitney Abili

Kalila Atchley

Gabriela Banuelos

Benjamin Comer

Hannah Davis

Justin Dees

Alex Hill

Brittany Myers

Justin Novak

Archita Patel

Ashley Plosko

Collin Rhodes

Brittany Robinson

Sarahi Rodriguez

Megan Sanders

James Sturgis

Crystal Vazquez

Nathan Walker

It's Time to Go - Jay Althouse

Combined Choirs, featuring the Class of 2011

Robert Dierdorf, Choir Director

Beverly Wanner, piano

Russell Maley, drums

Adriana Corrales, flute

Salute To The Armed Forces

Thursday, May 19, 2011

7:00 pm

KHS Orchestra Salute to the Armed Forces

Featuring Singers from the KHS Choir Program

"Armed Forces Salute" Arr. Kirkland

KHS Choir Awards Banquet 2011

KHS Choir Awards Banquet

"Spread Your Wings & Fly"

Friday, May 13, 2011

7:00 pm

KHS Commons

Choir Trip 2011 - Buccaneer Music Classic

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Performing Arts Center



Choir Trip 2011 - Texas State Aquarium & The Lexington

Sunday, May 1, 2011

We explored The Texas State Aquarium ...

... had lunch on the USS Lexington,

watched the Legends of Flight IMAX movie ,

climbed all over the USS Lexington ...

& ended our time in Corpus at Whataburger for dinner!

*** more photos of the 2011 Choir Trip in the 2010-2011 Slideshow ***

Choir Trip 2011 - Dinner at the Bar-B-Q Man

Saturday, April 30, 2011
Dinner at The Bar-B-Q Man After Singing in the Buccaneer Music Classic
Corpus Christi, Texas



Choir Trip 2011 - Buccaneer Music Classic

April 30, 2011

Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Performing Arts Center

Division 1 Superior

Division 1 Outstanding Performance

Choir Trip 2011 - Swimming in Corpus

April 30, 2011

Swimming in the Morning

on Emerald Beach
& at the Hotel Pool



Choir Trip 2011 - Dinner at Joe's Crab Shack in Corpus

April 29, 2011

Arrived in Corpus Christi, Texas

Went to Joe's Crab Shack at the Marina for Dinner Outside on the Deck

Choir Trip 2011 - Getting Ready to Leave Katy

April 29, 2011

Leaving Katy High School after class on Friday

Heading to Corpus Christi in 1 bus & 4 vans

OUTSTANDING!!!

We are having a fabulous time in Corpus Christi on our Choir Trip 2011!

We've enjoyed dinner and a little line dancing at Joe's Crab Shack on the water last night.... Played in the surf on Emerald Beach  this morning .... Competed in the Buccaneer Music Classic this afternoon ..... And earned a DIVISION 1 SUPERIOR and DIVISION 1 OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE .... Then it was on to The Bar-B-Q Man for Bar-B-Q this evening ....

Looking forward to another fun day tomorrow!

More Photos & Videos to follow ....  

Spring Trip 2011 Itinerary

KHS Choir Spring Trip

Buccaneer Music Festival, Corpus Christi, Texas

April 29-May 1, 2011

Itinerary:

Friday, April 29, 2011

Bring your luggage to the Choir room before school.  This is the last day of TAKS testing. We will load the bus and the vans after school.

3:00 pm   Leave Katy High School

6:00 pm   Arrive in CC, check into hotel

7:00 pm   Dinner at Joe's Crab Shack on the pier

9:00 pm   Return to the hotel, room check, lights out at 11:00 pm

Saturday, April 30, 2011

8:00 am   Breakfast at the hotel

9:00 am   Free time on the beach or in the hotel pool

Noon      Light lunch (Jason's Deli) at the hotel

1:00 pm  Brush up rehearsal at the hotel

2:00 pm  Change into your formal performance uniform

2:30 pm  Leave for contest (Texas A&M Corpus Christi Performing Arts Center)

3:35 pm  Compete at Buccaneer Music Festival

4:30 pm  Return to the hotel, change out of performance uniforms

6:30 pm  Load bus and vans and go to dinner

7:00 pm  Dinner at the BBQ Man Restaurant

9:00 pm  Return to the hotel, room check, lights out at 11:00 pm

Sunday, May 1, 2011

8:00 am   Breakfast at the hotel

9:00 am   Check out of hotel, load bus and vans, drive to Texas State Aquarium

9:30 am   Spend the morning at the Texas State Aquarium

Noon      Walk to USS Lexington

12:30 pm Lunch on board the USS Lexington

2:00 pm   Attend the film presentation at the IMAX theater on board the ship *
                * (This may be changed to the 4:00 pm show)

               Tour the USS Lexington

5:00 pm   Load bus and vans and drive to What-A-Burger

5:30 pm   Eat at What-A-Burger overlooking the bay

7:00 pm   Load bus and vans, return to Katy

10:00 pm Arrive at Katy High School

Reminder: Choir Trip 2011

REMINDER:::

Bring your luggage to the Choir Room

BEFORE SCHOOL

on Friday, April 29, 2011

~~~~~~~

We will load the bus/vans right after school &

LEAVE FOR CORPUS

at 3:00 pm!

Feelin' Groovy!

excerpts from the KHS Choir

Fourth Annual Dessert Cabaret

Feelin' Groovy

Songs of the 1960's

April 12, 2011



Program

Feelin' Groovy - Cantante

Georgia on My Mind - Natalie Ferrill

Sealed with a Kiss - Madeline Dimayuga

Monday, Monday - Adell Flores

And I Love Her - Emmanuel Zacarias

Blackbird - Elissa Friede & Sammi Hinnant

Both Sides Now - Cantante

Wedding Bell Blues - Ashley Carpenter

The Sound of Silence - Tracee Polvogt

Never My Love - Brii Pawek

California Dreamin' - Jordan Garren

Ticket to Ride - Emma Denning

The Tracks of My Tears - Alex Thurman

Eleanor Rigby - Kelsey Ferrell & Trinity Pierce

In My Life - Cantante

Suzanne - Elissa Farrington

Leavin' on a Jet Plane - Stephen Unger, Savannah Herrera & Buddy Johnson

Up on the Roof - Trey Taylor

Downtown - Sarah Reeves

Turn! Turn! Turn! - Kalila Atchley & Emmanuel Zacarias

Yesterday - Nate Walker

Blowin' in the Wind - Cantante


Cantante Members:

Whitney Abili, Kalila Atchley, Ashley DeLeon, Jordan Garren, Savannahh Herrera, Buddy Johnson, Rosey Perez, Tracee Polvogt, Sarah Reeves, Xavier San Jorge, James Sturgis, Alex Thurman, Stephen Unger and Emmanual Zacarias
Robert Dierdorff, Choir Director
Brendan Dierdorf, Sound & Lights

Dessert Cabaret 2011 - Feelin' Groovy: Songs of the Sixties

photos taken 4-12-2011