Education Scholarship Award, and the Honor Choir Screening. Some are also preparing for Fall Solo & Ensemble Assessment as well as pulling out the music for the winter concerts.
This
level of involvement with your students requires a commitment to excellence that is exemplary and often goes beyond the regular school day. As you are reading this, the Show Choir auditions have passed and the AVA Executive Board is preparing to travel the state ready to listen to hundreds of students audition for the All-State Choirs. We eagerly anticipate meeting your students and celebrating their individual commitments to excellence.
Please be making your commitment to attend the
AMEA In-service
Conference, January 19 – 21, 2012. We are once again in Montgomery at the Renaissance Hotel & Spa @ the Convention Center.
This will be a
weekend packed with entertainment and educational opportunities.
AVA has
great session offerings for each director with Paul Gulsvig, Rollo Dillworth, and Greg Gilpin. Rosephanye Powell will be conducting the Honor Choir and Paul Gulsvig and Santana Shelton will be working with the All-State Show Choir students! You will not want to miss a minute of this fabulous weekend so plan to come early and stay late!!
The AVA Governing Board is dedicated to mentoring new teachers. If you are registering for the conference and have only been teaching 1 – 3 years we invite you to a luncheon with the AVA Board on Thursday, January 19 @ 11:30.
If
you will contact Pat Blackwell via email (
pat@alavocal.org) she will reserve a spot for you. We would like to have your reservation by January 10. Our goal is to keep you well informed, provide a forum for you to ask questions, and offer you the opportunity to become better acquainted with the governing board.
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The AVA Governing Board continues its commitment to advocacy with the introduction of the Don’t Silence Our Voices campaign. The executive board will be traveling with a banner and brochures throughout the year to proclaim to the state that we have a commitment to Keep Alabama Singing! If you would like to have copies of the brochure to share with principals, PTO boards, superintendents, local, state & national legislators, they will be available at all AVA events.
I challenge each of us to examine ourselves to determine our level of commitment and involvement in our
Thomas R. Smith
Award for Excellence Nomination Form (Submit by December 31st, 2011)
Nominee __________________________________________________________ Address __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Phone ____________________________________________________________ E-mail ____________________________________________________________
Criteria for Nomination 1. Nominee has been active in choral music for a minimum of 25 years, distinguishing her/himself in the field of choral music in Alabama and consistently demonstrating the highest musical standards.
2. Nominee has provided leadership in the choral arts and earned the respect of colleagues and/or students.
3. Nominee is a member in good standing of AL ACDA. 4. Nominee must be nominated by a member in good standing of AL ACDA via a letter of recommendation citing the merits of the nominee. Letter should also include a summary of the nominee’s career and background, as well as their contributions to Alabama ACDA.
Nominated by _____________________________________________________ Relationship to Nominee_____________________________________________
Address __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Phone ____________________________________________________________ E-mail ____________________________________________________________
This form and letter of recommendation may be submitted via mail, email, or fax to:
Thomas R. Smith Award for Excellence Nomination Attn: Dr. Diane D. Orlofsky
Smith Hall 210, Long School of Music, TROY University Troy, AL 36082
FAX: 334-670-3858, attn: Diane D. Orlofsky
dorlof@troy.edu
professional organization.
Are we
demonstrating a level of care for our students, our colleagues, and our profession that represents a dedicated sense of loyalty to all three? Lou Holtz has been credited with the following...”If you don’t make a total commitment to whatever you’re doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking. It’s tough enough getting that boat to shore with everybody rowing, let alone when a guy stands up and starts putting his life jacket on…
Are you casually involved or totally committed?
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