Student Leadership Opportunities

The development of leadership skills within our students is one of the primary goals of the Centennial HS Choral Department. In cooperation with the choral staff, our student leaders play an important role in the success of the our ensembles. We take these positions very seriously and therefore want only the best students in positions of leadership. Students in these roles are expected to serve as examples for all of our students through not only their words and actions, but also their rehearsal etiquette, general attitude, and overall involvement in the program. Chief among their responsibilities is the regular demonstration and support of the core values of our department:

• Responsibility through punctuality, following through with commitments, bringing supplies to rehearsal, communicating with the staff, delivering information to parents, and making a marked effort to improve musical skills and learn repertoire.
• Professionalism by displaying self-discipline, working well with others, having an attitude of respect of the director and other school staff, presenting a positive image for the organization, and displaying the qualities of a professional musician.
• Dignity by adhering to the campus dress code, using appropriate language and etiquette, displaying self-motivation in rehearsal, and presenting oneself in a well groomed manner.
• Integrity through honesty with the director, oneself, and other students, regular attendance at school and out of school rehearsals and events.
• Compassion through sensitivity and acceptance of diversity, displaying kindness and encouragement to peers, and showing sympathy for others.​

Elected Leadership Positions:
The following positions are open to students and filled via student election for the 2017-2018 school year. These position include the office of President, Vice-President & Three (3) Members at Large.

1. President: The choir president serves as coordinator of student officers and public liaison for the choir department and is responsible for scheduling and planning regular officer meetings, coordinating choir officer functions and assisting the choir directors as needed. 
2. Vice-President: The choir vice-president to assist in all of the activities of the department. The choir vice-president will share the jobs of coordinating the regular social events, and assisting the choir president in all activities. 
3. Members at Large (Three Elected Positions) - Duties of students elected to these positions will be determined after the election from the descriptions below.

• Secretary: The secretary should take notes at each officer meeting and then submit them via email to the officers and the director. The secretary will be responsible for attendance check-in at events and for keeping the calendar in the choir room updated. 
• Public Relations Officer: The public relations offer is responsible for communicating with students, the school, and the community concerning choir events through approved social media outlets, school news, and other forums as requested by the Director and the Choir Council. Student must possess the ability to access these platforms and demonstrate a reasonable command of the English language and exercise good judgement when managing these outlets. 
• ​Historian: The historians will be tasked with attending and documenting department activities throughout the school year, collecting photos for slideshows and engaging the community through visual representations of our work on Facebook, Instagram and other media outlets. This officer will work closely with our public-relations officer to accomplish and coordinate these efforts.

Musical Leadership Positions
Students elected to these positions may hold another office position above and are chosen via audition with the director and through student input. 

1. Student Director: This student will assist the director in preparation of their choir for performance. To qualify for this position, the student director must be at least a junior member of Chorale and complete an interview/audition with Mr. Cooley. This student should have strong musical skills and be comfortable leading the ensemble. Piano skills (enough to help teach parts) are very helpful in this position. 
2. Section Leaders: Section leaders are used in the varsity ensembles as an important tool in the instruction and learning of music. Section leaders need to be excellent musicians but also have the leadership skills to teach small groups of students. Piano skills (enough to help teach parts) are very helpful in this position. 
3. Choral Librarian: The librarian will assist the directors in maintaining the musical inventory of the choir department. This position requires time outside of the school day to assist with music management, check-in/check-out. They will also be responsible for helping the directors/officers with program activities as needed. This student will work with the Booster Club Uniform Officer to help track uniforms and assist students with uniform needs. 
4. Equipment/Logistics Manager: This student officer will be responsible for coordinating equipment setup for choir events. This officer should expect to recruit a team and in coordination with the choir director ensure all logistic needs for events have been met. This student will work with the Booster Club Uniform Officer to help track uniforms and assist students with uniform needs and other events throughout the school year. ​

Paper applications should be completed and turned in to Mr. Cooley no later than 8:30am on Tuesday, May 9th. In addition, all elected positions should complete a video that will be shown to all choir students as described below. 

To Apply for a Leadership Position:
Please create a short “campaign” video to be shown to choir classes prior to "election day." This video should be no longer than 2-minutes and outline why you believe you would be the ideal candidate for this position. If you are running for an office in each area, you should include your reasons for desiring these positions in the same video. Applicants seeking the office of President/Vice-President will automatically be considered for a "Member at Large" position on the Council unless you specifically do not wish to be considered for this position (mark this on your application). 

Regular, monthly meetings are required of these individuals to ensure that all members are aware of program initiatives and student objectives.

Members of the Choir Council (all elected/appointed student leaders) do a great deal of behind the scenes work to assist in activities of the choral program. As student leaders, council members are expected to serve as an example of professionalism and integrity to all students in the CHS Choral Department. A student may be removed from office by the director at any time should their work ethic or demonstrated behavior fail to meet the standards for leadership in the department. 

All Videos and Paper Applications must be turned in to Mr. Cooley no later than 8:30am on Tuesday, May 9th. Voting will be on Wednesday, May 17th.

2017-2018
Choir Council

President - Dion DuClos
Vice President - Xiann Guzman
Members at Large
Annie Bentley
Allison Millsap
​Savanna Singleton
Choir Manager - Brianna Stearns
Librarian - Laura Hoagland
Student Director - Julianne McGee
Soprano Section Leader - Victoria Andrade 
Alto Section Leader - Tori Gomez
Tenor Section Leader - Alex Kidd
Bass Section Leader - Dion DuClos