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January STAGE Meeting Minutes |
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WELCOME GAME: Jonathan G introduced our game meeting this week with everyone’s all time favorite game Babies New Year! Each officer brought in one of their baby pictures and everyone at the meeting had to guess who was who. And our lucky winners were Kaitlyn P and Raven M!
TALENT SHOW: Jordan was offered the privilege to inform everyone about our annual Talent Show that is coming up at the beginning of February. And we are doing things a little differently this year. We are asking all organizations around our school to submit an act to perform in our talent show. But if you would still like to submit an individual act than we would love to see what you can do. If you would like to audition for Talent Show than auditions will be Jan. 30th and Jan. 31st with a special screening for sponsored organizations on Feb. 1st.
UIL CAST: Jacqui announced our UIL show for this year which is A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard. The cast and crew involved in that production was so wonderfully recognized for their achievement and reminded that rehearsals and workshops are coming up so keep your eyes open.
NON-COMP CAST: Lexie announced our two Non-Comp shows this year which are The Boys Next Door by Neil Simon and As It Is in Heaven by Arlene Hutton. The cast involved in both of these productions were so wonderfully recognized for their achievement and reminded that rehearsals and workshops are coming soon, so keep your eyes open!
ADOPT A FAMILY: Leann updated everyone on our little competition we had last semester for our Adopt a Family charity. We as a group raised close to 600 dollars and we could all sleep happy knowing that a family was able to have a wonderful Christmas that year. As you remember we had made a competition with the officers that whoever raised the lowest amount of money would receive a pie in the face from the person who raised the largest amount of money. And our loser was Grant who will receive a pie in the face from our winner Jonathan D at our February STAGE Meeting. You don’t want to miss that!
PICTURES: With the new year brings a new opportunity to take pictures, or bring pictures in, but not look at our pictures because we don’t have any… at all. Jonathan told everyone that we are desperate for pictures and we know that all of you take them. So if any of you could be so kind as to bring in any pictures, any pictures at all, Jonathan G said he will do anything and everything to get them.
ENGLAND/SCOTLAND TRIP: There is this place in a far off land called England. And England’s best friend who is not too far away from him is Scotland! And I am pretty sure they would both really enjoy it if you could go visit them this summer with our theatre troupe! If you are still interested in going to England/ Scotland this summer it is still not too late! See Cottom if you have any further questions.
NOS SUBMISSIONS/AUDITIONS: Chris gave our a friendly reminder about NOS this year. If you are planning on directing a show this year, you need to submit your chosen or completely original play to Ms. Merritt by Jan. 18th. If you are planning on acting in NOS then you will have auditions, immediately following our February STAGE meeting on February 7th. Make sure you’re prepared.
CHILDREN’S DAY CAMP: Our fundraiser that we will be doing this year is a Children’s Day Camp. The way this will work is that we are inviting kids to come to a workshop type of camp on Feb. 18th. Kids will be taking part in many different activities such as mask making and theatre games. Hopefully this will get more kids interested in theatre so they can join our troupe once they get into high school. Plus, raising money for our department is always a plus! If you have any questions about wanting to volunteer for the camp, etc, please ask Aimee.
LETTER JACKETS: Grant was able to give some people their letter jackets and blankets at this STAGE Meeting. If you see Meghan Yockey, Matt Robertson, or Matt Cole please congratulate them on their letterman status!
FORMS: Because it is the start of a new year and we have some new students in our department, Jonathan D wanted to make a friendly reminder to get your forms in. If you have any questions about forms please ask Jonathan D.
STAGE H.A.N.D.S.: Jonathan G encouraged everyone to tell their parents about our wonderful STAGE H.A.N.D.S. meeting we had that nice and how much he would love for all parents to come!
SUGGESTION BOX: Leann wanted to remind everyone to not be shy about using her folder as a suggestion box. So if you have any comments about what you would like to change the department please leave a note in Leann’s officer folder.
SPECIAL REC: We had some special winners this month along with our special rec. We had Travis K. and Meghan Y. who were recognized for their outstanding work in the department. And then instead of our normal Top Gear awards we gave away two special awards for an overall semester work and gave away the Golden Gear awards to Joe D. and Jordan B. Good job you guys!! |
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December STAGE Meeting Minutes |
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Welcome Game – Leann welcomed everyone with the Christmas Officer Wrapping Game where you wrap an officer up in Christmas wrapping paper as a present and the Directors have to guess which officer is wrapped up.
Winter Social – Jordan reminded everyone to come to the Winter Social on December 16th at 2:00pm at MainEvent to bond and have a lot of fun to finish the semester on a good note!
Nutcracker – Grant recognized the crew for Nutcracker and asked people join the fun by ushering the elementary kid audience performances on Friday! See Leann to get on the list.
UIL Callbacks – Jonathan G. told everyone that callback lists are going to be posted tomorrow and Thursday are the Callbacks from 3 to 5pm. Good luck to everyone!
Adopt a Family – Leann announced adopt a family, a present drive for less fortunate families around the Tomball area. For this drive all the officers will have a stocking and through the next two weeks we encourage everyone to put any change and money into an officer’s stocking and at the end of the two weeks we will count up all the money and the officer with the most money collected will pie the officer who collected the least amount of money in the face. :D Good fun.
Convention Shirts – Aimee reminded everyone that went to convention to get their convention shirts, and to come by the office to pick them up.
England / Scotland – Matt reminded everyone about the England/Scotland trip and to come by the office and ask for Matt for information on coming on the trip with us this summer.
Pictures – JACQUI WANTS PICTURES. Any pictures will be accepted, for example, from The Nerd, B&B, Summer Social, and any other event where a large group of theatre kids attended.
NOS Submissions – Jonathan D. introduced Night of Scenes 2012 by telling everyone that all submissions to direct or write a NOS Script will need to be in by January 18th 2012.
Talent Show Auditions – Lexie introduced Talent Show by giving the audition dates being, January 30th and 31st 2012, so everyone come out and show your talent!
Points – Grant put up a new points sheet on the wall next to the callboard, so check those out and if there is something missing let him know. Also if you did any out of school theatre work to write down your hours and put it in his officer folder on the wall outside the black box.
Special Rec – Our great workers in B&B are recognized, congratulations Jordan B., Matthew C., Chanse R., Emily H., Jacob Y., Kyle G., Mac L. ,Garrett L., Taycen T., Lexie D., Aaron W.. And the best of the best was Megan Y.!!! :D TOP GEAR! |
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November STAGE Meeting Minutes |
Beauty and the Beast – Leann recognized the cast and crew of B&B and spoke about the different show dates and times, encouraging everyone to get their friends and families to come see this huge production.
Beauty and the Beast T-Shirts – Matt showed everyone the B&B t-shirts and put them on sale for 13 dollars, and told everyone to go to the office to buy them and to wear them on the first performance date.
Convention – Aimee excited everyone telling them that convention was coming up in December and to get their packets and payments in soon or if you have any financial issues to come speak to her to work things out.
Ushering – Chris encouraged everyone to get their friends to come usher for B&B so they can see the show for free and get their business points for the International Thespian Society.
Run Crew – Grant spoke about run crew and encouraged anyone not already in the show to help out on run crew for tech points and to sign up on the callboard or talk to Mr. Cottom for more details on when and where they need to go for rehearsals/the performances.
Food Drive – Leann spoke about the Tomball STAGE Thanksgiving Food Drive, and how it would be fantastic if people can bring nonperishable items and to put them in the turkey in the hallway near the callboard…then Leann will pick them up at the end of the month to give to the less fortunate.
Video Crew – Lexie encouraged people to sign up for Video Crew, for a chance for business points and to see the B&B performances for free.
Pictures – Jacqui WANTS PICTURES OF THE NERD, SUMMER SOCIAL AND OF ANY OTHER EVENT WITH THEATRE KIDS. PICTURES.
STAGE H.A.N.D.S – Jonathan G. told the Cast of B&B that there is a mandatory Parent’s Meeting after the stage meeting for cast members’ parents to come and talk about food and who’s helping out on rehearsal and performance days
Winter Social – Jordan announced the date and place of Winter Social, at MainEvent on Dec. 16th 2011 at 2:00pm. Come out and play!! :D
England / Scotland Trip – Matt wants you to come see him in the office if you are interested in coming on our England/Scotland Trip this coming summer!!
Forms – Jonathan D. reminded the members of the B&B production that they cannot be a part of this production if you do not have all your forms turned in. Check the wall by the callboard to find out if you have.
Production Fees / Food Forms – Aimee reminded the cast and crew of B&B that they have to turn in their Production Fees to be apart of the performances, and if you have any problem doing so to come talk to her. Also if you wish to eat during the dress rehearsals and performances of B&B to turn in your Food Forms to Jonathan G.
Tutoring – Jonathan G. told everyone that is failing or close to failing or is just having trouble in a class to ask other students to help out. It’s easy to do well in school in the Tomball STAGE!
Special Rec – Jordan recognized our hard workers Calianne T., Kaitlyn P., Hunter G., Megan Y., Jordan B., and Jacqueline W., Congratulations!! And our congrats to our Top Gear, Joe D.!! :D |
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October STAGE Meeting Minutes |
Welcome Game: Matt welcomed everyone to our third STAGE meeting of the year. For our welcoming game each grade level got into groups and had 7 minuets to design and create their very own costume out of newspaper. In the end, the Seniors took first place and each got a piece of candy.
Forms: Jonathan D. let everyone know that their forms are due this FRIDAY! If you don’t know if you’ve turned yours in or not just go by the callboard and on the wall to the left of it is the list! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Beauty and the Beast: Jordan recognized everyone in the cast and told everyone about the performance’s dates and times! This is a really big production so we need all the help we can get! All information is posted on the call board so go by and check it out!
Build/Run Crew: Grant talked about when all of our upcoming crews were going to be. He let everyone know that if you aren’t in a production class, just go to the call board to sign up. A lot of people have recently lettered, so Grant explained what we needed to do in order to get that information and he also posted an updated list of everyone’s points.
Pictures: Jacqui explained to everyone that we need pictures, pictures, and more pictures!! She let everyone know that if we don’t get pictures in soon then we wont have a good and exciting power point presentation for our banquet! She told everyone that Facebook pictures aren’t allowed. If pictures are brought to her they need to be on a flash drive, CD, or just bring her your camera and she’ll be sure to give it back to her as soon as she can!
England/Scotland Trip: Matt talked about when the upcoming England and Scotland was going to be, how much it cost, and who to talked to if you needed any more information.
Convention: Aimee spoke about this year’s convention! Its ganna be at the George R. Brown at the beginning of December. She has several packets left to give out so if your interested go see her and she’ll be happy to help!
ITS: Jonathan G. told everyone about ITS, International Thespian Society, and how you can become a member. He also introduced the new members and gave our their certificates.
Costume Crew: Lexie let everyone now about all of our upcoming costume crews! Beauty and the Beast is a big musical so we need all the help we can get! Our first costumes crew is October 11 so come to the call board and sign up!
Publicity Crew: Matt talked about when the publicity crew was going to be and how to sign up. He told the students that the sign up sheet would be located on the call board for anyone to sign up. And told them to invite all their friends! He talked about what was required for one to be apart of the crew, and what you did if you attended.
STAGE H.A.N.D.S: Chris explained what the STAGE H.A.N.D.S are and how they greatly help us. Tuesday evening we had a mandatory Beauty and the Beast parent meeting so if you weren’t able to make it just ask a Stage Manager! We really need your help this year so please try and get involved!
TOTS: Leann told everyone about this years community outreach program, TOTS, Trick or Treat for Kids to Eat. If you want to come by and help, come by the school this coming Monday, October 10th from 2-5! Sign up sheets are on the call board so please come and sign up!!
Publicity: Matt explained when our Beauty and the Beast publicity crew is going to be, what you need to do to help, and where to sign up. If you attend you can earn those pesky business points! He let everyone know that because this is such a big performance that we really need everyone’s help for this!
Special Recognition: Matt presented our hard workers this month. Our Top Gear for this month was Jordan B. Congratulations to everyone and keep up the good work!
**If you have any questions feel free to drop a note in any officer’s folder and they’ll get back to you as soon as they can! Thank you! |
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September STAGE Meeting Minutes |
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Welcome Game: Chris welcomed everyone to our second STAGE meeting of the year. We all took a playful quiz, seeing who studied and understood the 101 tips. Our winner Hunter Wuensche received a free Tomball STAGE T-Shirt. Congrats to her!
Forms: Jonathan D. reviewed what each form was and when everyone would need it turned in by. Each student looked through the forms and officers answered any questions they had.
The Nerd: Jordan explained what The Nerd was about and the days and times of each performance. Then listed all the crews that would be available for anyone to sign up for. She also gave recognition to those who were casted and apart of the crew for the performances.
Usher Crew: Chris talked about what ushering was and the benefits of being an usher. He explained when the date’s for sign up were going to be and where you could sign up for it. He talked about what kind of dress code an usher should wear and the kind of attitude one should have. Also, the responsibilities that came along with being an usher.
Video Crew: Lexie talked about our upcoming video crew for The Nerd and how to sign up. Also, stating that the sign up sheet would be located on our call board. She explained what you had to do as someone who was involved in video crew and the responsibilities of that person as well.
England/Scotland Trip: Matt talked about when the upcoming England and Scotland was going to be, how much it cost, and who to talked to if you needed any more information.
Convention: Aimee talked to us about this years convention and how much it was going to be. She told everyone what convention was, the stuff you do there, and the requirements you had to have to go.
Points: Grant explained where the students could find their points, how many it took to be a thespian, and how many it took to letter in Theatre.
Sponsorships: Leann talked about this years sponsorships.
Publicity Crew: Matt talked about when the publicity crew was going to be and how to sign up. He told the students that the sign up sheet would be located on the call board for anyone to sign up. And told them to invite all their friends! He talked about what was required for one to be apart of the crew, and what you did if you attended.
Beauty and The Beast: Aimee explained our upcoming musical, Beauty and The Beast. She explained when the auditions would be and what you needed to do to audition. She told the students where to find the audition packets and CD’s, how much they were, and the forms they needed to participate.
T-Shirts: Matt is selling T-SHIRTS! If you want our 2011-2012 Tomball STAGE t-shirt for this year then come to the office before or after school with $13.00 and you can have your very own Tomball STAGE t-shirt!
Call Boards: Jonathan G. showed all the students where the Officer Board, Call Board, and Community Call Board was located. He explained what each one was used for and what was put up there and the importance of it was.
Special Recognition: Jonathan D. presented our hard workers this month. Our Top Gear for this month was Blake J. Congratulations and keep up the good work! |
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August STAGE Meeting Minutes |
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Welcome Game: Jonathan D. welcomed everyone to our first STAGE meeting of the year. Each officer introduced themselves and what office they were in. After that, Jonathan showed our “Imagine the Possibilities” poster, and we had everyone sign it and say what their goal for the year was.
Forms: Jonathan D. explained what each form was and when everyone would need it turned in by. Each student looked through the forms and officers answered any questions they had.
The Nerd: Leann explained what The Nerd was about and the days and times of each performance. Then listed all the crews that would be available for anyone to sign up for. She also gave recognition to those who were casted and apart of the crew for the performances.
Usher Crew: Chris talked about what ushering was and the benefits of being an usher. He explained when the date’s for sign up were going to be and where you could sign up for it. He talked about what kind of dress code an usher should wear and the kind of attitude one should have. Also, the responsibilities that came along with being an usher.
Video Crew: Lexie talked about our upcoming video crew for The Nerd and how to sign up. Also, stating that the sign up sheet would be located on our call board. She explained what you had to do as someone who was involved in video crew and the responsibilities of that person as well.
Publicity Crew: Matt talked about when the publicity crew was going to be and how to sign up. He told the students that the sign up sheet would be located on the call board for anyone to sign up. And told them to invite all their friends! He talked about what was required for one to be apart of the crew, and what you did if you attended.
Points: Grant explained where the students could find their points, how many it took to be a thespian, and how many it took to letter in Theatre.
Beauty and The Beast: Aimee explained our upcoming musical, Beauty and The Beast. She explained when the auditions would be and what you needed to do to audition. She told the students where to find the audition packets and CD’s, how much they were, and the forms they needed to participate.
Pictures: Jacqui told everyone about the end of the year banquet and that we need pictures! Pictures! And more pictures!!
T-Shirts: Matt is selling T-SHIRTS! If you want our 2011-2012 Tomball STAGE t-shirt for this year then come to the office before or after school with $13.00 and you can have your very own Tomball STAGE t-shirt!
Call Boards: Jonathan G. showed all the students where the Officer Board, Call Board, and Community Call Board was located. He explained what each one was used for and what was put up there and the importance of it was.
England/Scotland Trip: Jordan talked about when the upcoming England and Scotland was going to be, how much it cost, and who to talked to if you needed any more information.
Special Recognition: Jonathan D. presented our hard workers this month. Our Top Gear for this month was Blake J. Congratulations and keep up the good work! |
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