Welcome to District 1
DEBORAH JOHNSON, Chairperson
3321 Chapel Valley Dr.
Quincy, IL 62305
217-221-9265 (home)
217-224-3774 (school)
217=228-7149 (fax)
debdoug97@comcast.net
Dear
Dist. 1 Members,
I
trust that you all had a great Thanksgiving and have returned ready to begin
thinking about
our contests.
Solo
& Ensemble - 2/23/08
–
Liberty
School
–
Chuck Brooks
and
Karen Dickhut
hosts
Organizations
- 3/29/08 -
Quincy
Baldwin
School
(Kathy
Dooley hosting)
The
deadline for submitting S&E entries and fees will be 1/18/08.
There will be a $10
late fee assessed for directors not meeting this deadline.
When you have submitted your entry, print the summary sheet to send with
your entry fees.
The
fees for S&E remain the same as last year:
Solos
- $7
Ensembles - $14
Dist. 1 Membership - $25 (per school district)
Piano Rental Fee - $30 (one fee per school dist.)
Checks
and summaries should be made out and mailed to me at my home address:
Deborah
Johnson, Dist. 1 Chairperson, IGSMA
3321 Chapel Valley Drive
Quincy
,
IL
62305
Checks
should be postmarked by 1/22/08 to avoid a $10 late fee.
When
filling out your S&E Contest registration forms with
our Scheduler, Gail
Hannam, please remember to be as complete
as possible. You may still request a starting time,
however if you have
accompanists with more than 25 events, you will have no choice but to
start early. We will
need the names of all
your accompanists as we build the
schedule around them.
Conflicts
are inevitable, but can usually be worked out with the individual judges on
contest day,
given the usual number of cancellations. It has always been our policy that
should there
be a conflict between a person playing a solo and an ensemble scheduled in which
that person is a
member, the student should try to reschedule the solo with the judge rather
than keeping the
other members of the ensemble waiting.
Be
sure to review our CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS for
rules governing our
contests. The updated version was included on the CD sent to you from the state
office. If you do not have a copy,
you may request one
from me or access it on the Web at: WWW.IGSMA.ORG,
but remember to click on Northern Division
upon arriving. The Percussion Requirements are
also available there.
We
hold our annual Dist. 1 Directors Meeting over the lunch-hour at the S&E
Contest. Every director
should plan to attend and bring a copy of your 08-09 school calendar.
I would also like to look ahead to the following year to get a “head
start” on planning. We may
consider changing when our contests are held due to testing that affects so many
in the district.
Our
Organization Contest is scheduled for 3/29/08 at
Baldwin
School
. The deadline for receiving all entry forms
and fees will be the day of S&E Contest
(2/23/08). The entry
form may be downloaded from the Web-Site,
or I will be happy to mail them to you upon
request. Fees for
Organization Contest are $30 per organization plus a $10 Janitorial Fee. You may
give your entry to me on the day of S&E Contest to simplify things if you
would like.
Again,
don't forget to refer to the CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS for rules
governing the event.
Here's
hoping for as smooth a contest year as last!
Happy
Holidays!
Debbie
Johnson, Dist. 1 Chairperson
