SHOW CHOIR

Junior High Show Choir- Exclusive

The junior high show choir is made up of 7th through 9th graders.  Each member selected for the group goes through an audition process in early May for the following school year.  Requirements for auditions are:  singing a selected vocal passage, vocalizing, and performing a taught choreography routine.  Members are selected by a panel of unbiased judges brought in during the audition process. 

The performing group, Exclusive, participates and performs at several community events throughout the year, and presents a fall and spring show for the CA patrons each year.  In addition to their local performances, Exclusive competes annually at 3 to 4 show choir competitions during the show choir season, typically from January to March. 

In the past several years, Exclusive has had great success during the show choir season at many competitions.  During the 2009 season, they placed at all their competitions and received several caption awards.  The 2009-2010 Exclusive group has already experienced success so far this season, placing 1st at the South Jones Invitational and 2nd at the MS State Show choir Competition.  They also received caption awards at the South Jones Invitational for Best Show Design, Best Vocal, and Best Choreography.   Brook McKenzie recently received two first place awards for her vocal performance.

High School Show Choir - The Premiers 

 The High School show choir is made up of 10th through 12th graders.  Each member selected for the group goes through an audition process in early May for the following school year.  Requirements for auditions are:  singing a selected vocal passage, vocalizing, and performing a taught choreography routine.  Members are selected by a panel of unbiased judges brought in during the audition process. 

The performing group, The Premiers, participates and performs at several community events throughout the year, and presents a fall and spring show for the CA patrons each year.  In addition to their local performances, Premiers competes annually at 3 to 4 show choir competitions during the show choir season, typically from January to March.   

The Premiers over the last several seasons have dominated the small division class (20 and under members) placing at almost all of its competitions.  Due to increased interest and numbers auditioning for the group, they transitioned this year to the middle division (up to 30 members) for the first time.  Placing fourth at their last two competitions this season, The Premiers are experiencing growing pains but are still quite competitive in a new, larger division.  They have added a combo band for accompaniment for the first time, and look forward to improving and growing this season.

In addition to the experience of high school show choir, members of The Premiers have gone on to receive scholarship money to participate at the collegiate level at both JCJC and PRCC.  Their experience at CA was beneficial to the receiving of these scholarships to help pay for their college education.