Pine Lake Middle School

Chorus Uniform Notice

October 31, 2007

Dear Chorus Members and Parents,

I hope you enjoyed our first concert of the year as much as I have enjoyed teaching my students.  They certainly shined during our fall concert.  I am looking forward to our future events and concerts.

As I mentioned in my previous notice, we have been in the process of acquiring a uniform for chorus members.  Girls will be wearing a long indigo blue dress with trim in their school colors.  Boys will be getting a tie to match the school colors in the girl’s dresses.  The ties will go well with the black pants, white shirt, black belt, black shoes and socks that they wore to the fall concert (They looked GREAT…thanks for going the extra mile).

The cost of the dress is $60.  The ties are $20.  Our school ASB has agreed to fund a portion of the uniforms just as they do for our sports teams.  We are asking parents to pay a uniform fee for the year of $20 for girls and $10 for boys.  The dresses and ties will be used for a 3 year period and the fee dollars will be placed into our uniform fund to offset the purchase.

Please pay the uniform fee by November 9.  Please do not hesitate to let me know if you need help paying this fee.  No one will be denied a uniform.  Make checks payable to Pine Lake Middle School and earmark chorus uniform fee.  Please pay at the bookkeeper’s window before school, at lunch or after school.

We are hoping that our dresses and ties arrive before our winter concert on December 13. 

Remember that in addition to the dress that girls must wear:

• Black pump style shoe, with flat or 1-1 ½” heel.  NO sandals, open back or open toe shoes.  SOCKS must NOT be worn with these shoes.  Sheer-black knee high stockings or panty hose only.
• No jewelry is allowed to be worn with dress except small studded earrings.

Please take very good care of these dresses, as they are expensive and they need to last for at least 3 years.  Dresses can be washed in cold water on the delicate cycle.  They can also be dried in the dryer on a low setting.  They need to be clean and pressed (iron inside out on low heat) before each concert that requires our uniform. 

Please understand that fines will be issued for lost or damaged dresses and ties.

Again, I am so proud of our students for an outstanding fall performance.  I can’t wait for the winter concert!

Sincerely,

Tina Worthington (PLMS Chorus Teacher)