As we approach the end of the school year, the North Kitsap Choir Boosters would like to thank all those who helped support the North Kitsap High School Choir and made this such a successful year.

We want to thank the Poulsbo Rotary Club and the Suquamish Tribe for their generous donations to the choir. Both have been tremendous supporters of the choir and we thank you.

This spring, we hosted a very successful “Toast to Jazz” fundraiser with silent and live auctions. We wish to thank the many businesses and individuals who donated goods and services to the auction. We could not have accomplished what we did without your generosity. The proceeds from the auction help fund senior scholarships, provide transportation to competitions and workshops, and purchase new music and many other needed supplies not funded by the school district.

Does all your generosity create a better choir program? Emphatically, yes! We sent 15 students to the All-State/All-Northwest Choir in February. These singers were selected by audition from among students in Washington, Idaho, Alaska, Wyoming, Montana and Oregon. Our symphonic and jazz choirs received superior ratings in the Columbia Basin Choir Competition in April. Most recently, our choir program sent 28 students to the Washington State Solo and Ensemble Contest at Central Washington University in Ellensburg. All the soloists and ensembles received at least one superior rating, and one soloist took home “Best Alto” in the state.

This is an incredible group of teens under the direction of an amazing choral director, Sylvia Cauter. Our students could not reach these achievements without the support of our wonderful local service organizations, local businesses, community members and parents.

Our many thanks to you all.

Paige Lockwood
for the North Kitsap Choir Boosters, Poulsbo