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Student Officer Duties

Quality student leaders are vital to the success of the Duluth Chorus. Being a chorus officer is both an honor and a responsibility. Officers should demonstrate initiative and integrity as they carry out the duties of their office. Officers who fail to carry out their duties may be removed from office.

The definition of leadership: Social influence on mission accomplishment. Furthermore, leadership is getting effective cooperation of other people and to harness the resources provided by that cooperation to the attainment of that goal.

PRESIDENT: assists the director as needed; represents the chorus in school functions; head of the student officer committee; supervises committees for special projects; assists and oversees other officers as needed; assists with the upkeep of the rehearsal room. The DHS Chorus President must take initiative and act without being asked to do so. In many aspects the Chorus President is a co-director with Mr. Smith. The Chorus President must have initiative and ownership in the running of the choral program, assisting wherever there is a need seen.

VICE PRESIDENT: assists the director as needed; supervises choir activities; hospitality chairperson (ideas and activities for group morale and unity); assists with the upkeep of the rehearsal room. A Vice President must have initiative and ownership in the running of the choral program, assisting wherever there is a need seen.

TREASURER: organizes and keep track of all student financial accounts, debits, deposits and fundraising; posts monthly account statements; answers student questions regarding accounts; keeps the supply of envelopes and debit slips in good order; emails DCBA treasurer for money pick-up. The Treasurer must have ownership and pride in their job to be the best treasurer they can be. The Treasurer must be meticulous, organized, hard-working and honest.

LIBRARIAN: processes all new music; counts and files music after use; identifies students who have lost music and collects replacement fees; notifies director when additional library supplies are needed; maintains library inventory on computer; continually monitors the library to repair any discrepancies. The Librarian’s job is vital to the well-being of the choral program. 80% or more of the money spent in the choral program is spent on music and the maintenance of that music. An organized library is a blessing and a disorganized one is a daily headache.

PUBLICITY: organizes and produces publicity and communications for choral events; emails the DCBA Publicity Chair with concert details; makes signs, posters or announcements as is relevant to each activity; makes use of intercom, broadcast and school marquis; produces a chorus newsletter once a semester to be emailed to students and parents with brags, reporters from each class, event calendar reminders etc…; in general helps keep the chorus on display to the student body and community.

CLASSROOM HISTORIAN: puts together bulletin boards and classroom displays; assists with the overall décor in the rehearsal room. The Classroom Historian is an important morale figure in the chorus. Students want to feel pride in the chorus room and want to feel a part of what is going on. The C.H. should make every effort to include pictures of students from every class in displays around the room, be creative and innovative with their displays and be dedicated to making each student feel proud of their choral “home”.

SCRAPBOOK HISTORIAN: puts together the yearly scrapbook (photos, news clippings, honors given/received); takes photos at EVERY chorus event, gets the film developed and turns receipts in to Mr. Smith for reimbursement; prepares video or PowerPoint slideshow for the awards banquet

SECTION LEADERS: Students will audition for section leaders in the fall or will be selected by Mr. Smith based on their previous leadership. Section Leaders must display a high level of musical ability and hold the respect of their peers in order to lead in sectional rehearsals. They must have consistent attendance. They will have the specific jobs of leading sectional rehearsals in class or after school, checking roll in class and at concerts, checking uniforms at all concerts, and turning in student demerits for Mr. Smith’s approval... Section Leaders may hold an elected officers position, but it is not required. Each day in class section leaders will take attendance of the members in their section and report absenses to Mr. Smith who will enter the absenses in SASI. Section leaders may be removed from office if Mr. Smith sees a need to do so.

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