Student Leadership

Student leaders are vital to the success of Lassiter Chorus. Being a chorus officer is both an honor and a responsibility. Student officers should be chorus members who demonstrate leadership through a daily example of dedication, effort, reliability, pride, and a commitment to artistry and excellence. Students that are deemed detrimental and/or do not exhibit the values of Lassiter Chorus may be removed from their leadership position at any time at the discretion of the director. Students may choose to apply for chorus department officer positions each spring. Students may apply for more than one office but not for all offices.

The following paragraphs describe both elected officer positions:

PRESIDENT: Assists the director as needed; represents the chorus in school functions and the Inter- school council; head of student officer committee; supervises committees for special projects like homecoming; assists and oversees other officers as needed; assists with upkeep of the rehearsal room, other duties as needed throughout the year

VICE PRESIDENT: Assists the director and president. VP is to help in the planning of all department activities, is to help keep other officers on task, and provides support for all the choruses’ endeavors; assists with birthday shout-outs on social media and keeps event calendar updated; Assists H&R officer in helping organize recruiting events.

SECRETARY: Maintains letter point system; posts point status reports on a consistent basis; helps with chorus correspondence and publicity; provides final listing of letters earned; writes thank-you notes to parents & volunteers

LIBRARIAN: Processes all new music; counts and files music after use; identifies students who have lost music and collects replacement fees; repairs damaged music; notifies director when additional library materials are needed; maintains library inventory record on computer.

HISTORIAN: Develops and maintains bulletin boards of all chorus related events throughout the year (photos, programs, news clips, honors given and received, etc.); must provide their own camera but will be reimbursed for expenses; prepares video for chorus banquet; contacts all senior parents early in the year to obtain materials needed for banquet video; follows up with seniors/parents to have all materials in plenty of time for video deadlines;

HOSPITALITY & RECRUITMENT (H&R): Organizes and produces publicity and communications for choral events; makes signs, posters or announcements for choral members, student body, and community as is relevant to each activity; Plans activities and events to encourage more students to become involved in Lassiter Chorus. Recruits other Chorus students to assist in recruitment of middle school and other high school students (February recruitment packets, collects sample schedules to share with MS students)

SOCIAL MEDIA: Responsible for updating the chorus social media pages weekly. Works closely with H&R with sharing activities and events on social media pages. Social Media officers oversee the birthday posts for each of the Lassiter Chorus members.