Join the Community of Choir Alumni and Sing Again!
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TO ALL OF THOSE ALUMNI WHO JOINED US THIS YEAR, AND TO ALL THOSE WHO WILL JOIN US IN FUTURE: LHHS IS CLOSED THROUGH MAY 1, 2020, AT LEAST.
As this fluid situation continues to evolve, we may find that we are out even long. We have decided to postpone the alumni choir celebration, but we are developing a new plan. 1. All memberships will be extended for one full year. THAT'S RIGHT, you will get two years for the price of one! 2. We will are postponing the first performance of the Alumni Choir to the Fall of 2020. (Date TBA) 3. We will continue with plans to have the alumni choir perform in the spring of 2021. THAT'S RIGHT, you will have TWO opportunities to perform with us next year! If our concert on May 7 happens, we would love to have you there as our guest, so please plan to attend. Please watch here for updated information. Stay safe and make music with your family. Cheers! Mr. David V. Montoya Ms. Samantha Stapish |
Dear Choir Alumni,
It is with great joy that Mr. Montoya and I present to you The Blue & Gold Brick Association! Navigating through high school as an adolescent included the coming-of-age adversities that many of us can commiserate about, but being in the La Habra High School Choir made that journey a little bit easier. It gave us an hour of the day that we could put aside those burdens and simply sing with a community of peers where felt we belonged. Room 370 was not an ordinary place, but to many a safe haven where special things happened. We sang, we strummed ukuleles, we listened to spooky stories about the purple piece of paper, and we even wrote haikus about SPAM. Some of us have continued singing in different capacities, whether it has been in college, community choirs, or simply in the shower. Regardless of how long it has been since you have dusted off your choir folder, we would love to continue to be an outlet for your music-making. On that note (pun intended!), we invite you to sing with us, The Blue & Gold & Brick Association. Take a moment and reflect upon the reason you joined choir in the first place all those years ago. I hope you remember the result of that decision with great fondness because it would bring us such joy to sing with YOU again! Sincerely, Samantha Stapish - Class of 2014 samantha.stapish.higa@gmail.com |
THE BLUE & GOLD BRICK ASSOCIATION
MISSION STATEMENT:
Our goal is to connect the community of former students of the La Habra High School Choir and other affiliated groups (LHHS Ukulele Ensemble, etc.) with enriching opportunities to sing and create music collaboratively.
MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
Blue Brick Membership:
($10.00 annual donation)
Benefits include: the opportunity to sing exclusively with other choir alumni during the annual LHHS Spring
Concert AND a limited-edition LHHS Choir Alumni t-shirt!
Gold Brick Membership:
($30.00 annual donation)
Season tickets to all four major LHHS Choir concerts (Fall, Winter, Java Lounge, and Spring), early access preferential seating, AND all the benefits of the Blue Brick Membership!
Lifetime Friend of the Choir Membership:
($150.00 one-time donation)
A lifetime of free LHHS Choir concerts, plus all of the benefits of Blue and Gold Brick Memberships!
JOIN NOW!!
Why wait? You know you want to!!
SING UP, or rather SIGN UP BY CLICKING HERE!
FOUR WAYS TO DONATE:
1. Mail your membership donation to:
801 West Highlander Ave
La Habra, CA 90631
Attn. David V. Montoya
2. Bring your membership donation in person to the choir (or main) office and say, "Hello!"
3. Bring your membership donation to any one of our concerts, pay with cash or check at the door,
and enjoy the concert! (Gold and Life Members may go right in; Blue Members will need to purchase
a ticket for the show.)
4. Send your membership donation via Venmo @TheBlueAndGoldBrickAssociation
Please make check or money order payable to: La Habra High School Choir
For questions about the Blue & Gold Brick Association, please contact our coordinator, Ms. Samantha Stapish at samantha.stapish.higa@gmail.com.
LHHS Choir Hall 0f Fame
The La Habra High School Choir is proud of it's alumni who have made teaching and music
a part of their lives after graduation. Below is a short list of such students. If you know other students who should be on this list please contact us.
a part of their lives after graduation. Below is a short list of such students. If you know other students who should be on this list please contact us.
Jessica Bang* (2016) - Elementary Music Specialist, Garden Grove Unified SD; CSU Fullerton Teaching Credential - Music
Jim Brewster (1972) - Retired LHHS Special Ed Teacher; LHHS Uke Ensemble
Kevin Brown (2008) , Masters of Harmony, singer
Juan Pablo Castillo (2001) - Latin Percussionist and Singer, performed with the Jacksons and Jennifer Lopez in 2019
Victor De La Cruz (2004) - Choral Director and Doctoral Candidate, Northwestern, Chicago
Andrew Hernandez (2015) - Masters of Harmony, singer & medalist; Choral music student at CSU Fullerton,
Beginning Uke Teacher at LHHS
Christina Jerome* (2019) - CSUF Teaching Credential - Music
Kelly Knowles (2012) - Special Ed Teacher
Rachel Koo Kook (2016) - BM in Music Therapy from University of Kansas; Masters candidate in Music Therapy at KU
Jessica Lesaca (2005) - Graduated from Orange County School for the Arts, singer and actress
David Lopez Aleman* (2019) - CSUF BA &Teaching Credential - Music; CSU Dominguez Hills - BA in Music
Lauren Lundstrom (2007) - Medical Doctor - Pediatrics
David Lubliner (2010) - BA from CSU Fullerton, Liberal Arts/Music; Choral Arts Initiative, bass
Kathleen Lubliner (2006) - BA from CSU Fullerton, Music; Elementary School Teacher
April Mendiola* (2017) - CSUF Teaching Credential - Music, M.A. in Music from CSU Long Beach, Director at Mark Keppel HS
Monica Menjivar (2015) - San José State U, choral music student; ACDA student chapter Treasurer and President
Kelly McCarley (2010) - Huntington Park HS Band Director; CMEA Past Collegiate Council Chairperson
Leyo Mendez (2002) - Latin Recording Artist
Alfonso Neavez (2004) - LHHS English Teacher
Nicky Rehnberg (2008) - Creative Writing Teacher (high school and college level); Poet/Author
Chris Standifer (2004) - LHHS Coach, Substitute Teacher & Office Staff
Samantha Stapish-Higa (2014) - Cal Poly Pomona, minor in music, LHHS Blue & Gold Brick Coordinator
Robbie Stearns (2007) - South East High School Band Director
Andy Turner (2008) - Elementary Music Speicalist, Visalia School District; former director at Hanford West HS
Mark Weidenhoefer (2004) - Westminster Chorus, singer and medalist
Lorraine Joy Welling* (2010) - University of California, Irvine Teaching Credential - Music, Choral Director at Ball MS
Ashley Wisniewski (2013) - CSU Fullerton choral music student - University Singers
Zach Relf (2011) - BA from MidAmerica Nazarene University, Music Education
* Completed student teaching with the La Habra High School Choir
Jim Brewster (1972) - Retired LHHS Special Ed Teacher; LHHS Uke Ensemble
Kevin Brown (2008) , Masters of Harmony, singer
Juan Pablo Castillo (2001) - Latin Percussionist and Singer, performed with the Jacksons and Jennifer Lopez in 2019
Victor De La Cruz (2004) - Choral Director and Doctoral Candidate, Northwestern, Chicago
Andrew Hernandez (2015) - Masters of Harmony, singer & medalist; Choral music student at CSU Fullerton,
Beginning Uke Teacher at LHHS
Christina Jerome* (2019) - CSUF Teaching Credential - Music
Kelly Knowles (2012) - Special Ed Teacher
Rachel Koo Kook (2016) - BM in Music Therapy from University of Kansas; Masters candidate in Music Therapy at KU
Jessica Lesaca (2005) - Graduated from Orange County School for the Arts, singer and actress
David Lopez Aleman* (2019) - CSUF BA &Teaching Credential - Music; CSU Dominguez Hills - BA in Music
Lauren Lundstrom (2007) - Medical Doctor - Pediatrics
David Lubliner (2010) - BA from CSU Fullerton, Liberal Arts/Music; Choral Arts Initiative, bass
Kathleen Lubliner (2006) - BA from CSU Fullerton, Music; Elementary School Teacher
April Mendiola* (2017) - CSUF Teaching Credential - Music, M.A. in Music from CSU Long Beach, Director at Mark Keppel HS
Monica Menjivar (2015) - San José State U, choral music student; ACDA student chapter Treasurer and President
Kelly McCarley (2010) - Huntington Park HS Band Director; CMEA Past Collegiate Council Chairperson
Leyo Mendez (2002) - Latin Recording Artist
Alfonso Neavez (2004) - LHHS English Teacher
Nicky Rehnberg (2008) - Creative Writing Teacher (high school and college level); Poet/Author
Chris Standifer (2004) - LHHS Coach, Substitute Teacher & Office Staff
Samantha Stapish-Higa (2014) - Cal Poly Pomona, minor in music, LHHS Blue & Gold Brick Coordinator
Robbie Stearns (2007) - South East High School Band Director
Andy Turner (2008) - Elementary Music Speicalist, Visalia School District; former director at Hanford West HS
Mark Weidenhoefer (2004) - Westminster Chorus, singer and medalist
Lorraine Joy Welling* (2010) - University of California, Irvine Teaching Credential - Music, Choral Director at Ball MS
Ashley Wisniewski (2013) - CSU Fullerton choral music student - University Singers
Zach Relf (2011) - BA from MidAmerica Nazarene University, Music Education
* Completed student teaching with the La Habra High School Choir
Face to Face with the LHHS CHOIR ALUMNI
Hey there Choir Alumni! Send me a video by email or phone and I'll post it. Let your words and heart inspire the next generation of choir singers!
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LHHS Choir Alumni, let's hear from you!
You're Still Here. . .?
Congratulations on making it to the end of the page! As a reward, YOU are cordially invited to come and sing "Carol of the Bells" at our Winter Concert annually. . .now in our new La Habra Performing Arts Center at La Habra High School. . .and it'll just be our little secret!
Also, I would LOVE for any of you to come by, visit and talk about your past experiences to the current LHHS Choir. You inspire us, so come on in, visit, and see your name on the Choir Senior Wall. . .my, how it has grown!
Hope to hear from you soon,
Mr. Montoya
Congratulations on making it to the end of the page! As a reward, YOU are cordially invited to come and sing "Carol of the Bells" at our Winter Concert annually. . .now in our new La Habra Performing Arts Center at La Habra High School. . .and it'll just be our little secret!
Also, I would LOVE for any of you to come by, visit and talk about your past experiences to the current LHHS Choir. You inspire us, so come on in, visit, and see your name on the Choir Senior Wall. . .my, how it has grown!
Hope to hear from you soon,
Mr. Montoya