{"id":16166,"date":"2019-05-10T09:26:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T16:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/?p=16166"},"modified":"2019-05-10T09:26:50","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T16:26:50","slug":"all-four-pylusd-high-schools-participate-in-choir-ratings-festival-hosted-by-el-dorado-hawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/?p=16166","title":{"rendered":"All four PYLUSD high schools participate in choir ratings festival hosted by El Dorado Hawks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 3, El Dorado High School Choral Music hosted a choir festival through the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scvachoral.org\/\">Southern California Vocal Association<\/a><\/span> (SCVA) in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD) Performing Arts Center, known as the PAC.<\/p>\n<p>El Dorado High School\u2019s Vocal Ensemble, Advanced Women\u2019s Ensemble, and Men&#8217;s Choir, Esperanza High School\u2019s Vocal Ensemble, Vivace, and Concert Choir, Valencia High School&#8217;s Chamber Singers and Women&#8217;s Ensemble, and Yorba Linda High School&#8217;s Mustang Singers all participated and represented the District really well among 15 other high school choirs from 11 different high school across Southern California. This was the first year all four PYLUSD comprehensive high schools participated.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>El Dorado High School (EDHS)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe EDHS Vocal Ensemble received a \u201cSuperior\u201d in the \u201cAdvanced\u201d division. This is the highest possible rating within the highest level choirs can enter in. The EDHS Advanced Women\u2019s Ensemble received a \u201cSuperior\u201d in the \u201cIntermediate\u201d division. The EDHS Men&#8217;s Choir received an &#8220;Excellent&#8221; in the &#8220;Novice&#8221; division.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am so proud of how well the Choral Hawks of EDHS not only sang with such heart, but were such gracious hosts through SCVA. They have been working so diligently the past few months and I was happy to see this reflected in our ratings. I was also thankful to share this experience with my PYLUSD choral music colleagues.&#8221; shared El Dorado\u2019s Director of Choral Music, Ryan Yoder.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Esperanza High School (EHS)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe EHS Vocal Ensemble received an &#8220;Excellent&#8221; in the &#8220;Intermediate&#8221; division. The EHS Vivace received an &#8220;Excellent&#8221; in the &#8220;Intermediate&#8221; division. The EHS Concert Choir received an &#8220;Excellent&#8221; in the &#8220;Novice&#8221; division.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a great experience to have all four comprehensive high schools represented at the SCVA ratings festival. What a wonderful opportunity for each program to come together and recognize the value of the choral music community within the district. I am very proud of our Choral Aztecs.&#8221; shared Esperanza\u2019s Director of Choral Music, Katie Villarreal.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Valencia High School<\/strong> <\/span><br \/>\nThe VHS Chamber Singers received an &#8220;Excellent&#8221; in the &#8220;Intermediate&#8221; division. The VHS Women&#8217;s Ensemble received an &#8220;Excellent&#8221; in the &#8220;Intermediate&#8221; division.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Yorba Linda High School<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe YLHS Mustang Singers received an &#8220;Excellent&#8221; in the &#8220;Intermediate&#8221; division.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a first year teacher in PYLUSD, seeing the growth of our high schools choral music programs throughout the year has been absolutely gratifying. Conducting the Mustang Singers at my very first SCVA festival as their new choir director was extremely rewarding. The students sang so beautifully.&#8221; shared Yorba Linda\u2019s Director of Choral Music, Steven McCann.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16171\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16171\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16171\" src=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"El Dorado's Men's Choir\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>El Dorado&#8217;s Men&#8217;s Choir.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16172\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16172\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16172\" src=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"El Dorado's Advanced Women's Ensemble.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-2.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>El Dorado&#8217;s Advanced Women&#8217;s Ensemble.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16169\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16169\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16169\" src=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-5-1024x568.jpg\" alt=\"Esperanza High School Choral Music.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-5-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-5-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-5-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-5-120x67.jpg 120w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-5.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Esperanza High School Choral Music.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16168\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16168\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16168\" src=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"All four PYLUSD comprehensive high school Directors of Choral Music.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Vocal-Programs-Competition-5-6-19-4.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>All four PYLUSD comprehensive high school Directors of Choral Music.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 3, El Dorado High School Choral Music hosted a choir festival through the Southern California Vocal Association (SCVA) in the Placentia-Yorba Linda 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