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As a community, we should be investing in the arts—not cutting them. Choir programs like the freshman choir and Freestyle ensemble at BHS offer students more than just a chance to sing. They teach discipline, teamwork, confidence, and provide a creative outlet that many students rely on for their mental and emotional well-being. Cutting funding for these programs takes away opportunities for students to grow and express themselves. Please reconsider this decision and prioritize the arts as a vital part of a well-rounded education.
Kellie supported: Save the CHOIR program at Burnsville High SchoolFreestyle has changed high school for me entirely, without it high school would just be a drag on my mental health
Samuel supported: Save the CHOIR program at Burnsville High SchoolIn this day and age we are all living in fear and music allows us express our emotions and has been seen through history with the development of soul music, punk music and so many more genres that were made to express and speak out. Getting rid of choir is eradication of voices that are in need to be heard it may seem small and insignificant to some but it truly is something that teaches students to be more than themselves. I beg of the ids191 district to reconsider and to understand that defunding the arts is taking away our voices.
Will supported: Save the CHOIR program at Burnsville High SchoolI’ve had the honor of working with these students over the past year and have been truly inspired by the passion these students exude through their music. What their choir director was been able to coach and develop in these singers is absolutely incredible. Emily, has created a supportive and inclusive environment for all of her students. I wish I had teachers and classes like this when I was in high school. For many of these students, cutting some of the choral programs at the high school eliminates one of the few classes where they are seen as an individual and their individual skill sets are catered to with a personalized curriculum that challenges and encourages them. We need more arts programs not less.
John supported: Save the CHOIR program at Burnsville High SchoolBeing in a choir in high school is one of the fondest memories I still have of high school. It created a deep love for the arts and an appreciation of them that I would have never known if not for choir. The top leveled groups inspired me to love a variety of music, and the introductory classes helped me gain skills that I still use today. Music feeds my soul in ways nothing else ever has, and for that, I will always support and encourage full musical options in schools.
Victoria supported: Save the CHOIR program at Burnsville High SchoolAs a graduate of Burnsville High School, and as someone who was a part of the choir department at BHS, choir taught me so much about myself and most importantly it gave me an outlet to be myself. Without that singing outlet, I don’t know how I would have managed being a student, I don’t know the kind of person I would be because I still carry the lessons I learned as an adult to this day. Students should continue to be given the opportunity to be a part of these choirs! BHS prides themselves on their pathways system, yet they want to eliminate two vital groups to this pathway? The message that they are sending is that the Fine Arts pathway is not as important as the other ones, which is not inclusive of all students and their post secondary aspirations.
Zoe supported: Save the CHOIR program at Burnsville High SchoolAs a choir director at BHS from 2017-2021, I have firsthand knowledge of the transformative power of vocal music. Giving students a quality music education is ESSENTIAL to developing well-rounded empathetic human beings. The building administration’s decision to cut freshmen choir and FreeStyle is short sighted and goes against the values of the district. As a “pathways” district, cutting off the middle and top of the fine arts pathway makes absolutely no sense. In Freshmen Choir, singers lay the groundwork for skills in sight reading and musicianship. In FreeStyle, students learn the art of singing a cappella with amplification, collaboration, composition and arranging, fundraising, and musical management. All these skills are critical to following a musical career pathway. I urge BHS admin and school board members to reconsider their decision and do what is best for students!
Jaclyn supported: Save the CHOIR program at Burnsville High SchoolChoir at Burnsville high school helped me adapt and transition when I moved to the US halfway through junior year. It was already a nerve racking process because it was halfway through the year, in a huge school, with all new people and without choir my transition would’ve been significantly harder. My choir class helped me learn about the music department and I joined Showcase because of it and had something to look forward to and a way to make friends.
Don’t cut the choir program. It makes a huge difference in kids lives.
Ximena supported: Save the CHOIR program at Burnsville High SchoolThe BHS choir program was instrumental in my growth and development in high school. Without having gone through this program, I likely would not be an educator myself now. It is disturbing that the board does not care about this program, and as an alumni I am incredibly disappointed in them.
jackson supported: Save the CHOIR program at Burnsville High SchoolThe Burnsville high school choir program was my only refuge from my daily life. I had a hard time at home and it was hard for me to focus in class, choir was the only time I could express myself and feel like I was part of a community. I have Many beautiful memories from the ninth grade honors choir to chamber choir. It would be a low blow to the community if they got rid of this program.
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