Members of Highland Park Middle School’s pop choir took the stage in blue and gold for the first time on Oct. 14 during their fall concert.
To mark their new status as Scots, boys switched from red to navy jackets and donned gold and blue ties. Girls wore blue dresses with tulip sleeves that had been ordered from Arizona.
The girls’ new uniforms included blue and gold scarves that were a hit with pop choir members.
“It gives us very Pitch Perfect vibes,” said eighth-grader Morgan Harris, referring to films about the Barden Bellas, a ficitional, all-girls a cappella group who pursue singing glory.
The HPMS Choir Booster Club began working on the uniform transition last spring, explained treasurer Sarah Harris.
The fall concert, titled Singing Unites the World, had a World Cup theme and featured international music. Sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade choirs all performed onstage.
Parents remarked that the crowd at the performance may have been the choirs’ largest ever. The line of family and friends waiting to enter the school before its doors opened stretched onto the sidewalk. The auditorium was standing room only and performances were livestreamed to additional guests in the cafeteria.
The performers included four sixth-grade choirs. McCulloch Intermediate sixth graders had the option of selecting two fine arts electives this year for the first time in recent memory. The change gave them an additional opportunity to explore music, art, or theater.
The pop choir performed the “Star Spangled Banner” and 1950’s favorite “Mister Sandman” before taking a creepier turn as zombies in Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”
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