Choir
Arcadia High School has two show choirs: New Spirit, an all-girls' show choir, and Chanteurs, a mixed show choir. Chanteurs and New Spirit have been around for 59 and 35 years, respectively, as of 2011. Both groups have earned the highest honors in competitions throughout Southern California, maintaining its rank as two of the top show choirs in its years running. They also perform numerous shows around the community during Christmas time. Fundraisers for both groups include selling cheesecakes, spookbusters (cleanup insurance for trashed yards during Halloween), and tickets to various concerts such as the Madrigal dinner.
The choral program also includes a Concert Choir, which consists of male and female choral singers performing classical pieces, and a Treble Choir, which consists of lower classmen female singers learning to sing in a choir setting. The Arcadia High School choral department also hosts the annual Pow Wow Show Choir Invitational. The Arcadia Choral Department was directed by Mr. Rollie Maxson, the director for more than 20 years, who retired in 2010. Mr. Rick England is now the current choir director. Starting with the 2012-2013 School Year, Arcadia High School will have two mixed show choirs "Chanteurs" (Advanced Mixed) and "Harmonix" (Intermediate Mixed). With the creation of an Intermediate Mixed show choir ("Harmonix") at Arcadia High School, their women's group "New Spirit" has dissolved.
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