Powell High School offers two choir classes for our students to enroll in. The number of both of these classes has grown to be too large and chaotic for students coming in. 

Powell High School’s PHS Singers and Concert Choir has a count of over 60 teenagers in each classroom which has grown significantly in the past couple of years. High school and middle school choir teacher Mrs. Schoessler has talked about splitting these classes into smaller, more advanced levels for students who want a higher music education.

“There are only two ways to ways to remedy this issue, ” Mrs. Schoessler said. “Further limit the number of students who can be involved in the program, which is unthinkable, or expand my position at the high school to open up more classes. ”

Learning their notes is never easy when you feel like the classroom is loud to where  can’t hear anything. Sections have grown to be weaker than their potential because students can’t focus.

“It would be a good idea to split it [the choir classes] into more and less advanced levels,” junior Patience Frame said. “It would give the students who are putting in the work a chance to learn and not be distracted by the ones who would much rather not be there.”

Making more levels of choir classes would be majorly beneficial to the students in the Choir. It would give them more of an opportunity for one-on-one voice instruction and could potentially help students who want to major in the music field get a better education.

“It would be better for students to work their way up to advanced choirs,” junior Shannon Jack said. “So that they are more involved in the class and more prepared for the harder levels.” 

Splitting the choir classes would force Mrs. Schoessler only to teach high school levels and could lead to many more opportunities for music classes to interest students. This decision could help those who want to go into the field of music and students have agreed this is the best decision for all.