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A.C. Jones High School Allen High School
Varsity Mixed Choir Varsity Treble Choir

The A.C. Jones High School Varsity Mixed Choir
started in 2016 when Cesar Galaviz was given the op- The Allen High School Varsity Treble Choir is the
portunity to bring the program back to life. Since its premier treble ensemble at Allen HS and is beautifully
rebirth, the high school choral program has brought a and complexly diverse. The choir comprises sopho-
total of sixteen Texas University Interscholastic League mores, juniors, and seniors who all possess an incred-
Sweepstakes. Travel and performance experiences in ible work ethic, a commitment to academic integrity
the last five years include Carnigie Hall in New York and eligibility, and enormous hearts for making and
City, Universal Studios in Orlando Florida, the Pearl sharing beautiful music. The students in this choir are
Harbor Remembrance event in Hawaii, and the op- members of Allen High School’s Varsity Mixed Cho-
portunity to perform at the 2023 Texas MEA Conven- rale as well as the varsity treble chorus Eagle Select.
tion. Since 2018, the choral program has had twenty- They have consistently received Sweepstakes awards
nine Texas All-State Choir Representations. at UIL Concert and Sightreading evaluations and per-
formed at the 2023 Texas MEA Convention.

Cesar Galaviz completed a BM from Tex-
as A&M University Corpus Christi and Kathryn Zetterstrom began her teach-
began his teaching career at Tuloso Mid- ing career in the Lubbock Indepen-
way Middle School in Corpus Christi. dent School District and has taught for
Since 2018, twenty-nine students from twenty-three years—twelve of which
A. C. Jones High School have been awarded places have been as one of four directors (and
in TMEA Large School and Small School AlI-State friends) who teach approximately 450 choir students at
Choirs. Travel and performance experiences have in- Allen High School. She currently serves as TMEA Re-
cluded Carnegie Hall, Universal Studios in Orlando gion 25 Vice-President, and her Varsity Treble Choir
Florida, and at the Pearl Harbor Remembrance event performed as an invited choir at the 2023 TMEA con-
in Hawaii. Galaviz is active as a section leader for the vention in San Antonio. She received both her BME
TMEA AlI-State Small School Choir, as Camp Co- and her MM (performance) degree in conducting from
ordinator for the Del Mar College Choir Camp, has Texas Tech University (under Dr. Ken Davis) and her
served as a Region 14 Vocal Division officer, and UIL Educational Administration certification from Lub-
Concert & Sight-Reading adjudicator. bock Christian University.

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