PBS Reno to Debut Holiday High School Chorus Special
Inaugural locally produced program features more than 100 students from area high schools
RENO, NV (NOVEMBER 27, 2024) — PBS Reno will debut Holiday High School Chorus Special on Monday, Dec. 2 at 7:30pm on PBS Reno channel 5.1 and Spectrum channel 785, as well as the PBS Reno livestream and PBS Reno YouTube channel.
“Through the Holiday High School Chorus Special, we had the pleasure of inviting more than 100 local students to our studio and capturing their incredible performances,” said Megan Myers, PBS Reno Vice President of Content. “To be able to feature our local youth and talent, and create a quality program that showcases this talent, is what we do best. This kind of program blends so well with what we strive to accomplish at PBS Reno, which is to not just provide quality programming, but to highlight our extraordinary community and the people who make it unique. This new holiday special is sure to become a favorite for years to come!”
Holiday High School Chorus Special features the choir programs from four local high schools: Hug High School, McQueen High School, Reed High School, and Damonte Ranch High School. PBS Reno recorded the students over three days at the PBS Reno studios. Selections ranged from a capella to live piano accompaniment; other songs included choreography and solo performances. With guidance from their respective choir directors, the students delivered spirited performances that were captured for PBS Reno viewers to enjoy during the holiday season. Funding for this special was provided by several community donors, and marks the first time PBS Reno has produced this holiday special.
“We are thrilled to have collaborated with PBS Reno on the holiday chorus project, offering an incredible opportunity for students from four high schools to experience the television recording studio process firsthand,” said Amy Barthel, Visual & Performing Arts Coordinator for the Washoe County School District. “Their outstanding performances will be broadcast multiple times, allowing their families and friends to enjoy their talents on TV throughout the holidays. This positive and rewarding experience is one we hope to make an annual tradition, providing even more students with the chance to shine in future projects. We are grateful to PBS Reno for its longstanding support of our students, and the partnership that makes these projects possible.”
Holiday High School Chorus Special will air on PBS Reno channel 5.1 at the following times:
- Monday, Dec. 2 at 7:30pm
- Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7:30pm
- Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7:30pm
- Friday, Dec. 13 at 7:30pm
- Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 7:30pm
- Friday, Dec. 20 at 7:30pm
- Saturday, Dec. 21 at 3:30pm
- Sunday, Dec. 22 at 9:30am
- Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 7:30pm
- Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 3:30pm
- Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 7:30pm
About PBS Reno
As of November 2024, PBS Reno is enjoyed by more than 540,000 monthly viewers in northern and central Nevada and northeastern California across several platforms including three broadcast channels (PBS Reno 5.1, Reno Create 5.2, and PBS KIDS on PBS Reno 5.3), a YouTube channel, YouTube TV, online, livestreams, and digital platforms. PBS Reno provides PBS national programming and award-earning, locally-produced content, with many local segments posted weekly to PBS Reno’s YouTube Channel. PBSReno.org provides engaging interactive content, including the video portal at watch.PBSReno.org that streams all locally-produced content and most PBS national content. PBS Reno serves students, teachers, parents and caregivers through immersive educational services including Curiosity Classroom Workshops that bring classroom lessons to life with standards-based lessons and activities. Through the support of local corporations and foundations, as well as thousands of individual members, PBS Reno has been delivering public television and educational services to the communities it serves since September 29, 1983.
About Washoe County School District
There are 60,000 students and 103 schools in the Washoe County School District, which covers 6,342 square miles – from Gerlach on the edge of the Black Rock Desert to Incline Village on the shores of Lake Tahoe. The Washoe County School District is the second-largest public school district in Nevada and ranks among the top 60 school districts in the country in terms of size. Washoe County School District’s promise is to know every student by name, strength and need so they graduate prepared for the future they choose, and we will deliver on this promise in partnership with our families and community. In 2023, the Board of Trustees approved a new five-year strategic plan to guide the district into the future. Learn more about our strategic plan and where WCSD is headed!
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