User:Mdposey19/Pell city high school showstoppers

The pell city high school show choir, began in 1989 under the direction of the late Mr. Ronnie E. White. In 1991 the choir won the small class division at the south central classic in Homewood, Alabama. The show choir has performed for many civic organizations and schools in the district. Due to a decrease in state funding during the 2001-2002 school year the show choir was put on hold for one season. Mr. Cory O'neal became director of the " ShowStoppers" in 2002-2003. Under his direction the choir won many competitions such as the south central classic in Homewood, Alabama; petal showchoir invitational in petal, mississipi; southern showcase festival in opelika, alabama; best of the south show choir invitational in picayune, mississippi; all-star music festival in orlando, florida; and crystal classic showchoir invitational in fairfield, ohio. They have also performed in many other venues in alabama, mississippi, georiga, mississippi, ohio, and calafornia. The "Showstoppers" were presented with the "spirit de cor" award for demonstration of positive attitude and representation of their school. In 2993-2004 the city of Pell City, the mayor. And the city council also recognized the "showstoppers" for their hard work and efforts, presenting them with a proclamation recognizing April 20, wppr as "Showstoppers day". During the 2006-2007 school year the "showstoppers" were in a transition period after Mr. O'neal stepped down. Under the interim direction of mrs. Trina Pitts and mr. George Cobb the choir won superior gold ratings and over-all grand champions in the southern star music festival in atlanta, georgia. The "Showstoppers began a fresh start the 2007-2008 year when trina pitts became director. In the 2008-2009 year richard curry came on as assistant director.