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Athens Drive Magnet High School 

Choral Department

UPCOMING EVENTS!

Booster Meeting: Tuesday, March 12, 7:00pm-8:30pm, Google Meet

SIGNATURE CHOCOLATE SALES

Starts January 29

Meet the director!

Erin Santa Croce is thrilled to be in her second year as choral director at Athens Drive High School. She comes to Athens Drive after two years in WCPSS as the choral director at Holly Grove Middle School in Holly Springs, NC. Prior to her tenure with WCPSS, Mrs. Santa Croce attended the University of Notre Dame where she earned a Master’s degree in Sacred Music, specializing in choral conducting. While at Notre Dame Erin studied conducting with Dr. Carmen-Helena Tellez and Dr. Mark Doerries, studied voice with Dr. Stephen Lancaster and was an Alice A. Martin Masters in Sacred Music Fellow. During her time at Notre Dame she worked as one of the directors of the University of Notre Dame Children’s Choir as well as the music intern at Christ the King Lutheran Church in South Bend. Prior to this, Mrs. Santa Croce taught junior high and high school choir for five years in the Gilbert Public Schools system in Gilbert, Arizona. Erin graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2012 with dual bachelor degrees in vocal performance and choral music education. While at NAU, she sang in the Shrine of the Ages choir under the direction of Dr. Edith Copley and the select vocal jazz ensemble High Altitude, in addition to studying voice with Dr. Ricardo Pereira. In 2012, Erin was awarded the Outstanding Future Music Educator award by the Arizona Choral Directors Association and in 2014 she was awarded the New Choral Educator of the Year awards by the Arizona Choral Educators association.


Mrs. Santa Croce obviously loves to sing but she also loves to travel as much as possible, needlepoint and spend time with her friends and family. She is a voracious reader and a sucker for an old movie. She loves lots of genres of music but especially enjoys Broadway musicals, jazz, and classical music. Originally from Arizona, she loves the Arizona Diamondbacks and is also a die hard Notre Dame Fighting Irish fan!

Choral Boosters

The Choral Boosters support all of the activities during the year - attire sizing, field trips, concerts, fundraising, etc. and generally help our director so that he can concentrate on classroom instruction and choral directing. The Executive Board meets once a month to plan for all of these activities. Please make sure your student has indicated that you are interested in helping with this group and various activities for this school year.

Please CLICK HERE to read about board positions!

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