IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2009 - 2010 SCHOOL YEAR

October 19, 2009 (Mon.)
Online Application Site becomes active

November 21, 2009 (Sat.)
DUE DATE:  Audition Applications (received electronically by midnight)
POSTMARK DATE: Cover Sheet & Fee Payment

November 24, 2009 (Tue.)
SCHOOL NOTIFICATION: School who have not submitted an application are notified and given 7 days to complete the process
LATE FEE of $100 is added to each School’s application fee at this point

December 2, 2009 (Wed.)
NO FURTHER SCHOOL AUDITION APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED

December 2, 2009 (Wed.)
Last date for additions / corrections to previous applications without penalty

December 3, 2009 (Thu.)
Additions or corrections now incur $25 penalty each (above festival fee)

January 6, 2010 (Wed.)
Additions or corrections now incur $100 penalty (above festival fee)
End of schedule changes for Southern Auditions

January 9, 2010 (Sat.)
Southern Auditions, Hartford High School
POSTMARK DATE:  Composition Entries

January 13, 2010 (Wed.)
End of schedule changes for Northern Auditions

January 16, 2010 (Sat.)
Northern Auditions, South Burlington High School

January 23, 2010 (Sat.)
Snow Date for Auditions

February 5, 2010
Approximate posting / mailing date for results of Auditions

March 6, 2010 (Sat.)
DUE DATE:  Festival Acceptance & Housing Form (received electronically by midnight)
POSTMARK DATE:   Student Medicals Form & Fee Payment

March 9, 2010 (Tue.)
SCHOOL NOTIFICATION: School who have not completed their online Acceptance (including Student Medical Forms) are notified and given 7 days to complete the process.
LATE FEE of $100 is added to each School’s Festival Fee at this point

March 17, 2010 (Wed.)
NO FURTHER SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE MATERIAL ACCEPTED – Those affected accepted students are replaced with alternates

April 1, 2010
End of the use of alternates

April 24, 2010 (Sat.)
POSTMARK DATE:  Senior Award Applications and Materials

May 5, 2010 (Wed.)
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