HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS A MULTI-TRACK, YEAR ROUND SCHOOL LOCATED IN WAKE FOREST, NC CHORAL DIRECTOR, ELSIE SHULER, HAS BEEN AT THIS SCHOOL SINCE 2012. CLASSES OFFERED ARE: ✔️7TH GRADE CHORUS ✔️8TH GRADE CHORUS ✔️6TH GRADE EXPLORATORY MUSIC 7TH AND 8TH GRADE CHORUS CLASSES ARE A SEMESTER LONG. 6TH GRADE EXPLORATORY MUSIC IS A 9 WEEK CLASS. AS A PRE-REQUISITE TO AUDITION FOR STATE HONORS CHOIR, ALL STATE CHOIR AND ALL COUNTY CHOIR, STUDENTS MUST BE ENROLLED IN ONE CHORUS CLASS THAT YEAR.
PATRIOT PRIDE HONORS CHORUS MEMBERS ARE SELECTED BY AUDITION IN AUGUST. AUDITIONS ARE OPEN TO 7TH AND 8TH GRADE AND ALL TRACKS. THE GROUP SINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. IN 2015-16 THEY SANG AT THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION, THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, FOR A DUKE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME, PIECES OF GOLD, THE HERITAGE CHORAL FESTIVAL, WALT DISNEY WORLD AND THE THE RALEIGH BOY CHOIR.
MRS. SHULER IS A VETERAN TO THE FIELD OF MUSIC EDUCATION. HER BACHELOR OF MUSIC EDUCATION IS FROM THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER, WOOSTER, OH. HER MASTER'S DEGREE IS FROM THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, COLUMBUS, OH. SHE TAUGHT 8 YEARS IN OHIO BEFORE MOVING TO NORTH CAROLINA. FROM 1991-1997, SHE TAUGHT AT LEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. FROM 1997-2012 SHE TAUGHT AT SOUTHEAST RALEIGH MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL. FROM 2012 TO PRESENT SHE IS TEACHING AT HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL. MRS. SHULER IS ALSO THE MUSIC DIRECTOR AT WAKE FOREST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 905 S. MAIN ST. WAKE FOREST, NC