Elementary School Honor Choir

Deadlines and Links

Updated 10/11/23

Honor Choir Process and Additional Information

Katie Mook


Elementary School Honor Choir 

Co-coordinator

Ascension Classical School

kmook@ascensionclassicalschool.org

Aaliyah Thomas


Elementary School Honor Choir 

Co-coordinator

Shreve Island Elementary

athomas17@caddoschools.org

Barbara S. Walker

2024 Elementary School Clinician

Barbara S. Walker received a Bachelors of Vocal Music Education degree from Louisiana State University, a Masters of Vocal Performance and Education from Loyola University in New Orleans, and a Kodály Certification from Sam Houston State University. In 1991, she Co-Founded the Livingston Parish Children’s Choirs along with her mother, Regina Walker. Although Barbara Walker retired in 2018, after teaching public school music for 37 years, she has no plans to retire as Artistic Director and Choral Director for Livingston Parish Children’s Choir. Her LPCC Chorale performed in Carnegie Hall on May 30, 2022.

 

Ms. Walker is listed in Who’s Who of Outstanding Young Women in America, and Who’s Who in Outstanding Educators in America. Barbara Walker sang with the Houston Grand Opera Chorus for five seasons, performing on stage with opera legends such as Placido Domingo, Joan Sutherland and Mirella Freni. While teaching in Houston, Texas, Ms. Walker was selected as the 1989 Elementary Teacher of the Year for the state of Texas. In 1999, Ms. Walker was selected as the Livingston Parish Elementary Teacher of the Year, and the Louisiana Region VII Elementary Teacher of the Year. She is an active adjudicator and clinician. Her article, “Honor Choirs: Are They Worth Your Time and Trouble?” was featured in the June/July 2019 Choral Journal magazine.