Local High School Students To Compete In 30th Annual Coto Rancho Rotary Club Vocal Contest

Rotary Club of Coto de Caza/Rancho Santa Margarita will host its 30th Annual Vocal Contest on Thursday, Feb. 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Dove Canyon Country Club.

Students from Tesoro High School, Trabuco Hills High School and Santa Margarita Catholic High School will compete in the following categories: male classical, female classical, male musical theater and female musical theater. The selected winner from each category will receive a monetary award and advance to compete against winners from other Rotary Club vocal contests at the District Semi Finals on March 15 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church in Orange. The top three performers in each division will then compete in Finals at the same location on March 22.

“We are always excited to host an event where students can be recognized and encouraged for their talents,” said Rotary Club of Coto de Caza/Rancho Santa Margarita del Sol President Derek Godfrey. “The student vocalists are extremely gifted, with most continuing to pursue their musical and theatrical aspirations in college – making the Vocal Contest one of the highlights on the Rotary Club calendar each year.”

            Many of the competing students are involved with the Rotary Club at the high school level through “Interact Club,” a Rotary-sponsored service club that engages students in community involvement. Students engage in activities such as tutoring junior high school students, sending blankets to earthquake victims, collecting prom dresses for Marine families and assisting senior citizens.

ABOUT THE ROTARY CLUB OF COTO DE CAZA/RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA DEL SOL:

The Coto de Caza/Rancho Santa Margarita del Sol Rotary Club was founded in 1983 by members of the Rotary Club of Mission Viejo. Originally named the Rotary Club of Coto de Caza/Trabuco Canyon, the club was renamed in 2001 to include the new city of Rancho Santa Margarita. The Coto de Caza/Rancho Santa Margarita del Sol Rotary Club is a service club with men and women members from diverse business, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Having raised more than one million dollars, its members consist of business owners, professionals, management people, engineers, developers and much more, who live and/or work in the canyon areas, which include Coto de Caza, Rancho Santa Margarita, Foothill Ranch, Dove Canyon, Wagon Wheel and Ladera Ranch. Rotary International is the largest service organization in the world, with more than 1.2 million members in 187 countries.

Club members meet weekly at 7 a.m. on Thursday mornings at the at the Tijeras Creek golf and Country Club for breakfast to share fellowship, listen to an exciting speaker and to plan community, international and vocational service projects. Typical community outreach efforts include fundraising to help the needy or sponsor school programs affected by budget cuts as well as “hands-on” projects, such as building homes, bus shelters and parks, helping Marine families left behind, helping abused women and children and much more. The Club welcomes all men and women who want to give back to their community and share fellowship with others. If you have an interest in Rotary, contact Jeffrey Sawyer at 310-365-0708 or jeffreysawyer@gmail.com, or visit http://www.cotoranchorotary.org/.