is supervised by an interdisciplinary team intended to meet the needs of socially vulnerable middle and high school students who may be challenged by problem-solving abstract thinking, organizing and planning, interpreting social cues, establishing relationships with peers, coping with anxiety, changes in routine, and transitioning. Performing arts Many theater productions are put on regularly, including a night of one-act plays. The One Acts Festival is student-produced and directed, and is funded by the drama club. Churchill also has a choir program. Showstoppers is the mixed-gender show choir group while Jazz Ambassadors is a mixed-gender choir. Both groups regularly compete within Montgomery County, as well as regional and national competitions. Churchill also hosts its own show choir competition annually. Churchill's choral music groups are Voice of a Generation (VOAG), Jazz Ambassadors and Showstoppers. Voice of a Generation is a non-audition group for students who like to sing and learn about the study of music. Students learn how to sight-read and read music, as well as improve their performance skills. Jazz Ambassadors is a coed ensemble, selected through auditions, with a focus on developing vocal technique. Most songs are challenging jazz music, but this is often stretched to arrangements of different kinds of music like pop or classical. Showstoppers is an honors show choir group of students selected through auditions who have previously held positions in a choir at Churchill. This group features musically challenging music. Most of the music is popular, but any musical style, including sacred and secular works, are rehearsed and performed. In 2007, Churchill's fall production of Singin' in the Rain was nominated for six Cappies High School Theater Awards, winning Best Orchestra (for the third consecutive year), Best Cameo Actor, and Best Cameo Actress. Only one other school received more awards. In 2009, Churchill's fall production of Rent: School Edition was nominated for four Cappies High School Theater Awards: Best Male Vocalist, Best Female Vocalist, Best Orchestra, and Best Song. Churchill won awards for Best Female Vocalist as well as Best Orchestra. Many students form their own bands, typically of a rock variety, and the school occasionally facilitates this by sponsoring a battle of the bands or band performance. The school has sponsored day-long concerts on school grounds; the Merritthon, a fundraising event for Leukemia research, occurred annually from 2002 to 2004. In 2009, the instrumental music program won four awards at the Windy City Classic, including