New Directions

New Directions are the Glee Club of William McKinley High School. It was given the name of "New Directions" after Will Schuester took over the group. The group has won Sectionals the three years it has been led by Mr. Schuester, and although they placed third at Regionals in 2010, they placed first place at Regionals 2011 with the Original Songs: Get It Right and Loser Like Me, as they did at Regionals 2012 consisting of three songs. Two songs performed by New Directions, and a third sung by the former Troubletones.

In their first appearance at Nationals in 2011 they placed 12th and did not qualify for the showcase. In the competition they sang Pretending and Light Up the World. They returned to Nationals in 2012 for a second year in a row, performing Edge of Glory, It's All Coming Back to Me Now and Paradise By The Dashboard Light.They went on to win, marking the club's first National win since 1993. As stated in Britney 2.0, the McKinley Glee club was established in 1954.

Members

Current Members

Finn Hudson: Co-Director since The Alumnis. Substitute Director in Glease. Former Co-Captain. Joins, Quits and rejoins in Pilot, Mash-Up and Sectionals. Graduated in Goodbye.

Marley Rose: Joins in The New Rachel.

Jake Puckerman: Rejected in The New Rachel. Joins in Britney 2.0

Kitty Wilde: Joins in Dynamic Duets

Ryder Lynn: Joins in Dynamic Duets

Franklin Montgomery: Co-Captain - Joins in A Brand New Direction. Suspended in The Slushie War. Reinstated in The Alumnis. Quits/Rejoins in Warblers Return. Kicked out in Accusations/Betrayal

Jason Bercero: Joins in A Brand New Direction.

Paige McAdams: Joins in Pink Friday. Quits in Love and War. Rejoins in The Revenge

Cameron Summers: Joins in Pink Friday

Bridget Summers: Joins in Pink Friday

Britney Jackson: Rejected in A Brand New Direction. Joins in A Rivarly Comeback. Quits in Mash Off 2.0. Rejoins in The Back-Up Plan

Franchessca Gray: Co-Captain - Joins in The New Blaine. Quits in Accusations/Betrayal

Harley Abrams: Joined in The Back-Up Plan

Marcus Flint: Joins in TBA

Alumnis

Mercedes: Joins in Pilot. Quits in Asian F. Rejoins in Hold On To Sixteen. Graduated in Goodbye. Helps as mentor in Thanksgiving.

Kurt: Joins in Pilot. Transfers in Furt. Rejoins in Born This Way. Graduated in Goodbye.

Rachel: Former Co-Captain. Joins in Pilot. Quits in Preggers. Rejoins in The Rhodes Not Taken. Suspended in I Kissed A Girl. Reinstated in Hold On To Sixteen. Graduated in Goodbye.

Santana: Joins in Showmance. Quits and rejoins in The Sue Sylvester Shuffle. Kicked out in The Purple Piano Project. Rejoins in Asian F. Quits in Pot O' Gold. Rejoins in Hold On To Sixteen. Graduated in Goodbye. Helps as mentor in Thanksgiving.

Puck: Joins in Preggers. Graduated in Goodbye. Helps as mentor in Thanksgiving.

Mike: Joins in Preggers. Graduated in Goodbye. Helps as mentor in Thanksgiving.

Trivia

So far, only five had a complete solo performance for a competition.

• Rachel - Don't Rain On My Parade,'Get It Right,'Here's To Us & It's All Coming Back to Me Now
• Santana - Valerie
• Tina - Gangnam Style
• Jason - The World's Greatest
• Franklin - Masquerade

They never start a school year with enough members.

• First Year - 5 people auditioned and all got accepted.
• Second Year - 11 Members
• Third Year - 10 Members
• Fourth Year - 9 members (since many graduated and only Marley got accepted from the audition)
• Fifth Year - 4 members (some graduated and others somehow quitted)

Sung in a Competition Rank

Current Members:

• Jason (Sung 3 times)
• Harley (Sung twice)
• Britney,Cameron,Jake, Kitty,Marley,Paige,Ryder (Sung once)
• Franklin,Paige,Franchessca and Bridget (Haven't sung)

Alumni/Former Members:

• Rachel (Sung 13 times)
• Finn (Sung 10 times)
• Santana and Mercedes (Sung 9 times)
• Artie (Sunh 7 times)
• Tina,Blaine, Brittany,Puck, Kurt and Quinn (Sung 4 times)
• Mike and Sam (Sung twice)
• Wade,Joe,Matt, Lauren, Rory and Sugar (Haven't sung)

Setlists Of Competitions

Sectionals, 2012

Planned

• An unknown Marley and Ryder duet
• An unknown Franklin solo

Performed

• The World's Greatest by R Kelly. Solos by Jason
• Written' in the Stars by Tinie Tempah ft. Eric Turner. Solos by Jason,Cameron,Harley,Jake and Ryder
• We Are Golden by Mika. Solos by Marley,Jason,Britney,Harley and Mitch

Regionals, 2013

Performed

• TBA by TBA. Solos by Franklin,Kitty,Marley,Ryder & Jake
• TBA/TBA by TBA. Solos by Bridget,Cameron,Franchessca and Harley
• Masquerade by Nicki Minaj. Solos by Franklin