New Directions

**New Directions** is a glee club originating at William McKinley High School. It is given the name of "New Directions" after Will takes over the group. The group has won many competitions and is currently being run by Finn Hudson, with Jesse St. James making the occasional appearance as co-instructor and several alumni coming in to mentor the students every now and then.

In *A Brand New Direction*, the group almost loses Sectionals, until Juliet Vasquez takes Marley Rose's place and wins the competition in Thanksgiving. Later that year, they win Regionals, but go on to lose Nationals to Throat Explosion.

In *To The Next Level**,* New Directions win Sectionals and Regionals but come in third place at Nationals, with The Warblers winning their first Nationals in many years and Throat Explosion coming in first for the second consecutive year.

In Back to the Top, New Directions win Sectionals and Regionals again and go on to compete against Throat Explosion again, as well as the Hoosierdaddies. The New Directions win for the first time in three years, with Throat Explosion coming in second place and Hoosierdaddies coming in third.

In *World of Chances,* New Directions, now led by Finn, compete in an Invitational competition with The Warblers, instructed by Sebastian Smythe and Vocal Adrenaline, instructed by Jesse. They perform poorly and The Warblers are declared the unofficial winners. After Vocal Adrenaline loses Sectionals to The Warblers, Jesse begins coaching New Directions alongside Finn and they go on to compete against The Warblers for Regionals, but they lose.

In Race to the Finish, a new world show choir competition, World Championship, opens up and New Directions are made eligible due to having a member, Jeremy Stones, who was in New Directions the last time they won a Nationals competition. The New Directions win Sectionals, lose Regionals, but still advance automatically to World Championship in Spain, only to lose there, too.

The New Directions won their 2022 and 2023 Sectionals in Push to the Limit. It is unknown if they advanced further in the competition.

In It's Not Over Yet, the New Directions make it to Nationals in New York and compete against The Unitards and The Waffletoots. They win and advance to the World Championship, which they place fourth in. This marks the end of the club, as the school is shut down permanently between Nationals and Worlds.

## Members

### Directors

 Will Schuester | Director from 2009-2016

## Auditions

### Known Audition Songs

* Mercedes: *Respect* by *Aretha Franklin*
* Kurt: *Mr. Cellophane* from *Chicago*
* Tina: *I Kissed a Girl* by *Katy Perry*
* Artie: *Pony* by *Ginuwine*
* Rachel: *On My Own* from *Les Miserables*
* April: *Maybe This Time* from *Cabaret*
* Quinn, Brittany and Santana: *I Say a Little Prayer* by *Dionne Warwick*
* Sunshine: *Listen* from *Dreamgirls*
* Sugar: *Big Spender* from *Sweet Charity*
* Rory: *Take Care of Yourself* by *Teddy Thompson*
* Marley: *New York State of Mind* by *Billy Joel*
* Jake: *Never Say Never* by *The Fray*
* Cory: *Lego House*by *Ed Sheeran*
* Julie: *King of Anything* by *Sara Bareilles*
* John: *Can't Stand It* by *Nevershoutnever*
* Dan: *Stop This Train* by John Mayer
* Amity: *Little Me* by *Little Mix*
* Stefan: *So She's Leaving* by *The Trews*

### Did Not Audition

* Finn: got in due to being overheard singing *Can't Fight This Feeling* by *REO Speedwagon*
* Puck: got in automatically due to his work with *Acafellas*
* Mike: got in due to his performance on *Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)* with Kurt
* Matt: got in due to his performance on *Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)* with Kurt
* Jesse: got in automatically due to his work with Vocal Adrenaline
* Sam: was overheard singing *Every Rose Has a Thorn*, sang *Billionaire* with the New Directions Boys
* Lauren: got in automatically due to desperation for enough members
* Blaine: got in automatically due to his work with The Warblers
* Joe: got in automatically due to his work with The God Squad
* Unique: got in automatically due to her work with Vocal Adrenaline
* Ryder: informally auditioned with *Jukebox Hero* by *Foreigner* for *Grease*
* Kitty: informally auditioned with *Everybody Talks* by *Neon Trees* for *Grease*
* Bree: did not audition due to her help during Nationals
* Alex: informally auditioned with *Demons* by *Imagine Dragons* for *Hairspray*
* Shana: informally auditioned with *Good Girl* by *Carrie Underwood* for *Hairspray*
* Harmony: got in automatically due to her work with The Unitards