Madison High School - Yearbook (Rexburg, ID)

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Students With The Answers The Scholastic Team consisted of several quick thinkers who thought abstracly and performed well under pressure. According to Mr. Vernon Ricks, the team ' s advisor, They are a group studying academics so they ' re ready to meet competition from schools all Dver southeastern Idaho. Previously the team traveled to the KID-AM studio in Idaho Falls to race against any of about 20 schools from Pocatello to Salmon in answering ques- tions. However, the congressional campaign by Mr. Mel Richardson, the quizmaster for these meets, threw the Scholastic Team off schedule. No meets were scheduled until January. In spite if this, the team members kept in practice by quizzing each other regu- larly from cards containing questions on var- ious subjects. Some were: geography, vo- cabulary, spelling, science, math, and histo- ry. They also competed among themselves with one member acting as quizmaster while the others tried to push their buzzers and answer the questions first. A sample question was, The principle isotope of which element replaced oxygen as the reference standard of atomic weight in 1951? Ryan DaBall, Brent Timotiiy, and Laura Kaneko review each other on some of their most difficult questions. Mr. Ricks helps Brian Timothy and Dale Hillier bone up for future competitions Clubs Scholastic Team 139

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Making Music Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Rick Hansen, attended the Boise State University Orchestra Clinic held Novem- ber 19, 20,and 21. About 150 students from all over Idaho presented a concert after fourteen hours of practice over two days. The Madison High School orchestra presented its Christmas Concert on De- cember 17. On January 17 and 18 the orchestra accompanied the Bel Cantos in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the spring, the orchestra presented a concert and also attended Festival. At Festival, the orches- tra was ranked from one (the best) to four (the worst) on the performances of its practiced pieces plus its sight reading. In addition, the orchestra performed in the school musical. Playing her violin, Kolette Ward practices during class. Kami Ward her violin. s concentration is increased when she plays Concentrating on the notes, Sherwin Davenport strums away on his string bass. 1 iOd Urchestra

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Voices Concert Choir sang their way into the hearts of those who heard them. The choir was a trimester class consisting of boys and girls who had a wide variety of music background. Throughout the year, the group worked on six different pieces of music each trimester. Erica Merril said, I liked the class because you got to do a lot of three part songs. They presented two concerts. The Christmas Concert and the Spring Con- cert. The Christmas Concert was held De- cember 12 at the Tabernacle. The Spring Concert was held March 3 also at the Tab- ernacle. Maurie Brizzee said, The class was fun! I learned a lot about music. The concert choir, through hours of hard work, performed well at their two concerts. Mr. Briggs, the concert choir director, consen- trates hard in making this choir a good one. 140 Ciubs Concert Choir