Mountain View High School - La Vista Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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Orchestra, Front Row: K. Cain, J. Nowak, T. Stroia, S. Goodman, C. Halls, C. Cordoza, T. Zizzo, J. Mar- eady, K. Kilpatrick, H. Casey, L. Romo, S. O'Dell, N. Omerzag Row 2: A. Sobczak, R. Brock, A. Ray, S. Smith, B. Atwell, R. Logacho, S. Yates, C. Ostrowski, J. J. Cole- man, A. Anderson, B. Spiers, S. Williams, l. Smith. Row 3: L. Moody, L. Hale, S. Sheets, J. McEarchern, L. Winslow, L. Ark, J. Moore, R. Smith, H. Stephens, J. Alvarado, B. Kent, E. Larsong Row 4: A. Moody, R. Buck, S. McGough, L. Withee, S. Hudson, N. Walsh, C. Mann, T. Halls, D. Nelson, R. Fish, K. Hooper: Row 5: Sponsor D. Rader, M. Rosenhan, S. Pegler, C. Mansfield, P. Fagan, S. Baedke, S. Ricks, F. Stradlings, R. Bisbee, E. VanGorderg Back Row: B. Hooper, M. Call, J. Turley, M. Hansen, P. Davis, D. Eulate, D. Baker. She plays the tuba? - Trying to stay out of the way of the bassoon, little Erika Van Gorder puffs her heart out in preparation for the next concert. Get serious - Intently concentrating on his music, junior Eric Larson prac- tices a new number to enhance his viola playing skills. Groups 1 Orchestra!Orchestra Council Orchestra Council, Front Row: An- gie Sobczak, Lori Ark, Jennifer McEarchern, Luisa Moody, Aimee Moody: Back Row: Robert Brock, Ni- cole Walsh, Doug Baker, Dan Eulate. .' ff 1' Whatis an oboe? - By the sound of the beautiful melody Julie Nowak is playing, it's obvious that she knows what an oboe is.

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:a ea ea :y 'ay'-?!yJ ccording to junior Kelly Shields, Dancing is poetry in motion. This statement summed up Dance Theatre. Dance Theatre was a group of talented, hardworking students who have learned to express themselves through dance. The main purpose of the girls was to learn more about dance hechnique, choreography, dance performance, and arts man- lagement. Their goal was to represent Mountain View as an outstanding high school performing group and to educate Mountain View and its feeder schools through their clinics, performances, and spe- cial projects. What made Dance Theatre special was their quality of shows and the technique level of the dancers. Senior Ronelle Jock states the reason why this group was so special to her. lt gave me the opportunity to be creative and taught me how to better express my feelings. Dance Theatre helped the community by providing performers for banquets, charity affairs, and other various meetings. By doing these activities they gave the community the opportunity to view all types of dance. People must view Dance Theatre with an open mind and they must remember that dancing is an art and that when we dance we are expressing ourselves, concluded Jennifer Betti. , i 1, ,xg i Dance Theatre, Front Row: Amy Winslow, Kelly Shields, Julia MacDou- gall, Lesa Watkins, Jennifer Bettl, Jennifer Fillmore, Ronelle Jock, Lisa MacDonald. Melinda Contreras, Pam Franklin, Corrine Baxter, Marni Mem- mottg Back Row: Sherri Pike, Gina Jackson, Gina Galante, Leslie Graton, Andrea Szuhay, Michelle Helfert, Mar- garet Tucker, Nadzyah Bryant, Jac- Stretching out - While others are still dancing, Gina Jackson shows off her flexibility. They know they're hot - Dance Theatre's Senior Council calls a time- out from their dance class, and poses for our camera. queline Lotts, Sydnee Steinhoff, Den- yce Allen, Adina Fiaschetti, Laura Sa- very Funky moves - Flonelle Jock prac- tices moves to a dance and she finds out that dance is not as fun if you don't get into it. Lookin' good - Julia MacDougall knows she is center of attention as she concentrates on a dance move. Groups Dance Theatre l 123

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'N ,-'I . .' . . ' . .. -. .5 -QRS .LE .fl :LL .GLLULSLG3 lot of dedication was what it took to make the orchestra No. 1. According to Stacey McGough, lt wouldn't have been the same without Mr. Rader fthe directorbf' Their persistance paid off, some of the awards they won included a superior rating at an orchestra festival at ASU, and a superior rating at The World of Music festival in San Diego, which re- quired a certain standard of performance to even be invited. There they were rated along with many other schools from around the nation, by national judges. The orchestra held four school performances. According to band director Joe Lloyd, they were a success because ofthe large measure of talent throughout the strings. To raise money for their trip to California, the orchestra had many fund raisers. They sold spirit mugs, cheese and sausage, and chocolate candy. They also worked as vendors at ASU football games. Those funny guys! - Not all orches- tra members are serious and solemn, as Angie Sobczak and Robert Brock demonstrate that they know how to have fun. Encore Strings, a fiddling group, performed at the Toro Family Festival. They also gave paid performances at hotels, restau- rants, and personal parties to defray the cost of their trip to California with the orchestra. Although most of the Encore Strings members were in the orchestra, it was a separate en- semble, with some of its members not participating in the or- chestra. Other than fiddlers, the ensemble also included elec- tric guitar players, as well as percussionists. Orchestra Council was designed to help make the other mem- bers of the orchestra become more enthused and involved in orchestra activities. Orchestra Council was to the orchestra as Student Council was to our school. They were elected by the other orchestra members to take charge of orchestral affairs. Their duties included scheduling meetings, selecting music, making announcements, and helping the conductor. Sounds good to me - Orchestra conductor Richard Rader directs the latest arrangement to practice for their upcoming concert. Tooting his horn - Senior Scott Schoen blows a mean note on his shiny new trumpet. He was preparing for an upcoming concert. 'Q ,' - . .f. ,y 1 . . -'V H.. ' ' . 4 f . tt-' ' ,w fntfv ' . ., . , . ' w. ,-. ' t ',. .f .io N 'fe s' ifff. r ,- .v - . - . W .. sf. W -I.. Encore Strings, Front Row: Holly Rader, Nicole Walsh, Christine Os- trowski, Annette Anderson, Tony Zizzo. Row 2: Angie Sobczak, Kirk Cooper, Nikki Omerza, Lori Ark, Liz ' F. pg NJ., . . rw f -P . Nfgu 7 6 M ,,,,..t'f?w, Winslow, Shannel Hudson. Row 3: Stacey McGough, Sponsor Richard Rader, Skip Wilbur, Mark Hatfield, Sean Baedke, Christy Mann, Robert Brock. Encore 1 ,i.