Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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A New Instructor Sparks New Life in Concert Choir Concert Choir at AHS had a new and different type of direction under the new choral instructor Oralene Hofmann. Her goal was to make the choir perform better than it had ever performed before. Looking back at her first year at Alliance High School, Mrs. Hofmann said, Effort in daily rehearsals and pride in daily progress are the stepping stones to our objective, achieving Performance Excellence and our goal of making excellence a Tradition.” This year the choir did many things outside of the normal classroom activities. In October, they participated in the Fall Talent Show, also known as the Main Event. They did a Christmas Concert, which ended with the audience singing Hallelujah Chorus with the choir. The spring opened with the choir observing Kearney State Band play when they were touring in February. Then they got to watch Wayne State College's choir perform in the auditorium at the high school. In closing, the choir strived to find performing excellence, which in the end they achieved. As Mrs. Hofmann said, Know your potential and go for it! The accompanists for the concert choir this year are Vikki Curtiss and Kim Marchant. The Soprano section consists of Dena Hashman, Julianne Gonzalez, Lori West. Tina Bauer, Joell Romick, Jodi Morrison, Kelly Kosmicki, lanine Ballentine, Michelle Kamerzell, Susan Stinnette, Deanna Panwitz, Audrey Gonzalez, Cindy Martinez, Betsy Larkowski, Brenna Barner, lereen Goode, Priscilla Benoist, Heather Brost, Marren Harper, DeeAnna Hinkley, Wendy Miller, Maria Vasquez, Ioanna Howell, Lori Fraedrich, |eni Dunovsky, and Wendy Newman. 22 Concert Choir

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Small Vocal, Instrumental Groups Juan Vasquez and Jason Marquez sing O Sing We Joyfully'' with the Concert Choir during the Christmas Concert, (top left) Getting into the beat of the music are Sound Alliance members John Balderson, Ramiro Vasquez, Brenna Barner. Jim Graff and Lori Fraedrich. In past years, Choralettes was only composed of girls. This year, with Mrs. Hofmann as director, any freshman, boy or girl, could join the new Freshman Choir. Members included Tania Meier, Elzetta Green, jodi Olson, Mellissa Reynolds, |uan Vasquez, Scott Hoover, Valerie Curtiss, Amy Roberts, Natalie Green, )oei Bruntz, Penny Colerick, Becky Murray, and Julie Renteria, (all pictured to the left). Swing Choir Freshmen Choir 21

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] The altos are Sheralin Richmeier, RaShelle Wodke, Mary Craig, Angie Lunbery, Nancy Smith, Brigit Hopp, Jill Moravek, Stacy Brass. Tami Ushio, Jennifer Connaly, Kim Nelsen, Samantha Gonzalez, Tonja Maben, Jody Sampson, Kim Taylor, Joey Forney. Kim Tritle, Kim Dobson, Arlene Taylor, Lori Jones, Melody Pebley and Jeantte Bilstein. The bass and tenor sections consist of Brad Johnson, Mark Sweesy, David Koester, Fred Marquez, Jim Graff. Doug Bearden. Manuel Vasquez. Mike Sabala, Frank Redmon, Steve Stinnette, Scott Abbott, John Aquallo, Trey Govier, Eric Green, Jon Moyle, Mike Bourquin, Todd Rehder, Ramiro Vasquez, Tyler Winkler, and Ernie Aquallo. Concert Choir 23