Avondale High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Avondale, CO)

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YEFIR BIIIIK MUS IC AND.. -LI m.EaA5szv: TIVAL .,, The l94Q county music and Qlterary festival' was held on, April'thejtwelfkhQatggAyondaleQ,fAn accurate account- ef 'the number present could not be detgrmlned but a rather uf--close. estimate,shows that approximately 510 students v partlclpated and? nearI1.bi.Q.g50O ,waf'a'5Pf1,?rbs4 Psrfamanca-A.-s. A- A l fi 1 ' Judges for the music events were Mr. Hugo F. Scott,Lsup- ervlsor ofhmusicfgtrwalpenburg,.Coloy and Mrs. James ?Turner, a promlnent plpno5teadherLalso'of that city. .Mr. CsT.Johpson' principaliof'HinsdaIe'School judged the speaking'events.. I b The com ittee in charge of the festival included '.the following: Mr. Clem Wood, superintendent of schools at Avon- dale, general chairman of both the music and literarygsectlon Mr. James Utt, superintsndent.of schools at Excelsior, chair- man of the literary sectiong and Nr. Grant Mathews, ,director of music at Avondale, chairman of the music section. The Avondale ratings as a whole received very high rat- ings. Those receiving superior ratings were as follows: The H. S. Girls Glee Club, the Jr. High Girls Glee Club, the H.So Girls triple trio, and the H. S. Mixed Double Quartet. Those receiving excellent ratings were as follows: The H. S. Girls Double Trio, The lst, 2nd, and 5rd grade mixed chorus, Lor- raine Blanchard's vocal solo, and James Speek's Baritone Horn solo. The orchestra and the 4th, 5th, and 6th grade chorus, good ratings, and the trumpet solo played by Shannon Tomlin- son, falr ratirgs. In the literary events Avondale did equally well. In spelling, Mable Cooper placed first in the county, and in eatemporaneous speaking, Arlo Eeamon was ratedthe best junior high speaker. Second place was awarded, Rosemary Val- antine, our fifth and sixth grade entry in history gand 'geo- graphyg and third place wasfgiven to Shannon Tomlinson, ,our seventh and eighth grade.representative of the same group. ' '- Q, - - Mn .x', . 3 ,V,. 1. y A OQCQITESTRA y S ' '-'This year, under the direction of Mr. Mathews, the orch- estra has grown Tron a fewfmembers to a rather large organi- zation of twenty members.: EightfStudents.comprise the violin section, these being Don Cooper, Connie Eat Speck, Lois'. Ed- wards, Barbara Wood, Arlo Beamon, Rose Mary Valantine,. James Armenta, and- Robert -Bufi'iAngtof1.' Of- this group.: .D0nn1'6 Cooper has shown thejmost progress and with practice' should develop into a good vfol1nist.',' VA ' ' ,- ' Q A ' 'A A 2fThe Brass section ls composed of Art Blanchard' and.Shan- non'Tomlinsonf-first trumpets, Jim Aldred and Junlor'Buffington second'trumpets3-James Speak and Tommy Richardson, baritone. horns, and Claudine Schrum, trombone. Of this groug J1mSpeek has made the most progress. ,This:boy.shouldfdeve1op into a very good performer. ' ' ' ' ' e ' 1,fS3'O1'1 'tJ, f . gli! 2.5 lim S: 3.501 'wn----- - Ei.-- .......uup-