Belle Plaine High School - Tigerian Yearbook (Belle Plaine, MN)

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Chorus FRONT ROW, Left to Right: N. Knoben, D. Wol- pem, J. Bigaouette, J. McConnell, R. Hally. SECOND ROW: B. Denier, S. Carlson, D. Kru- schke, R. Wagener, S. Bergs. THIRD ROW: G. Seaver, D. Fogarty, P. Anderson, D. Haas, N. Renneke. BACK ROW: T. Anderson, C. Redman, J. Terrio, T. Komder, L. Schuldt. JIM STRINGER AND Ted Komder happily review cri ti que s which name them as district winners. TRIPLE TRIO: FRONT ROW, Left to Right: S. Anderson, J. Bigaouette, N. Knoben. SECOND ROW: J. Kamitz, R. Schili, J. McConnell. BACK ROW: K. Brown, D. Fogarty, D. Haas. State Choral Contest ceived an A” rating at the state contest held at Highland Park High School, St. Paul, on Saturday, May 6. The Chorus received one star out of a possible three. On December 20. the annual Christ- mas Choral Concert was presented by the grade school choir (under the direction of Mr. L.E. Larson) and the senior choir. A special addition to the evening's entertainment was the barbershop har- monizing of The Singing Sanits. The BPHSChorus presented its annu- al spring concert on Tuesday evening, April 25, along with the grade school chorus and the Singing Saints”. On May 25. the chorus participated in the graduation exercises with the sing- ing of You'll Never Walk Alone and The Lord Bless You and Keep You . The seniors of the chorus sang Halls of Ivy . 27

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Chorus FRONT ROW, Left to Right: R. Leikam, J. Dvorak, L. Malz, J. Otto, M. Lynch, J. Stradcutter, C. Bigaouette, A. Stiles, R. Schilz. SECOND ROW: J. Young, S. Anderson, P. Ott, J. Karnitz, M. Fogarty, K. Nitz, D. Bowler, P. Stiles, E. Hanlon, K. Hayes. THIRD ROW: W. Miller, M. Johnson, T. Schmidt, C. Rusch, L. Kahle, N. Stringer, L. Knoben, K. Brown, D. Kahle, L. Buesgens. BACK ROW: C. Ren- neke, A. Bromaghim, R. Hart, J. Kahle, E. Lieb- hard, C. Sass, J. Stringer, K. Tritz, D. Madlo, R. Karnitz. Chorus, Triple Trio, And Five Soloists Enter MR. BA RFKNECHT CONGRATULATES Susan Anderson, Alice Stiles, and Kathy Brown after re- ceiving stars in district competition. The District Choral Contest hosted by BPHSon Tuesday, April 17, was a break- through for the BPHS music department and a triumphant moment for Director Howard Barfknecht. The BPHS Chorus was awarded three of the possible four-star ratings for its performance and the tri- ple trio and five soloists earned the hon- or of singing at the state choral contest. Belle Plaine was the smallest school participating in the district and was clas- sified as a Group IV School. This clas- sification is based on the total number of students in the three seniorhigh classes. Our 58-member chorus presented two selections of Class I music, Be Thou Not Still and My Soul Doth Rest in Thee . A new characteristic of the cho- ral contest was sight-reading. Soprano soloist, Susan Anderson, re- 26

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Senior Band Good Vibrations Echo Pop '66 was the theme of the band concert held on November 21. The Senior Band, under the direction of Mr. Francis Richard, played selections from the Gay Nineties to the Beatles. A different for- mat was incorporated into the program this year by arranging card tables throughout the gym. Forty-four me m be r s of the band heard the musical selection Symphony No. 5 by Ludwig von Beethoven present- ed by the Minneapolis Symphony Orches- tra on January 23 when they attended the Young People's Concert at Northrop Au- ditorium. Belle Plaine's 65-member band play- ed two selections, Allegro and Adagio MAJORETTE, ANN BROMACHIM, leads the senior band in a snappy march to highlight the October 7 Homecoming football game. FRONT ROW, Left to Right: N. Stringer, E. Hanlon, J. Hoelz, M. Hessian, S. Meger, L. Rud. SECOND ROW: G. Bratsch, R. W a gener, D. Fogarty, A. Fogaity, R. Carlson, M. Buesgens, J. Scully, D. Savage, R. Ediger, L. Zellman. THIRD ROW: L. Schmidt, K. Possin, L. Zellmer, M. Mueller, R. Anderson, J. Otto, G. Hormann. BACK ROW: Di- rector-Mr. Richard, S. Anderson, R. Anderson, R. Latzke, J. Dvorak. 28