Bisbee High School - Cuprite Yearbook (Bisbee, AZ)

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BAND IN THE SPRING, the Band re-formed as a concert. band, perfecting their musical skill and polishing their playing technique. Highlights of the year were the April concert whose superior quality of musicianship clearly showed the value of long hours of intensive practice, and the good will tour to Mexico where the polished and varied repertoire was enthusiastically acclaimed by hospitable and appreciative audiences. A school is iudged largely by its students, and by the groups that represent it in public appearances. One of the effective Public Relations Agencies of Bisbee High School in the year '56-'57 was- the BHS Band, whose excellent performances, friendly spirit, and mature behavior wherever they went was a high recommenda- tion of the school. Row I: Jane Tharp, Carolyn Sellers, Pat Harris, Sandra Hardt. Row 2: Judy Bennett, Ronnie Marshall, John De Leon, Pat O'Leary, Rosie Roio, Carolyn Howell, Diane Miller. Row 3: Jo Ann Hodges, Carolyn Morris, Barbara De Leon, La Juan Meadows, Diane Ducote, Gin er Moore, Gail Graham, Donna Gray. Row 4: Martin Pederson, Jim Nelson, Dona?d Bays, Robert Marshall, Gloria Tuell, Robert Rogers, Sheila O'Leary, James Kries, Clydene Elliott. Row 5: Larry Haynes, John Moore, Ann Callison, Director James A. Woodmansee, Kathryn Sefferovich, Rosie Ray. -57-

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BAND l956-57 WAS A FULL and rewarding year for the colorful and talented Bisbee High School Band, under the direction of Mr. James A. Woodmansee. As a marching unit, terrific would describe the entertainment provided by the band for fans at home football games, the group added greatly to the spirit of the occasion with the precision and originality of their routines. The band also participated in Christmas activities in the city, sparked the Good Neighbor Day program, and marched in the massed high school bands at the University of Arizona Senior Day game. Row I: Virginia Dierking, Linda Warren, Betty Pederson, Carolyn VanScoy. Row 2: Esther Almendarez, Lois Hammar, Geneva Gomez, Sharon Ham, Geneva Bingham, Toni Bihlmeier, Bill Marez, Marlene Hancock. Row 3: Paulette Durette, Marilyn Wright, Frances Parra, Cathy Hall, Melva Hugen, Geraldine Ellisoff, Shirley Baumkirchner, Joyce Henwood. Row 4: Anita Barnes, Mary Jean Warren, Jim Davis, Tony Valenzuela, John Hoppstetter, Dan Tillman, George Mason, Perry Watkins, Lonnie White, Joe Black. Row 5: Avis Jackovich, Nancy Gil- bert, Norma Reyna, Angela Dabcevich, Joella Lyons, Carl Byrd, Phillip Reed, Mikki Niemi. -56-

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AII-State Chorus formance at the Teachers' Convention in Phoenix, ten Bisbee High School Choirsters climaxed three days of intensive practice on campus at Tempe. Chosen on the basis of voice quality and attitude toward their class work, these stu- dents were given a chance to broaden their musical outlook by participating in the vocal clinic with singers from all over the state, learning much from contact with other musicians, and from the skilled directing of Noble Cain, head of the vocal music depart- ment of the Arizona State College. Row 'lz Robert Marshall, Betty Pederson, JoAnn Moss, Jeanette Reynolds, Connie Salgado. Row 2: John Cami- ano, Buren Holyoak, Joe Black, Francis Leftault, Sam Soles. Boys' Glee Club TALENTED AND harmonious, the growing Boys' Glee Club had a highly successful season in which they delighted various audiences thoughout the southern part of the state. Singing familiar favorites for the Vespers, and later adding their abilities to the Spring Concert, their melodious voices attracted favorable comment wherever they were heard. The group was the training unit from which were drawn the majority of the male voices in the Mixed Chorus. Mr. Joseph Payne is deserving of the highest praise for his fine work in training the Boys' Glee Club. :m f - 5 4 ' i t s. 3. Q - se Row 1: John Torres, John MacDougall, William Colon Robert Bigham, Robert Peeler, Ronnie Marshall. Row 2: Perry Puckett, Mike Quinn, Arnold Gates, Victor Amaro, Joe Black, Pat Martin, Donald Vick. Row 3: John Moore Alex Mills, John Goikovich, James Walsh, John Cami- ano, Richard Nielson, Albert Leachet, Ted Allen. 1 1 -58- WITH AN IMPRESSIVE massed choral per-