Cholla High School - Impact Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Jazz Band The Jazz Band, instructed by Mr. Neil Fishler, upheld their high level of excellence by giving many fine perfor- mances. Highlights included the trip to the Northern Arizona University Jazz Festival in February, and in March the All City Jazz Festival held at Reid Park and hosted by the Cholla Band Boosters. They also performed at the Pima County Fair in April and again in January with Catalina and Sunnyside High Schools. Some of the songs performed Wereg Strike Up the Band, Sweet Geor- gia Brown and Days of Wine and Roses. By Vicky Pillarelli Top Right: Mr. Fishler directing the Jazz Band, Center Left: iTop to Bottomj Leonard Felix, Martin Villa, Ray Gonzales, John Ramirez, Cen- ter Right: Jazz Band going through it's daily practice session. Bottom Left: fTop to Bottomj Lary Leon, Cindy Corby, Priscilla Gonzales, Bot- tom Right: Artwork by Roberta Aylward from Catalina High Schoolg Photos by Roy Hardy. 1 Jazz Band Pride I Ellllll' n 1 1 ll in sif Z 1, 3 5 X 53 ' :' Q rl f xx MM , 45 E E u I 2' E l ' N. E 1. at Illlx Z .. X iii a I WV alrite jnigilyg 1

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...WN- fbvnw-,,,... Colorguard Ms. Shelly Manley, Colorguard Instructor, set the main goal of having H70 . 4 fun and being the best. New girl, Ju- nior Sally Greening stated, Color- guard was fun but it took a lot of re- sponsibility and dedication. The re- turning girls were Senior Pat Baez, and Junior Denisa Brown who were the captains of the squad and Alma Mendivil the returning Sophomore. Captain Denisa Brown stated, the Colorguard had many new girls this year that slowed us down some but eventually we got our act together and accomplished some good perfor- mancesf' Practice was very difficult le ,. H, M...-.g wlw mnaf gb . . aw ff, Mr' K ,,, ,,,. ..-,,., 'V ,,,, , ff-M-v.. ,,,., wmaauwuh, because it took concentration to learn the different routines to complete the show. We practiced four days a week and on Saturday mornings. All the hard Work paid off When we received an Excellent rating at the U of A Band Day. Senior Pat Baez would also like to thank Band Director Mr. Neil Fishler, Colorguard Instructor Shelly Manley and band parent Mr. Obre- gon, for their dedication and assis- tance. Top Left: Pat Baez, Denisa Brown, Alma Mendivil. Top Right: Rhonda Rice Center - Group Shot - Front Row: Denisa Brown, Alma Torres, Rhonda Rice, Alma Mendivil, Pat Baez. Back Row: Adriana Arriola, Lisa Lopez, Sally Greening, Maribel Olivares, Elvia Olivares, Charlene Fortune, Nicole Thorell, Alma Santa Cruz, Laura Yanez, Diana Galavez, Center Right: Junior Alma Torres. Bottom Left: KL-R0 Alma Torres, Rhonda Rice, Denisa Brown, Alma Mendivil. Colorguard 1

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Orchestra: trings Attached ' . I WWW s... 5 S . i .. . . . , ' i Top Left: KL-RJ Steve Farney, David Aldecoa, Steve Flores, Jona Hrdlicka, Tim Brittain, Clariaa Hollingworth, Tammi Cascarelli, Jac- que Haywood, Charlie Bron, Anna Quijada, and Lisa Padilla. Photos by Dominic Ortiz . 1 1 ' T Bottom Left: QL-RJ David Aldecoa, Steve Flo- res, Jona Hrdlicka, Tim Brittain, Clarissa Hol- lingworth, Tammi Cascarelli, Jacque Haywood, Anna Quijada, Charlie Bron, Lisa Padilla, Charlie Manherz. Top Right: Mr. Dale Bru- baker. Mr. Dale Brubaker, the Orchestra teacher for 32 years, teaches 1 class of 15 students in the String Orchestra. He plays the viola and also enjoys playing the violin and performs in the Tucson Symphony. In addition, he has studied the cello, bass, and piano, Mr. Brubaker also teaches 1 class daily at Pistor Jr. High and 2 hours weekly at the elemen- tary schools of Miller, Lawrence, Warren and White. The junior high students performed with Cholla in some of the string programs. He stated, There are a number of promising students, but Vickie Espino is the concertmasterf' Students especially enjoyed playing mu- sic from the Baroque period and we per- formed a variety of classical and popular music. The orchestra has taken part in the Mountain States Festival at Arizona State University in Tempe for the past 5 years. Last year they received the rating of Excellent At the time of the inter- view the orchestra was working hard on the Concerto Grosso of Vivaldi and has eight performances planned. They often appeared in basic black and white outfits. By Leslie Crum Cholla's Strings 1 4 1