Deming High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Deming, NM)

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Deming Chorale receives II rating at contest The chorus program increased in junior high and high school. The high school has increased 20%. and the jun- ior high enrollment grew from 1 1 to 38 students. The Chorale ' s mam goal was to raise enough money to send them to Durango. Colorado, to the Fine Arts Festival. The school board paid the transportation cost which was more than $2000. The fund raisers paid for the hotel rooms and entrance fee. How did they raise the money? The first fund raiser was an all-day car wash, which brought in a profit of $136. The ne.xt was the Christmas-time sale of Santa Grams, candy canes with notes attached. Another fund raiser held was the concession stand at the Deming-Cobre basketball game on January 23. They also sold raffle tickets for an AM-FM 8-track stereo, which was raffled at the chorus Dessert con- cert. Mrs. Randy McCutchen was the winner of the stereo. The raffle and Dessert Concert brought in $1000. There were so many desserts that it was 1. Doris McConathy holds the raffle box as Ed Foley draws the winning ticket for the am-fm 8 track stereo. 2. Jimmy Leupold and Doris McConathy sell the first ticket to the Dessert concert to Dr. Shocklev. possible to hold a bake sale afterwards. The choirs sang easy listening songs while the audience ate their desserts. The Chorale appeared in 8 perform- ances. They sang Of Our Fathers Love Begotten at St. Ann ' s Church for the non-denominational Thanksgiving service. The next performance was the Christmas concert on December 1 1. On November 2. the Chorale performed Ain ' t Got Time to Die in the Dem- ing For Jesus Festival held in the court house park. The Chorale also sang on the KWRG channel 12 Que Pasa? show. The Chorale hosted the Large Group Festival on April 14. Deming received a two rating in the festival. In Durango, on April 23. they received a two-plus rating. They also sang I Will Never Pass This Way Again at the ' 81 graduation ceremony. The DHS Chorale officers were Jimmy Leupold. president; Allen Poor, vice-president: Doris McConathy. sec- retary; and Tani Coussons. historian. E Iti 128 I

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mBr n i eai ninkr u I. DHS Jazz band members are: Donna Weipperl, Tina Rodriguez, Becky Brown, Olga Vasquez. Yvonne Terry Mendoza, Tim Otero, Bobby Loya, Mike Otero, and Victor Valenzuela. 2. Sergeant Joe Diaz of the United States Marine Corps presents Yvonne Terry Mendoza with the John Philip Sousa Award for musical excel- lence. 3. These band students attended Solo and Ensemble held at ,Mayfield High School in Las Cruces. They are: Yvonne Terry Mendoza, Becky Brown, Donna Weippert, Leslie Barker, Jay Schwartz, Lynanne Hobbie. Gina McAskill, Sandra Almanza, Tina Rodriguez, Bobby Loya, Felicia Valenzuela, Michelle Ritt, Glenda Troutman. Olga Vasquez, and Victor Valenzuela. 4. Band Sweetheart Becky Brown is crowned by band vice-president Victor Valenzuela and escorted by trum- pet player, Billy Chaires, at the last home football game. 5. Seniors David Baca, Cari Harris, Lotta Ericsson, Edith McCause, and Band Sweetheart Becky Brown, escorted by Junior Billy Chaires, were recognized at the last home football game.

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' m ■ V - ' itest 1. The Choral includes, top row: Melodye Hennings. Jackie Hairelson. Bon- nie Pethick. Jaime Rouse. .Mien Poor. Scott Sasser. Mark Meyer. Cecil Smith. Ron Donez. Bruce McCause. Roland Branham. and Jimmy Leupold: second row: Angle Vega. Shelly Stewart. .Angelica Esquivias. Eva Holgum. Ellen Slo- naker. Pam Frosch. Tani Coussons. Isabel Nevarez. Dawn Biffet. .■ prille Gallardo. and Ruth McCause: bottom row: Patty de La O. ELstela Lara. Col- leen McCutcheon. Dons McConathy. Donna Bragg. Celena Goret. Debbie Rathbun, Donna Weippert, Pita Lynch. Teresa Ir in. and Director Ed Foley. 2. Jay Schwartz accompanies the Chorale as they perform at their Chnstmas concert. 3. Jimmy Leupold presents Mrs. Randy McCutchen with an .AM- FM 8-track stereo that the Chorus raffled the night of the Dessert Concert. 129