Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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Concert Orchestra. Front Row: Erin Power, Renee Erard, Nyree Amedee. Robyn Jones, Kim Camp, Rachel Perkins, Laura Prakel-George, Anna Lisa Tonge, Ms. Mitchell. Sec- ond Row: Melanie Porter, Cindy Martinez, Beth Borland. Back Row: Kelly Spurgeon, Kim Ulreich, John Piper, Sean Hopkins, Andrea Jones, Michelle Fowler, Renee Smith, Adam Roig, Carol Fensand. Symphony Orchestra. Front Row: Michelle Brannon, Ms. Mitchell, Richard Komurek, Kim Motion, Annette Gray, Greg James. Sonja Haase, Debbie Arnett, Jennifer Link, Sean Gosney, Rachel Perkins. Second Row: Ken Mulqueen, Andy Shrader, Karen Slavin, Julie Lear, Stephanie Brasseur, Adonis Fuentes, Steve Lubeck, Amanda Prescott, Beth Meighan, Leah Heron, Kristin Hightower. Third Row: Mi- chelle Mahoney, Karen Schwitzer, Unjoo Pak, Teresa Ce- laya, Amy Augustine, Sugar Yazzie, Melanie Fisher, Debbie Denlinger, Kim Phar, Darryl Lynch, Michael Williams. Sean Harvan, John Ballantine, Brenda Thacker, Susie Thompson. Back Row: Trevor McEntire, Lisa Johnson, Eric Kertesz, Car- rie Edmunds, Michelle Durrant, Emma Patterson, Brian McSpadden, Ben Turner, Ryuji Morishita, Darren Welson, Michael Fantus, Scott McEntire. 136 Orchestra Campus Activities

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Melodies Begin With A Desire Devoted Bands Strive for Excellence in Performance For those who were musically in- clined, band helped vitalize their schedules and provide relief from the academic grind. While most saw band as a welcome change in their day. Director Richard Mayne saw things a different way. Band was in many ways an aca- demic class. These students learned a great deal . . . and spent a considerable amount of time practicing. Students participated in either JV, Blue, Concert, or Synrphonic Band, depending on their musical abity. JV Band was comprised of students whose goal was to gain Rehearsals mean hard work, dili- gence and intensity to symphonic band’s Crystal Orlando and Kathleen Schaffer. experience. They are the future of the band program, said Mr. Mayne. Blue Band served as a bunching pad to catapult stu- dents into more advanced bands in later years. Concert and Sym- phonic Bands competed in fetes throughout the state, including the Regional and State Band Festivals. Even though band required a lot of time and practice, members got out of band what they put into it. The rewards of their labor were apparent in the awards won and improvement achieved. Design by Patrick Hanan and KatN Moran. Photos by Steve Wilbur. Symphonic Band. Front Row: Mr. Mayno. Ms. Mitchell. Beth Meighan. Wondy Johnson. Leah Heron. Tracy Serrano. Sandy Payne, Eva Nance. Miochollo Plummer. Kim West. Kalhloon Schaffer. Linda Karban, Jacqueline Hakos, Tammy Zundel, Rhonda Adler, Joanina Bolduc. Crystal Orlando. Soc- ond Row: Steve Lubeck, Scott Esplndola. Mlko Blegen. Mike McClure. Mark Flgor. Kevin Muslck, Chuck Finder. Kristen Hightower. Beth Hardee. Amanda Proscott. Patricia Garcia. Androa Carson. Pam Nall, Sally Augustine. Tina Kwasnlca, Shari Barrett. Back Row: Pat Marshall. Jason Poole. Dean Fensand. Chris Uzar. Dan Keller. Chris Perantonl. Andy Shrader. Lara Ferry. Shirley Lowls. Richard Komurek. Chris Bolton. Andro Epstein. Roger Tang. Ellen Wise. Timothy Crews. Holly Sundberg, John Elkins. Bands Campus Activities 135

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Creating Music Is Tough Work Orchestras Accelerate in The Art of Making Music Being in an orchestra meant more than just playing notes on an instrument. It also involved ex- pressing feelings to the audience through music. Digent practice at home every day added to the students' ability to perform. Symphony and concert orches- tras, both under the direction of Brenda Mitchell, continued to de- velop skills necessary in becoming a musician. The symphony cello section gives Its undivided attention to Ms. Mitchell. Both groups performed in fall, Christmas and spring concerts. The students also participated in the Solo and Ensemble Festival and state and regional competi- tions. One of their goals was to travel to California for their first out-of-state performance. I was very pleased with both orchestras this year, commented Ms. Mitchell. Design by KatN Moran. Photos by Kim Robinson. Concert orchestra looks its best for The symphony orchestra obediently their first performance of the year. follows the direction of Ms. Mitchell. Orchestra Campus Activities 137