Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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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

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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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Rising To The Top Concert Choir and DaCapo Entertain With Style Guido the stunt chick- en lived on in the Con- cert Choir and DaCapo variety shows. Some stu- dents may recall the saga in the 83-84 school year when Guido was first injured while doing a stunt, but he survived and became bionic. Concert Choir mem- bers put on the fall vari- ety show, a car wash, and a gift sale for fund raisers. The money pro- vided funds to pay for outfits. Like Concert Choir, DaCapo also had fund raisers. Among these were the spring variety show and a chocolate sale. Money raised from these was used to send the group to NAU. DaCapo was an audi- tioned group that came out of Concert Choir. DaCapo sang their vocal jazz and renaissance pieces in concerts at school and in the com- munity. Rising to the top Con- cert Choir and DaCapo added style to many performances. Design by Kari Elting. Photos by Dawn Mohney and Jerry Moore Mr. Evans and Concert Choir students work hard at the Mobil station on Dobson and Elliot washing cars. 138 Chorus Campus Activities