Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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O.K.. everyone in ' backrub ' formation! cries Ted Halbert who sets up a most familiar scene witnessed by numerous 6th period lunch students who pass by. pholo by P Dondr Chorale. FRONT ROW; Margaret Benian. Kerry Shei Leigh Zeislng. Jenny Voorhis. Julie ReJIy. Kim Ingle 8sla. Karen Ingles. Katie Everhardji Sica SECOND ROW: Mary Beth Simon. Mary McCrt Beth Snider. Laune Bird. Denise DuH. Sue Dav-.s. Mary Zorn. Lisa Tanke. Lisa Kamps. Eugene Branstrom. THIRD ROW: Laura Mould. Kevin Mylod. Kevin Burke. .Andy Jordan. Gunnar Winklar. Rocky Roland. J.J Cromer. P. Mylod. Sandy Selland. FOURTH ROW. Z::i- Ji;.-,guir Mike Boroday. Tom Fiscella. Kevin Harl.md. Ted Haiti Gordan While. Mike Beliasov. Alan Njallcy NOT PIC TURED Neil Kirby. Lii Schns.de:. Lynne ShcrM.ood. photo by P. Donar CHORALE S.M.V.S. 59

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Morale Fills Chorale 0 0 by Paul M Mylod Hallelujah! describes perfectly the kind of year that Chorale experienced. Music director Eugene Branstrom, otherwise known as Huge by his students, said that the chorale really enjoyed singing. This was extremely helpful to me because with the shortened periods there was less rehearsal time, and their enthusiasm allowed them to handle more quality music litera- ture. Chorale is a class, so the 38 chorale members were required to review music theory and sight reading techniques. The excitement didn ' t begin until the group ' s first performance: the December 19 winter concert. Among the group ' s vocal selections were He Shall Purify and The Hallelujah Chorus from Handel ' s The Messi- ah. A month later, a few chorale members (Christy Sica, Kiersten Agresta, Lynne Sherwood, J.J. Cromer and Rocky Roland) per- formed in the State Honors Choir program held at the University of Michigan. From there, a special choir presentation was held on February 28 at St. James Episco- pal Church in Birmingham where Lakewood High School ' s choir from Lake Odessa, Michigan and Seaholm ' s Chorale combined voices; 96 to be exact! Though the chorale has long had an impressive reputation, Seaholm ' s Men ' s Vocal Society (S.M.V.S.) also performed tre- mendously, retaining the tradition Everyone, for the most part, is equally talented. There is also a great morale and a lot of interaction among the chorale members so I enjoy the class that much more. Kiersten Agresta which has evolved since the organization ' s start in 1983. Ob- viously the judges at Michigan ' s Vocal Music Festival agreed, for S.M.V.S. received 1, the high- est mark of distinction, for their vocal interpretations of Shanen- doah and Sam Was A Man. Though there was some question as to the continuation of S.M.V.S. at the beginning of the year, the guys from chorale, as member Andy Jordan put it, . . . got a lot of satisfaction from the improve- ment made before festival. No one really stood out so there was a true blend which is needed in a group like that. Although both Chorale and S.M.V.S. were extremely busy this year, they were able to maintain the successful and pro- fessional performance level which has been so typical of Scaholm choirs for years and years. With Margaret Benian accompaning on the piano. Chorale members sing Christmas carols in preparation for ' ■Breakfast With Santa , phoio by E Sard Rocky Roland and Mike Beliasov show off their classy duds as they practice Christmas carols prior to the amazing winter concert photo bv E Sard 58

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Co-editors Liz Krebs and Elissa Sard sutler only part of the nerve-racking proofreading process, checking and reworking pictures and their captions. photo by Paul Donar Even advisers get stumped sometimes. A question by a staff member mystifies adviser Gino Pern during 8th hour yearbook class. pholo by Doug Engle XN-. vXS -S .;;sS yy yy iiM ' ■S v 5888 Sfaff FRONT ROW Bob Matz. Paul New- stein. Chris Raymond, adviser Gino Perri. ton. Mary Beth Simon. Stephanie Dixon. SECOND ROW: Michelle Weir. Matt Cindy VanderBrug. Karen Reynolds. Sarah Wester, Mike Rafferty. Lance Miller. York, Jenny Smith. Mike Blasciuc. Matt Kevin Mylod. Todd Morton. Art McKinlay. Washburn, Cathy Lamarche. Rochelle Wet- Editors. FRONT ROW: Oaudette David Quinn, Stacey Springer, Brad I Rowley. Heather Burch. Kristin Fitzpa- Kasselman, Katy Andreae, Paul Mylod, I trick, Paul Donar. Kathy Morgan. Jason Libbie Wilso.i, Liz Krebs. photo by Bob Mati j O ' Malley. Elissa Sard. SECOND ROW: I 60 YEARBOOK