Estes Park High School - Whispering Pine Yearbook (Estes Park, CO)

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Clark inherits, expands choir For the first time in his teaching career, band director Charlie Clark gave students interested in choir the opportunity to display their talent. Choir instructor Claudia Irwin decided to take a sabbatical to return to school, and Mr. Clark was asked to take over Mrs. Irwin’s choral-related activities. However, he felt that more students, other than those in select choir, should have the opportunity to perform. Therefore, the general chorus encompassed both the select and show choirs from the previous years. A morning choir met three times a week at 8 for the eight students unable to fit choir into their normal school schedules. On Nov. 19, 13 members traveled to Frederick High School to participate in the ninth annual Welco Honor Choir tryouts. Participants were judged on tone remembrance, sight reading and singing in a quartet. To prepare themselves for the combination band and choir Christmas concert on Dec. 15, the choir sang carols for the bedridden at Elizabeth Knuttson Memorial Hospital on Dec. 1. They also performed several numbers for the Rotary Club on Dec. 4. A candlelight processional to the music of “Dona Nobis Pacem,” arranged by Mr. Clark, led the choir to the stage from where they filled the auditorium with harmonius renditions of “The Gift,” “Carol of the Bells,” “Do You Hear What I Hear” and “Silent Night.” An ensemble consisting of Mr. Clark, Lisa Friedrich, Alan Nugent and Kris Swank performed Swank’s arrangement of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.” Another ensemble, consisting of Mollie Ebel, Lydia Haugh-ey, Kim Mowery, Kasey Webermeier and Melissa Yancey, sang “A Christmas Eve Prayer.” The choir recessed to an arrangement of “Silent Night.” Mr. Clark accompanied the choir on guitar for both the processional and recessional. Six choir members were chosen to represent Estes Park in the Welco Honor Choir concert held at Frederick on Feb. 24. Of the six, Ebel and Swank (sopranos), Webermeier (alto) and John McBride (bass) chose to participate. The general chorus then began to work in earnest on music for the seventh annual pops concert, held on March 9. For the first time in four years, the choir participated in the concert. They performed a medley of Eddie Rabbitt songs, highlights from the musical “Grease,” featuring foreign exchange student Karin Westman and Dan Williams, and “The Telephone Hour” as a preview of the spring musical Bye Bye Birdie.” As a wrap-up for the year, an octet performed the traditional baccalaureate numbers at the service on May 24. SINGING THEIR LIVES AWAY. Dressed in western wear, the choir performs several Eddie Rabbitt hits at the pops concert on March 9. HELPFUL HINT. Choir instructor Charlie Clark demonstrates proper intonation to the cast of Bye Bye Birdie during an evening rehearsal. The musical was presented to the public on April 24 and 25. 18 Choir

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YOU RE PULLING MY LEG. A dark, stuffy and quiet theater, a atmosphere, and relaxing at Student Council is commonplace, but these dreary meeting, and a long day at school all make for a peaceful six seniors seem to be stretching it a bit. SILENT VIGIL. Seemingly unengrossed with Student Council proceedings, sponsor Jerry McMurry (above) is keeping an ear open for trouble. BALLOT BOX BLUES. All work and no play makes counting cheerleader ballots a chore for Jim Dickinson and Lisa Wenger (left). Student Council 17

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RADIANT BEAMS Candlelight illuminates the choir as they prepare to sing “Silent Night” to the guitar accompaniment of Mr. Clark. HARMONY. Lisa Friedrich and Kris Swank practice for Welco League Honor Choir tryouts. Choir 19