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

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In perfect For the first time in the school's history, both ofthe choirs achieved the highest rating that can be received at a competition. The groups were able to ac- complish this at the Colorado High School Activities Association Large Group Festival, which was held at Fort Collins on April 29. Both the Concert Choir and Third Edition were showered with compliments from the three judges, which gave individual scores and overall critique sheets. Onejudge said, l'You are an excel- lent group, doing almost every- thing right, while another said that the groups were lots of fun, Choir hannon and again an excellentjobf' Choir Director Phebe Novic was very pleased with the perfor- mance of both groups for two rea- sons. The first one was that Estes Park was the only school other than Fort Collins and Rocky Moun- tain to obtain straight one ratings for all of their choirs. The other reason was that she thought this would be a Ugrowing year, so she never really expected them to do as well as they did. The choirs didn't have any fund-raising events, however, they did have their annual Christmas concert, as well as concerts at the Wild Basin Lodge and a spring con- cert at the Stanley Hotel in March, which was one of their best perfor- mances. The band and choir also team- ed up in October at the UNICEF concert, which was a great suc- cess, and for their final conceit, when the choirs performed for the seniors and their parents at bacca- laureate. Nineteen members of the choir were selected all-league in February, which leads Mrs. Novic to believe that since they were so young and inexperienced this year, they will be Heven better next year. .-,Y.,...., z 5 l . ..,-,.,.,.,,,,...., -4 5 3 C 0 S S- . E A The Third Edition show choir rehearses off stage before competing earned a rating of one, and they received the highest praises from in the Large Group Festival April 29 in Fort Collins. There they thejudges. 26 Choir

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F S . - me m In tune with the times Intent on hitting the right notes, trumpet players Jeff Shanafelt, Topher Donahue, Gary San- dau and hier Berry complete a rendition of Take My Breath Away. L. .FGM -jf, N ' YQ f .Y 1- WW? eemwfimm Guard member Cari Docter stands at atten- tion dunng a halftime show. Members of the Bobcat band entered the 1986-87 season with high hopes after coming off a suc- cessful campaign the year before. The marching season kicked off the year as the band performed at home football games. The Colo- rado Band Masters Association re- gional competition was the first test for the young musicians. The flag line, led by captain Becky rlickson, and the rifle line, led by Shani Parker, combined to take first place in the auxiliary facet of the contest. The band overall took third place, qualifying them for the CBA state competi- tion, held in Canon City. At the contest the band falter- ed, as they failed to make finals and finished ninth of 17 bands. The band's repertoire consist- ed of 'lCorazon, Say You, Say Meg' 'TauruS, and 'lTequila. The concert season began with the annual Christmas con- cert, where the band played songs such as Noel Suite and l'Parade of Carols. At the North Central Division Colorado State Music Festival, the band competed against bands from around the state and re- ceived a judgment of excellent for their efforts. The traditional Pops Concert ended the year as the band per- formed music from the movie Top Gun. At the concert, direc- tor Charles Amett, after giving spe- cial awards to five people and dis- tributing letters, announced that this would be his last year at Estes Park High School. Band 25

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' un, Dave Pearson, Reid Ritschard, Erin Trorp and Nathan Johnson warm up before the Large Members ofthe Concert Choir warm up be- Group Festival. fore the Large Group Festival. Director Phebe Novic instructs the Concert The Concert Choir prepares for the Large Group Festival on April 29, when they received Choir at the Large Group Festival. straight one ratings. Choir 27