Fife High School - Illahee Yearbook (Fife, WA)

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Senior Band The Fife High School Band under the direction of Alfred G. Flechtner led a very active year. lt gave its first concert only one week after school began. This was given at the Western Washington Fair. This program was then broadcast over KMO. September 26 the band and the drill team provided a half time program for the Yelm-Fife football game. The drill team formed the Y and the F while the band played the school songs. The band then ioined the drill team to form a dollar sign while the band played Silver and Gold. Then the band made a circle and the drill team made couples and danced inside while the band played Dance Me Loose. The next football game for which the band performed was played on the Eatonville field. We used a series of formations called Play lt with Music. The band made a treble clef, a banio, a bugle, and a harp, playing appropriate music for each one. On October l7, we did the same formations on our own field for the Orting- Fife game. On November 5, the band and the choir ioined forces for a radio broadcast over KMO. The program, Campus Radio Theatre, is a half hour feature which broadcasts a different school each week. The band was again heard over this program March l2. December 5 the Fife Band was honored to be the only band to play for the Pierce County basketball iam- boree. lt was heard at the basketball games accompanying the drill team when the team marched. December ll we played before and between acts of the senior class play. February l8 we made a trip to Peninsula to give an exchange assembly. Soloists Janice Kotchkoe and Mari- lyn Trolson from the band were featured. March 20 the band took a trip to Vashon for the annual Band Festival. We made the trip without Johnny Bohren who was the member from our band chosen to play in the all Northwest High School Band at Bellingham. The band also marched in the Daffodil Parade on April ll. We then made a trip to Renton on April I8 to compete in the band contest. Officers for the year were: president, Bill Spear, vice president, John Bohren, secretary-treasurer, Janice Kotchkoe, historian, Marilyn Trolson, uniform manager, Katherine Jensen, assistant uniform manager, Kathrina Salzmann.

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QM w f I , ti if I an X A . UPPER LEFT, FRONT ROW: Delores Russell, Elsie Yotsuuye, Mary Johnson, Marjorie McKeen, Carleeta Phelps. SECOND ROW: Arline Toler, Barbara Fax, Phyllis Methven, Pat Nelson, Loretta Olive. THIRD ROW: Ron Mettler, Gary Weaver, Dick Dunbar, Dave Lund, Hideo Watanabe. UPPER RIGHT: Barbara La Veille, business manager: Eleanor Yoshioka, editor: Marilyn Siska, assistant editor. LOWER LEFT: Mrs, Vinson, LOWER RIGHT, FRONT ROW: Leslee Ward, Marilyn Trolson, Inez lsaksen. SECOND ROW: Beverly Torgerson, Diane Shepler, Sandra Keightley, Marilyn Siska, Carol Jensen, Barbara la Veille. THIRD ROW: Katherine Jensen, Winnie Mitton, Jack Rosenow, Ron Nelson, Richard Rogan, Janice Kotchkoe. Annual Staff Have you had your picture taken? Oh, I forgot my uniform! Who's turn is it next? These were lust a few of the expressions heard in the vicinity of the iunior high study hall when the annual pictures were being taken by Mr. Gustafson. During the two days of picture taking, he spent most of his time behind the black cur- tain ofthe camera replacing flash bulbs. At the beginning of the school year a meeting of the student council was held, in which they decided that this year the magazine subscription drive proceeds would not go towards the annual as before. For the first time the students themselves are financing the year book entirely. Under the direction of Eleanor Yoshioka, the editor, and our advisor, Mrs. A. Vinson, the annual slowly began to take on a form. First a copy, called a dummy, had to be ruled and laid out, and then pictures and print copy from newspapers were cut out and fastened onto the dummy, This was iust the beginning of a series of steps in the annual making, for next the pictures had to be taken, developed, and then rearranged on a second dummy which was to be the printer's pattern. Then a suitable cover had to be chosen which depicted the theme of the annual. This year, as before, a section of the annual has been set aside especially for the iunior high and its activities. Members of the annual staff for this year were Marilyn Siska, the associate editor, Barbara LaVeille, business manager, Jack Rosenow, the sports editor for both the iunior and senior high. Leslee Ward was in charge of the senior write-ups and Sandra Keightley had the senior pictures. The typists for this year were Pat Nelson, Carleeta Phelps, and Victorine Boitano. Annual reporters this year included Elsie Yotsuuye, Janice Kotchkoe, Katherine Jensen, Delores Russell, Richard Ragan, Pat Nelson, Loretta Olive, Barbara LaVeille, Ron Mettler, Pat Patton, Dave Lund, Nancy Lutter, Inez lsaksen, Ron Nelson, Sandra Keightley, Beverly Torgerson, Dick Dunbar, Hideo Watan- abe, John Bohren, Phyllis Methven, Arline Toler, Mary Johnson, Marilyn Trolson, Winnie Mitton, Barbara Fox, Carol Jensen, Mariorie McKeen, and Diane Shepler. The staff would like to extend their heartfelt appreciation to Mr. Gustafson for all the time and interest that he has given towards the success of the annual.

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rw mango T' i LOWER LEFT, boys' choir, FRONT ROW: Monty Fox, Tom Benner, Carl Bullo, Lynn Russell. SECOND ROW: Stewart Carder, Jim Lovell, Tom Murray, John Lan- caster, Roger Dutton. THIRD ROW: James Young, Fred Meyer, Don Clarkson, Jim Siska, Jim Ragan, Dick Spencer. LOWER RIGHT, seated: Leslee Ward, Rhoda Britt, Arline Toler. STANDING: Mr. Flechtner, director, Stewart Carder, UPPER LEFT, girls' trio: Margery Halmauist, Rhoda Britt, Winnie Mitton, Marcia Mettler, accompanist. UPPER RIGHT, FRONT ROW: Lucille Ofstad, Pauline Herman, Delores Russell, Mariorie McKeen, Arline Toler, Leslee Ward, Barbara Fax, Gail Murray, Judy Fox, Virginia Newman. SECOND ROW: Marcia Mettler, Rhoda Britt, Delores Robinson, Patty Rosenow, Rhea Crowell, Mardy Meachum, Mardelle Savicki, Rosie Meachum, Marion Stalder, Maxine Cox, Margie Blodgett. THIRD ROW: John Lancaster, Sharon Kelley, Helen Makai, Sandra Begley, Donna Reed, Donna Bruner, Lucille Friend, Margery Holmquist, Monty Fox, Roger Dutton, Marilyn Knutsen, Shirley Nelson. FOURTH ROW: James Young, Jim Lovell, Tom Murray, Fred Meyer, Stewart Carder, Dick Spencer, Don Clarkson, Jim Siska, Jim Ragan, Carl Bullo, Mary Bisig, Winnie Mitton, Tom Benner. Senior Choir The Fife choir under the direction of Mr. Alfred G. Flechtner has been very complete and successful. The fifty voice choir has been in many programs this year. The events started when the choir sang at Milton for the P.-T.A. There the selections of music were classical and semi-popular. Next was the Campus Radio Theatre over KMO. They selected the numbers Battle Hymn of the Republic and Gospel Train. The Christmas program is the biggest event of the year. This year we sang T'was the Night before Christmas, a Fred Waring arrangement, O Holy Night, and other Christmas carols. During the program there was a pantomime of the Christ Child. Margie Kelley was Mary, Stewart Carder, Jim Ragan, Jim Lovell were the three kings. Dick Spencer, Carl Stalder, and Fred Meyer were the shepherds. Donna Bruner was the narrator. The program was a success. December 23, i952 the choir made a trip to the Bon Marche. There they sang selected Christmas carols throughout the store. February I8, the boys' choir and the band gave an exchange assembly to Peninsula. The boys have just started their choir. The group consists of fourteen boys from the senior choir. This year we have four boy members from the eighth grade who sing tenor in the choir. They are Monty Fox, Carl Bullo, Roger Dutton, and Tom Benner. The boys gave a successful performance at Peninsula. The main dress of the boys is ieans, cowboy hats, and shirts. We hope they will carry this out next year and become more well known. The song they sang at Penin- sula was Cool Water. On March 6, l953, the Fife choir held its annual spring concert. They sang The Creation, Lonesome Val- ley, Stay Traveler, and several religious pieces. Another program was the Western Washington Choral and Orchestra Competition Festival at Bremerton. One of the selections for this program was Motet, a religious song. The choir has done quite a number of religious and classical pieces. The final program was the annual Choir Festival at Bethel. Every year the choir goes to this festival and gives a concert in the evening. v