Haltom High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Haltom City, TX)

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rx: r , Finishing up a major project, junior Shellie Johnson uses tempra paints to add the final touch. Shellie was one of 15 students in advanced art. While the art show, which took place in the gymnastics gym, was in progress, sophomores Wade Peterson and Roy Lee admire the section of drawings. After falntlng from seeing Tom Jones fight in a brawl, Sophia Cjunior Ladonna Bakerl is revived by Tom Qsenlor Del Pentecostl, her secret lover. or o -ii' gl' With the help of shoulder pads, senior Shawn Manor gives a speech on the se- quence of getting dressed before a foot- ball game. FINE ARTS

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if .rs N .. e , 'Casa ,is . LK Before the Durango contest, Mike Kunkel, Jerry Evans, Kelly Willoughby, Charles May, Paul Taylor, John Luttrell, Jeff Cooper and Dennis Street relax. During the Christmas holidays, band director Mr. Dee Tucker leads the band. The choir also performed at the Hyatt. Q W Mud interferes with half-time numbers New uniforms for marching band, new director for choir department The art and science of combining tones in varying melody, known to most simply as music, played a special part in the lives of students enrolled in band, choir, or musical productions. The band program consisted not only of marching season in the fall, but concert season during the rest of the year. Marching band included attendance at summer band camp and practices throughout the fall. Heavy rainfall and bad conditions on the football field prevented the band from performing at two half-time shows. At another half-time, the flag corps used only poles in order to keep the flags clean for contests. The marching band purchased new uniforms to present a new look to au- diences and judges. White coats, orange sashes, and black aussi hats composed the new part of the uniforms, while black pants and white shoes remained the same. Although delivery was scheduled for early October, a shipping delay prevented the band from wearing the new uniforms until the last football game in November. In both the Cleburne Marching Festival and the UIL Marching Contest, the band scored a one, the highest possible rating, for musicality, marching ability, and general appearance. Each band member had his or her own reason for liking marching season. Tammy Malone, senior flag lieutenant, stated, Marching is my favorite part, I love to twirl. Carol Wehmeyer, sophomore, added, Band is great and l love flag corps! ln contrast to the marching program, concert band worked on preparing for con- tests instead of performing in public. The band split up into two separate groups, concert band, in which younger musicians gained experience, and sym- phonic band, which was the main perform- ing band with the stronger players. Both bands put on concerts with the junior high feeder schools and participated in UIL con- cert competition at Trinity High School. Individual members competed in UIL solo and ensemble contest, but restricted their practice to time outside of class, The choir program with new director Mrs. Carol Pyle had two divisions. The mixed choir served as primarily a training choir, while the chorale choir acted as the top performing group. ln mixed choir, anyone could participate without an audi- tion or any previous experience. A member of the chorale choir earned his position by audition only. In addition to these two choirs, a special group of choir members formed a select group called Odyssey. Thirteen singers, one of which played keyboards as well, formed the group. Members auditioned for their places in Odyssey as well as chorale choir. Mrs. Pyle evaluated the auditions. Odyssey performed at UIL solo and ensemble contest, and sang in civic pro- grams at Christmas and in the Choir Festival. They sang mostly pop and swing style music. As a new feature of pep rallies and home football games, individual choir members sang the National Anthem. The administration approached Mrs. Pyle and asked for the use of the choir for this pur- pose at the beginning of the school year. I think we've come a long way, Michelle Maxwell, senior choir member, stated. Revealing the secret of the choirs' ac- complishments, Sharon Johnson, junior, related, She fMrs. Pylel makes us work hard, but it pays off. Musical Productions, another class in- volved with the performing arts, prepared for musicals presented to the public. Mrs. Kay Van Norden and Mrs. Pyle both taught the class. All aspects of putting on a musical are learned in the class, stated Mrs. Pyle. The classes participated in all of the pro- ductions that were put on. This included mailing press releases, making a program, selling ads, drawing posters, and selling tickets. Students also did the choreography, make-up, and production sets. Members had a better chance of get- ting lead roles in the plays that were presented at school, said one student in musical productions.- FINE ARTS