James Madison High School - Prospectus Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Going to Funk City The Lone Ranger playing tenor sax? Steve Nieves going to Funk City? That's what it looked like on October 31 when Madison's jazz band performed at the Homecoming bar- beque. The costumed band played five jazz pieces including the theme from the Pink Panther. The hard-working group did more than play at barbeques this year. Besides annual jazz concerts, the band performed in the city, county, and the dis- trict jazz festivals. In January the band played in the auditor- ium during the ASB card sales week to encourage students to buy ASB cards, expressed Mr. Artimez, the band director. All of the students worked hard to improve their music skills, continued Mr. A., which was evident by the solo per- formances given throughout the year. The jazz band is a group Madison can be proud of. Members can be seen all over campus with their matching shirts and fancy jazz caps. What spirit! Jazz Ensemble 155

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Name That Tune T he Sound of Music zipped through Diane Cruger's head as she played the notes on her flute. I was the only girl in Study Band for a couple of months, recalled Diane as she sat in the class with fourteen other students. Now we have one more! The Study Band worked hard all year to prepare for the Spring Concert in which they performed. We are no longer considered a begin- ning band, claimed Mr. A., But rather an intermediate group. The Study Band did work hard all year to perfect their musical skills and it showed. 1 FIRST ROW; Robert Ryan, Kathy Martinez, Robert Willoughy, Leonard Sinfield, Diane Cruger; SECOND ROW; Dale Matthews, Jesse Selle, David Cochrane, David Jackman, Ken Day, Dan Bridrijo; THIRD ROW. Doug Vest, John Null, John Ingold, Mike Sassano. 2 Flute players practice their material during class. 3 Trumpet players play The Sound of Music from sheets. 4 Diane Cruger, a sophomore, concentrates on her music. 5 Mr. A. directs the band during the ASB fund raising week. 6 FIRST ROW; Tom Kramer, Claire Beaumon, Kathy Shoemaker, Steve Nieves, Curtis Angle, Sonny Cabral, Max Dominguez; SECOND ROW. Barry Hoeshon, Dan Halbuk, Kurt Kristianson, Stu Sanders, Carl Benton, Roger Bowman; THIRD ROW: Tom Keliinoi, Duane Todd, Ken Perez, Joe Ainsworth. 7 Curtis Angle has got the beat! 8 Saxophone players go over different jazz selections. 154 Study Band

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Singing Ambassadors During one of our trips to Granada Hills we took the Universal Studios tour and had a blast. Other than the usual—t.p. and racing around—we had nightly get-togethers where we played ping-pong and sang along at the piano. As one of the liveliest groups on campus. Honor Ensemble did indeed do more this year than just sing. Yet, in spite of these diversions, the group remained serious and hard- working when it came time to perform. The sixteen singers, pianist and percussionist came together with a definite change in attitude. It was a more united singing group; more of a family affair. Under the direction of Mr. Sloan the ensemble practiced, perfected and per- formed their routines over sixty times this year. They earned money for their performances, and sometimes held fund raising drives such as candy sales. The money will probably go toward another long trip next year; last year the ensemble visited Hawaii. The group has earned a reputation for talent and excellence in the community. 156 Honor Ensemble