Marian High School - Marian Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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and jazzes up halls of arian Christmas caroling in the downtown and Eighth Grade Night kept the freshmen busy singing this year. Practice sessions for the 213 girls were during class periods and Semi-week. Sr. Sharon Jordan provided the chance for the students to learn how to play guitar and piano, by offering lessons during convenient times. The main reason for interest by the girls is personal enjoyment and back- ground. Approximately thirty-one girls took advantage of these private lessons. Offered for the first time in lVlarian history is band. Meeting twice a week, the girls work up ensembles, playing all types of music- popular, marches, jazz, etc. Many of the students had no previous experience, but their first performance at Open House proved them to be fine musicians. Carol Lenz is the director. 1 x u 9 Q we xr, ,sw-fttnfv

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Mrs. Mary Westbrook taught Family Living and English. She received her BA from University of Nebraska here. ihwni.. lf. Y amily studied Family Living is a course offered for students interested in gaining knowledge in such fields as nutrition, home management, how to establish an effective budget, correcting and enlivening your personality, and food purchasing. Children of several age groups found themselves to be guinea pigs for students in Family Living. The behavior of the children steadily was ob- served and recorded. Speakers were offered for the group to clear up questions and misconceptions raised by the experiment. The course, handled by a new face, IVlrs. Nlary Westbrook, brings outside home-economics by digging deeper into the finance and the actual trans actions going on within a usual home. Community actions are also analyzed and decisions are made on how to handle them. Duties, responsibilities, and other obligations are also looked into. i

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.mn ,answer ii Sister Callista McNamara received her BS degree at Sienna Heights and later went on to earn her NIA at Chicago Musical in Illinois. hoir s growin Sister lVlary Callista lVlcNamara has used her talents to develop the Concert Choir into what we know today. The Concert Choir was formally introduced in 1970, until then Sr. Callista was known as an upper level chorus teacher. When 1970 came the Choir was ready to show the school the work that went into being a singer. Christmas came and with it the Christmas contata. The advanced chorus, an exclusive sophomore group, combined talents with the Concert Choir in performances before senior citizens, nursing homes, and numerous club functions in town. An innovative Christmas program was presented to the entire student body this year. The program featured all of the singing groups in the school. Dancers silhouetted the music, which told the story of Christmas. The choir sported a new look on WOW TV wearing blue floor length gowns as they sang excerpts from the Christmas Festival. Groups were selected to compete in the annual District contests held in Blair during April. Several a Capella numbers and four part chorus selections were sung.