Nova High School - Nebula Yearbook (Redding, CA)

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1. Mr. Mike Martin takes time out to make lunch following someone else ' s instructions. 2. Captain Nova, Kevin Guerrero and Chris- tian Steppe, take turns getting everyone hyped up for Leadership Day. 3. Ubon Bas- com plays Follow the Leader , a game that taught trust. 4. Amy Kimbrough and Lisa Yee have a great time playing Person to Per- son a game for meeting people. 5. Joy Smith, Kerri Regan, Liz Bonnett, and Brandi Amero accomplish the lap sit with- out falling down. Leadership Day 39

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Students Are Leaders This is the first year an activity like Leadership Day has taken place. Mr. Mike Martin tried this once before at another school and he said it didn ' t take-off as well as it did here. Ori- ginally Leadership Day was to get the kids enthused about being at Nova. We had so much fun, so I thought I would keep it up, said Mr. Martin. So that is how it started. Leadership Days have dealt with peer-pressure, learning to deal with adults, and oth- er interesting topics. The idea is to learn stuff and be yourself, be posi- tive, and share your feelings, said Mr. Martin. Kids learn from other kids, is Mr. Martin ' s theory. Lead- ership Day builds self-confidence more than anything else. Mr. Martin even received a letter from a thank- ful parent saying what an effect he and his leadership activity had had on her daughter and Leadership Day had helped her as a parent too. When Stacy Barnett was asked how this activity had helped her, she said, Leadership Day lets you open-up, and it makes you feel like you have a lot of friends. Most will agree that Leadership Day was a fun learning experience. ' : ii h f • : ». Al 38 Leadership Day

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Music Makes The World Go Round vV The Nova music program included three choirs. They were instructed by Mr. Dan Neece, Mr. Dave Nigro, and Mr. Ken Putnam. They tried to focus on reading music and singing in harmony. For a lot of people, this was their first year in a choir, but some had been in choir last year. The choirs sang all different types of mu- sic such as classical and jazz, as well as today ' s popular hits. They were divided into sections ranging from high voices- sopranos to low voices-bases. Each choir performed at many different festivals including the Redding Choir Festival, Redding Jazz Festival, and the Santa Cruz Jazz Festival. Mr. Dan Neece ' s choir also rode on a float in the Redding Yuletide Parade and sang car- ols. Mr. Ken Putnam, who had a choir of approximately 36 people said, They sing very well and they ' re a nice bunch of kids. Anne Pelote, of Mr. Neece ' s choir said, Even though we ' re a small choir, (17 people), our terrific director, Mr. Neece, hopes we can blow all other choirs away. Mr. Neece boasted, They have a lot of potential and will be an asset to the Enterprise Choir; they ' re an energetic and talented group. For all the choirs, this was an exciting year to get involved. 40 Choir