Nova High School - Nebula Yearbook (Redding, CA)

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1. Helping Elizabeth Jackson to find the right chord is Shalee Flovd while Leanna Allen looks on. 2. Mr. Neece ' s class-FRONT ROW: Daniel Berryman, Michelle Hall, Andrea Martin, Anne Pelote, Kim Schlange, James Curtis BACK ROW: Na- than Lowry, Lois Morgan, Karina Small, Mr. Dan Neece, Kari Kofford, Kristi Jones, Rebecca Mizell, Laura Noe 3. Warming up for their daily practice is Mi- chelle Hall, James Curtis, and Nathan Lowry. 4. Mr. Putnam ' s class-FRONT ROW: Ginger Shoup, Heidi Huber, Robin Schaller, Tiffany Dewitt, Lisa Yee, Kel- ly Bauman, David Hamlin, Kailea Bu- ley, Tisha Lee ROW 2: Tanya Tostie, Amy Canty, Jodi Lewis, Jerome Ander- son, Matthew Steinfeld, Deborah Stilt, Dawn Kinkade ROW 3: Alyssa Knapp, Leandra Cherry, Jennifer Fleming, Jef- frey Currv, Ralena Ledesma, Kristina FredricksBACK ROW: Mr. Ken Putnam, Anne Reynolds, Teri Putnam, Monique Faure, Jeff Castro, Daisy Sexton, Heidi Fitzpatrick 5. Mr. Nigro ' s class-FRONT ROW: Shalee Floyd, Leanna Allen, Jen- ny Gav, Annette Weathers, Mr. Dave Nigro BACK ROW: James Earnest, Mi- chael Cox, Phyllis James, Kim Kennedy, Elizabeth Jackson 6. Kristi Jones, Kar- ina Small, and Laura Noe read their music as they sing around the piano. 7. Waiting to find out which song they ' re going to sing next, Michelle Reed, Deborah Stilt, Kailea Buley, Andrea Rau, Tiffa ny Curry, Marci Iverson, and Heidi Fitzpatrick lis- ten intently. Choir 41

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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

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Band Hits A High Note The bands performed several times this year. One of the first performances was the Christmas Concert on December 15th. All three of the bands performed together. Most of the students enjoyed performing in their nicest clothes. As Heidi Branlund said, It is fun being in front of all those people and getting all that attention. Band members must practice their in- struments almost every day for about an hour to achieve the skill level they have. Most students have been playing their instruments for at least three years and are very dedicated. At the beginning of the year, the band students have never played together as a group and don ' t know each other, but when the time comes to give their first performance, the band is like one big family. 1 42 Band