Oak Grove High School - Hornet Yearbook (North Little Rock, AR)

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MADRIGAL CHOIR. First row: Mandy Sper- ry, Pres., Cathy Collum, Sec, Tracy Green. Second row: Joe Wade, Mike Davis, Kyle Kendrick, Mike Anderson. assi Af rf K SENIOR CHOIR. Front row: Sharon Choate, Rebecca Trice, Anna Mahnken, Kim Highland, Amy Nolen, Sec., Cathie Keilty. Second row: Kay Gubanski, Peggy Whitfield, Kim Huddleslon, Kathy Jackson, Tana Cainer, Lisa Laramee, Gina Shipps, Director. Third row: Laura Ferguson, Stephanie Bryant, V. Pres., Billy Parrott, Melissa Boydston, Tina Curtis, Shelly Brown. 1 JUNIOR GIRLS CHOIR. Front Row: Wendy Callahan, President, Doyla Fairlield, V. Pres., Yolanda Cillam, Sec. Second row: Shelly Allard, Angela Maddox, Amber Evans, Jennifer Janson, Jan Brown, Tammy Compton. Third row: Heather Kerr, Kris Pierce, Amy Chunn, Tammy Jones, Christa Eaton, DeeDee Fulmer. Fourth row: Michelle Bryant, Jenniler Haynie, Blythe Allen, Michelle Lee, Amy Sorrells, Michelle Jen' kins. Fifth row: Tara Hudson, Brandi Street, Terri Walkbr, Jo Ann Roberts, Jannell Jackson, Heather Moore. JUNIOR BOYS CHOIR. Front row: John Schmitz, Gina Shipps, Director. Third row: Murphy, Brian Hare, Brian Olinger, Ben Copeland. Chris Spratt, Chris James, John Cook, President, Second row: James Maxwell, Paul Dennis, Brent Sam Hill 92 Clubs WITH NEW and exciting selections to perform, the new Madrigal Choir does pieces from jazz and rythym and blues musicals. The group performed at school assemblies and toured area grade schools and the Good Samaritan Village.

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SEVENTH GRADE Band was an opor- tunity for seventh graders to explore music theories and learn to play the in' strument of their choice. Chris Man' gum practices playing his trombone. PLAYING A MUSICAL instrument takes a long time but once one learns, it can be a lot of fun. John and Jeff Her- ring put their talents to work as they play the violin in orchestra. Students Found thot Dcbbling in The Arls ls 0 Great Pastime Rest! Rest! Rest! This had to be concert music be- cause it had at least 15 measures of rests some- where between the first and last notes. Between the three bands and an orchestra, Oak Grove heard a variety of sounds, styles, and rhythms. Those involved were the seventh grade band, junior high band, se- nior high band, and the or- chestra taught by Mr. Jerry Lane. Robin Ratliff was the lat- est band director at Oak Grove. Mr. Ratliff makes the sixth band director at Oak Grove in the past five years. Mr. Ratliff came straight from college to di- rect at Oak Grove, and un- less consolidation gets him, he plans to stay for a long time. Mr. Ratliff graduated from Oak Grove in 1980 and was in band. He said that he likes the job and he thinks that he can help the situation a lot. This year's band was a little slim on the popula- tion side, but that surely didn't cut down on their quality. They have been a super group and have worked hard. Hopefully other musically talented students will decide to join band. We really have fun learning new music, said Robin Ratliff. Mr. Lane, along with teaching at Oak Grove High, also teaches at Oak Grove Elementary, Pine Forest, and Sylvan Hills. It's fun most of the time, but it does have its moments. Take All-Region tryouts, for example. They give you all of this hard music to learn, and it's hard to get it down before the tryouts, said Abby Holt. Students found that tak- ing a class in the arts, such as band or orchestra, try- ing, but when they made All-Region band or orches- tra, or did good at other contests, they could.n't have helped but have a sense of pride in what they had accomplished. Instrumental Music Q 'I

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' fi, , rs -,E 2? . .55 9 .. ,, 5 .ff 5 5 fi 39 at a Piioh ond Hormony Are Whoi Ivloke The Choirs' AS ONE OF the many choirs at Oak Grove, the Senior Choir practices for upcoming competiona and festivals. Sounds of Music The halls were alive with the sound of music as the choir program continued to expand. VVhen I first came to Oak Grove three years ago, there were bare- ly enough students for two choirs. Now with the stu- dents becoming more in- terested in the choir pro- gram, we have grown to four separate choirs, said Ms. Shipps, choir director. The choir has performed for the community at Oak Grove Elementary, Pine Forest Elementary, the Good Samaritan Village, and Trinity Court Nursing Home. The Christmas concert proved to be the choirs' big- gest production. We spent endless hours of practicing, but it paid off as the Christmas concert was a success. said Lisa Laramee, after the December 11 perform- ance. This year was the first year for the choir program to participate in Madri- gals. This particular pro- gram was developed for students who were natu- rally talented and above other students. I was kind of nervous to try out because I had never been in choir before. I think I caught on pretty well for a beginner, said Mike An- derson. The Madrigals perform- ed their first live concert May 14. This concert was the first for jazz music. At first we had a lot of trouble harmonizing with each other. The jazz music moved much faster, but was fun, said J oe Wade. With the increase and success of the program, the choirs had a fulfilling year. Vocol clubs 93