Pacifica High School - Spartan Yearbook (Pittsburg, CA)

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The principal aims and obieclives ol a course in music are lo enrich lhe lives ol lhe many boys and girls who parlicipale in lhe musical organizalions Al Pacifica music gives Them an opporlunlly lo express lhemselves lhrouqh various slcills and lechniques ll allorcls lhem op- porlunilies To develop self confidence and mosl of all lo appreciale The music deparlmenl is under The direclion of Mr William Marra- BAN D FIRST ROW, lefl 'ro righl: D. Powell, D. Wrighf, B. Brady, B. Woods, R. Scolf, J. Beauchamp, L. Fluharly, R. Hender- son, N. Reynolds. SECOND ROW: J. Nelson, C. McGill, S. Edwards, V. Mas- fracci, S. Sfuckey, M. Dalfon, M. Giber- son, B. Lane, J. Lane, R. Peterson, E. Keys, P, DeWiH, S. Slevenson, J. Fosler, lnsfrucfor W. Marracino. THlRD ROW: J. Gruber, D. Parke, A. Bury, J. Rad- cliffe, D. Cosgrove, T. C. Meeks, B. Mosca, D. Alley, G. Troffer, G. Gilles- pie, D. Wafson, C. Hoff, G. Whifaker, A. Liflle, G. Maxwell, R. Pefris, D. Lo- pez, J. Raber, B. Jones, B. Dielz, D. Morris, C. F-ailh, K. Howard, B. Willis. MAJORETTES 81 TWIRLERS LEFT TO RIGHT: N. Reynolds, R. Scolf D Cosgrove M. Smifh. DRILL TEAM Caplain, LaJuana Balfzg Co-Caplains, Dorothy Holmes, Elaine Lyons and Kafhy Sfreef. ROW l: Kafhy Sfreel, Carol Koonlz, Carmen Aguirre, Elaine Lyons. ROW 2: Lydia Chavez, Mickey Holmes, Linda Hufchinson, Helen Mills. ROW 3: Rebecca Ellingfon, Peggy Slonekinq, Donna Stub- blefield, Martha Makinen. ROW 4: Dorofhy Holmes, Rose- mary Carlisle, Tina Bclfon, Carolyn Akhursf. ROW 5: Sandy McClain, Efhel Aspland, Sharon Keele, Alice Bury.

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BAND The ConcerT Band under The able leadership OT direcTor, Mr. William Ivlarracino, conTribuTed a greaT deal To PaciTica's repuTaTion This year. They perTormed aT all The TooTball and baskeTball games, Toolr parT in parades, and also Toolc parT in The Spring lvlusic FesTival. ln The Columbus Day Parade aT PiTTsburg, PaciTica Took TirsT in Their division. The band also wenT around To various elemenTary schools and gave conce-rTs To give The younger children an idea oT music. This year Tor The TirsT Time leTTers were awarded To The members who conTribuTed The mosT To The band. AlThough iT is noT included in The daily curriculum, PaciTica's Dance Band has shown greaT progress under The direcTion oT lvlr. Bill Marracino. The band has played Tor assemblies, school dances, and perTormed aT The NorThern CaliTornia Music EducaTion AssociaTion TesTival. W T WMM DANCE BAND FIRST ROW, left To right Ernest Keys, Rich- ard Henderson, Vince Masfracci, Dennis Powell, Sieriing Sievenson. SECOND ROW: InsTrucTor William Marracino, Karen How- ard, Don Morris, Bob Jones, Don Lopez, Jim Raber, Dave Morris, Rober? Verduzco, Jerry Aspland, Soloisf Diana Bondi.

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A CAPPELLA CHOIR The A Cappella Choir is under The direcTion OT Mr. William Marracino and is composed of TiTTy-Tour sing- ers. The choir sang aT sTudenT assemblies and aT The school music TesTivaI held in March. They also performed before The ParenT's Club and parTici- paTed in a music TesTival held aT San Jose STaTe College, May 7. GIRLS' GLEE PaciTica High SchooI's Girls' Glee consisTs oT nine- Teen girls and is under The direcTion oT Miss Carolyn Cooper. The girls have sung over Radio STaTion KECC in PiTTsburg, and have per- Tormed Tor The ParenT's Club and beTore sTudenT assem- blies. CHRISTMAS PAGEANT The ChrisTmas PageanT was under The ioinT direcTion oT Miss Cooper and Mr. Marra- cino and TeaTured songs and music in The holiday vein. BoTh The choir and The glee per- Tormed and The highlighT oT The program was Their conn- bined rendiTion oT an aria Trom I-Iandel's Messiah. Solo- isTs Diana Bondi and Mary- regis LeiTlcam gave vocal per- Tormances oT popular ChrisT- mas songs.