Topeka West High School - Chevalier Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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BOTTOM: Singers Sara Yeager, Troy Fowler, Michelle Binkley, Paul Mellring, Debra Freeman, Brad Henry, Susan Hodges, Ronnie Winters, Ruth Marshall, Robert Clasen, Teresa Davis, Todd Huntley, Linda Manley, Scott Saia, Iulie Cox, Doug Norman. RIGHT: Charger Choir FRONT ROW: Daveen Litwin, Kim Adams, Angela Hylton, Hana Coch- rane, Todd Huntley, Robert Clasen, Don Leon- ard, Brad I-lenry, Perry Todd, Rebecca Dischner. lulie Browning, Ruth Marshall. SECOND ROW: Donna Thomas, Gretchen Wachs, Maria Ionson, Vicky Woods, Scott Saia, Don Wright, Paul Mellring, Susan Hodges, Debra Freeman, Terri Brende, Teresa Davis. THIRD ROW: loy Mellr- ing, Carol Flesher, Sara Yaeger, Sandy Hastings, Scott Swenson, Daryl Bloomquist, Tim Carlson, Ronnie Winters, Troy Fowler, Kelly Hightill, Te- resa Wortham, Linda Manley, BOTTOM RIGHT: Singing during the winter concert are llane Cochrane, '81, and Donna Thomas, '80, S 'W X ,fx w I 'fffyf it - , F fl t , L i t I t R i t i iiofpeopiefvacai Music i i

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Instrumental Music Performs Variety Of Familiar Tunes Instrumental music was alive and well at Topeka West. Seven musicians did so well that they were selected to play in the District I Honor Band and Orchestra concert at Shawnee Mission northwest. They were: Porter Bertel- son, Kay Cochran, '81, David Ed- monds, '80, and Rob Neil, Penny Thompson, '81, Ken Ticknor headed the Instrumental Music Department, which included Concert band, march- ing band, stage band and orchestra. Every morning at 7:30 the marching band was on the tootball tield practic- ing tor the game on Friday. Familiar tunes heard at basketball games and at assemblies were pro- vided by the stage band, which also performed a jazz concert in lanuary. The instrumental musicians played tor the musical i'The Boyfriend, and they provided music tor all-school as- semblies. The students also presented public concerts and played tor several community groups. 41 BELOW: The band was one ot more than 80 high school bancls in Lawrence Saturday, Sept. 29, to take part in 1979 University ot Kansas Band Day activities. They marched in a downtown parade Saturday morning and were guests ot the Univer- sity at the afternoon football game between KU and North Texas State. iii! IIE KEVIN KELLIM - Charger Choir, Choralaires, Varsity Choir, Singers I-2, Music Composition KEN TICKNOR - Concert Band, Guitar I, Or- chestra I-2, Stage Band l-2 -mv' qv People X Instrumental Music X IOQ

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LEFT: Varsity Choir FRONT ROW: Amanda Smith, Bonnie Watkins, Lisa Batson, Ben Zook, Chris Iennings, Todd Newman, Karen Gillogly, Shelia Norton. SECOND ROW: Gina Kimberlin, Alyson Seibert, Bill Lowe, Rueben Perez, Rob Menish, Daryl Armtield, Tina Farrier, Kim McKinnon. BACK ROW: Diane Pannone, Steph- anie Whitmore, Sara lenson, Rhett Miller, Stuart Wallace, Andy lones, lanice Enloe, Andera Bair. FAR LEFT: Choraliers FRONT ROW: Tandy Beckett, Peggy Myers, Kim l-larshaw, Debbie Rion, Sheilah Murphy, Sherri Buchanan, Liz Cole, Michelle Hine. SECOND ROW: Sonya Mills, Sandy Stewart, lane Mitchell, Daneva Haw- ley, Susan Kelly, Linda Carson, Lori Conrad, Shelly I-fund, Gladys Crouch, Trish Walters. THIRD ROW: Carol Spring, Kim Blakely, lill Wood, Anne Tuchscherer, Stacey Parks, Nancy Lee, Cindy Braum, Susan Maupin, Tracy Epper- son, Trish Pringle, Stacy Mallory, loan Ediger, Teresa Wortham, Nancy Deckenbach. BOTTOM LEFT: Choraliers Carol Spring, '82, and Kim Blakely, '82, perform during the Christ- mas concert. Five Singers In A11-State For the first time in 15 years, the Vo- cal Music Department had a new in- structor when Kevin Kellim took over as director of the four vocal groups: Charger Choir, Varsity Choir, Chora- liers and the Topeka West Singers. A busy schedule included a tall cho- ral recital, a pops concert, taping for the WIBW-TV Noonday show, the All-City Choral Clinic, a Singers con- cert and a spring choral recital. Five members were selected to par- ticipate in the All-State Choir. Robert Clasen, lulie Cox, Susan Hodges and Todd Huntley, '81, and Ruth Marshall, '80, traveled to Wichita to perform in February. The State Music Festival was a high- light for the department as the groups performed competitively. People! Vocal Music! 1 ll