Ada High School - Viking Yearbook (Ada, MN)

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ROW 1, Qleft to rightj: Barbara Nelson, Linda Ingberg, Kaye Finch, Jan Simpson, Margaret Loken, Maxine Loken. ROW 2: Betty Platt, Gretchen Sittko, Betsy Nelson, Linda Bell, Sharol Hopwood, Bernadine Eid, Jorgine Sethre, Audrey Kitchell. ROW 3: Alice Maltrud, Jerry Perry, David Larson, Buddy Hanson, Alyce Ellingson, Gail Hennen, Pauline Riepe, Jerry Hanson, Jim McCrank, Audrey Rill, Brenda Bodding, Gerald Williams. ROW 4: Gerald Nelson, Richard Larson, Lawrence Nelson, Paul Gunderson, George Riepe, Craig Bowyer, David Nordby, Dean Simonson, Dale Simonson, Rodger Johnston, Lyle Visser, Sharon Hansen, Grayd . : ' . Stolpestad, director. NOT PICTURED: Richard Boles, Donald Nelson. on Bell, Allen Jerdee BACK RIGHT Jack Vlgen, Mr 5 Li l ff 'wr-ff '-'-q- ,,..,

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ROW 1, Qleft to rightj: Kay Self, Carol Blau, Maren Nielson, Mabel Junco, Eileen Williams. ROW 2: Harriet Blau, Conley Natvig, Kath- leen Ruoff, Merlyn Stene, Carol Boyer, Steve Sittko, Sandra Weber, Sharon Tarvestad. ROW 3: Carol Johnson, Karen Vilmo, John Nelson, ' ' J hn Kit h ll Jud Men e, Keith Goltz, Jerry Geddes,Betty Goddeke, Connie Bodding, Barbara Hanson, John Volkerding, Curtis Neumann, o c e , y g David Kolb. ROW 4: Janis Kitchell, Sharon Hopwood, Rachel!-iovelson, Paulette Ellingson, Karen Grivno, Gladys Brantl, Loren Gunderson, Carol Anderson, Dale Larson, Eva Arel, Janice Johnson, Marianne Murphy, Donna Finch, Jerry Pitrnon, Lavern Woltjer. NOT PICTURED: Curtis Parsons, Richard Offerdahl, Grant Ullman, Janet Stauning. lv. S- N 'Y A mg... N Qgwfu . 4 a- T- N60 X . I.:- 3, 4 I .. f TWKYIIV'

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John Volkerdmg Cornet Solo Mr Stolpeiad, our band drrector, of our bandl to whom we all owe the successes Music Festival Winners The Ada l-hgh School Band had an actrve year m 1956 57 The band ap peared 1n marchmg events at the Norman County Band Day, Homecomxng at Ada, at the Umverslty of North Dakota Homecom1ng and at the Darry Day Fes t1v1t1es at Thref Rrver Falls m addxtron to thexr annual appearances in parade for the 4 H Achrevement Day and Memorlal Day The Concert Bandbegan the school year by playrng a short concert at Lock hart for future Ada students The band had rts fall concert rn November and made atnp to Hallock for an exchange concert ln the Dlstnct 4430 Musrc Con test wh1ch was held at Ada, the Concert Band won a top ratmg and the rxght to part1c1pate rn the State Area Contest at Thzef R1ver At Thref Rrver Falls the band came very close to gett 1 ng the coveted 'A rating playmg Berceuse from Strav1nsky's F IREBIRD SUITE, and Headl1nes These numbers were al so played at the mrd wmter concert gxven in January were under way the band was rn very good form The Pep Band enjoyed re cewmg many fme complrments durmg the tournaments Th1s was the year when the Drstnct 330 Musrc Contest was held at Ada for the frrst t1me Seventeen schools partrcrpated and the total number of students who took part was 1,638 The school represented by the largest number of stu dents was Ada with 148 The judges at the contest were Dr H D Harmon of M S T C , who judged bands, and CarlThompson of Bem1dj1 State College who judged the vocal groups The evenrng program whrch clxmaxed the iestlval was very excellent and the c ro wd set a new record for attendance at D1SUlCt 330 Muslc Contests The solos and small groups were hrt by a plague of the flu the week before the contest and so we d1dn't show up too well rn that department Of 27 rn strurnental solos and groups who were entered m the contest only 15 were able to perform Fmch '30 M 4 iss aft? Jim McCrank Saxophone Solo Flute Quartet Erleen Wlllrams, Jan Srmpson, Barbara Nelson, Kaye my if fl gt si O O O . .. - - - . ' . . . . . - V 7 a . ' ' - - V . . . . X, ? V ty , . I . . . - , ,ly Ag V . V , , . . iv' ' N .452 K ' ' ' The Pep Band had a busy basketball season and by the time the tournaments 1. . . . . . . I X I X L .