Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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Those making up the Bass section art -Juan Vazquez, Kenny Rambur, Shawn Allen, Frank Redmon, John Aquallo, Tim Hedrick, Fred Marquez, John Balderson and Trey Govier. The Tenors are Jim Graff, Jeff Colwell, Eric Green, Ramiro Vazquez, Scott Taylor. Larry Aruffo, Scot Hoover, John Christensen, Gabe Gonzalez, Mike Bourquin and Shannon Leedall. The Soprano section consists of Penny Colerick, Cheryl Cody, Joell Romick, Sue Rischling, Audrey Gonzalez, Lori Fraedrich, Natalie Green, Arlene Taylor, Cindy Martinez, Michelle Kamerzell, Heather Brost, Brenna Barner, Sandy Gunia, Deb Manuel and Jodi Olson. CKoir 21

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wra mvi m The accompanists tor the concert choir this year are Vikki Curtiss and Kim Merchant. Do . . . Ra . . . Me ... Fa ... So ... La ... Ti.. . Do... Choir for the 1985-86 year started out with a bang on October 15th with the All-School Talent Show, with Eric Green singing 'Just a Giggalo' for the peoples' choice. Choir also participated in their other annual concerts—Christmans, Spring and a Pre-Contest Concert. This musical group also had a soup supper on December 13th. This organization sported a new name this year. They were called Varsity Singers and every member of the musical group was auditioned. Varsity Singers had 65 members, which included an increased membership of boys. Vikki Curtiss observed, Choir was basically fun; practice was long and tedious, but the concerts were fun and rewarding. From the director's point of view, Every concert given brought the choir closer to achieving 'performance excellence,' which remains the goal for me. All in all, from all points of view, choir had a productive yet fun year. The Alto section consists of Kim Tritle. Joey Forney. Kim Dobson, Gina Garrett. Wendy Newman. Wendy Tonja Maben, Sue Suprano. Valerie Curtiss. Mary Craig. Wendy Godwin, Shauna Berry, Kim Taylor. Tracy Bell. Jodi Morrison. Stacy Brass. Sheralin Richmeier, Dinah Keder.and Sam Gonzalez. 20 Choir

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Swing Choir, Stage Band, and Girls' Glee were pieces in the slice of life theme for the yearbook. These three music oriented groups added their talent to make AHS just a little more exciting. Swing Choir was a select group, which perfomed under the name of Sound Alliance. Chosen by audition, they sang and danced to the various numbers at concerts and community performances. Mrs. Hofmann, director of the group, commented, Sound Alliance has really gone places and they keep moving up. The swing choir did various projects throughout the year to prepare for their trip to Spearfish, South Dakota. During Christmas, they raised money by singing Carol-O-Grams. In the spring, the group had a Mardi-Gras Dance and a car wash. The Stage Band, under the keen direction of Mr. Dick Rischling, worked on various musical pieces that basically were jazz-oriented. They performed at every high school band concert. These three groups performed Christmas concerts, as well as spring concerts Girls' Glee was another new course offered at AHS this year. The chorus was an all- female group consisting of girls between their freshmen and' senior years in high school. Unlike the select chorus and swing choir, this was the only chorus that one did not have to audition for in order to sing. This non-select group of singers performed at the fall concert, known as The Main Event, and the Christmas Concert. Under the direction of Mrs. Oralene Hofmann and Kim Marchant, accompianist, this group rehearsed daily and prepared for their various concerts and even district music contest in Scottsbuff. Voicing her thoughts about her new class, Mrs. Hofmann said, Girls' Glee, once the freshmen girls' choir, was expanded to include girls from all grades in high school. The girls sang a variety of styles of music and did a limited amount of choreography. They took the challenge of singing difficult music and achieved success in their performances. All in all, these three music groups. Swing Choir, Stage Band, and Girls' Glee, used their talents to add another dimension to the life at AHS. Junior Eddie Burgess practices his saxaphone along with the other members of the sax section for an upcoming concert. The members of Alliance High Stage Band are Patty Shaw. Sherry Clark. Susan Rischling, Eric Green, Eddie Burgess, Jim Graff. Brian Schmer, James Kiewel, Brett Dudley. Tami Ushio. John Balderson, John Christensen, Dan Hempel, Joe Rischling, Larry Hudson, Kent Meyer, Chad Leever, Jason Odell, John Burgess, and Kenny Lowther. 22 Stage Band