Amity Regional High School - Embers Yearbook (Woodbridge, CT)

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BAND - ORCHESTRA During the first year of Amity, instructor Phillip D'Agostino organized a symphony orchestra which gave its first concert at the Bethany Community School in the spring of 1956. Separation into band and orchestra came during the next fall. A concert of great success was held at Christmas and this led to attendance at the Band Fes- tival held at the University of Connecticut. Last year Mr. Sherman Krane took over instruction. With money made by the Lion's Club Variety Show, uniforms were bought. Soon a tour will be made of the B. O. W. grammar schools to promote inter- est among the future students at Amity. 70

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GIRLS' GLEE CLUB Organized in I955, the Girls' Glee Club novv boasts of approximately sixty members. These girls, directed by Mr. Peterson, have combined work with pleasure in presenting various mus- ical numbers for school activities. JUNIOR HIGH CHOIR Mr. Peterson ably directs the Junior High Choir, which is composed of the Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs, meeting separately on Tuesday and Wednesday. They join forces to practice together on Friday. Their performances this year were in the Christmas Concert, and the Spring Concert. They also attended the Audition Festival at Derby in April.

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GIRLS' LEADERS CLUB One of the newer and more popular of the clubs is the Girls' Leaders Club which was organ- ized this fall by Mrs. Lawson and Miss Mercer. The club functions primarily as a workshop. Its purposes are to develop athletic skills, teaching to officiate various sports, to help provide indi- vidual instruction in the large gym classes, develop leadership characteristics, increase the safety element in classes, and most important of all, to promote the organization and officiations of intra-mural activities. PEP CLUB A-M-l-T-Y is the cry usually heard when the Pep Club, under the supervision of Mr. Eloi Daigle, meets and practices for the coming ath- letic events. lt is composed of girls from grades seven, eight, and nine who want to learn the fundamentals of cheerleading. The main function of the club is to develop school spirit and to lend support to the cheerleaders at the various sports events. Left to right, first row: Kathy Schlitter, Lynne Peterson, Judy Alpert, Margi Co- hen, and Julie Dawson. Second row: Anna Radwany, Mattie Champagne, Polly Cannon, Sue Hoyt, Sue Austin, Dolores Caccavale. Third row: Barbara M. Smith, Sue Vaill, Debbie Benner, Dusty Gustafson, Jane Lunde, and Jackie Champagne. Last row: Nancy Hungerford, Sue Wiers- man, Helen Putzel, Sue Gibbs.