Ashton High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Ashton, IL)

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ff ,fn - Aer! VON cor,xMUNHY M ania swf WU' me ASH TON, ILLINOIS V5tQEggTGj' l i.4EEF . u n a 4 1 53. Ts -B' February 28, 1942 Dear Edgar, We just got back from the District Solo Contest at Genesee and are all very excited. In spite of the fact that we had to leave in the middle of the night, Cthis new timell we are all still full of pep and ready for anything. Who wouldn't be bringing home the honors the way we are? Not so many went out for solo work this year because the shortened school year makes several of the contests take place after school is out, but what students did represent A.C.H.S. really made us proud of them. We're sorry we can- not tell you the results oftthe Sectional and State con- tests now but you'1l probably hear about them later. At the District contest today, all of our soloists won first place. We had six high school contestants and one grade school contestant. Those representing A.C.H.S. were: Orla Kersten, Clarinetg Paul Jennings, Drumg - Stanwood Griffith, bassoong George Yenerich, Cornetg and Betty Wilhelm, Baton Twirling. The one representative of the grade school was Miriam O'May a seventh grader who won first place honors with her piano solo. Esther Boyd and Miriam 0'May will be entering on vio- lin in the Sectional Contest in April. They didn't have to compete in the District Contest because there were no string contestants at all. We wish them good luck in their first contest in April. As ever, The A.C.H.S. Contestants

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.U Rf. fff 5 Ass res f'o1wAUlrQl1'rY enlist 'M HP' if-as Asa-new uLLuNoas gm rllilrl SCHOOL y April 50, 1942 Dear Norman, Although the rehearsals of the High School String En- semble were few and far between, this year, the Woman's Club was very fortunate to have them appear at one of their l monthly meetings in the Mills and Petrie Memorial Building. This year's ensemble is composed of Allen Root, Esther Boyd, Miriam O'May, Violin, Leo Neuman, Cellog Donna Jean Sanders, String Bass, and Louise Paddock, accompanist. A On March 26, the ensemble again performed in the gym- nasium, at the banquet given for the basketball boys and cheerleaders, by Mr. Henry Year. - The final results of the contests last year were not yet posted at the time the annual was published, but since I know you are interested in the outcome, I am enclosing it in my letter. ' CONTESTANTS EVENT A DISTRICT STATE NATIONAL Esther Boyd Violin Second Miriam O'May Violin First Lorraine Petrie Clarinet Second Orla Kersten Clarinet First Second Edward Zager Cornet First First Second George Yenerich Cornet First First Fourth Stanwood Griffith Bassoon First First Esther Clover Flute First Second Paul Jennings Drum First First First Betty Wilhelm Twirling First First Second Orla Karsten Twirling Second Congratulations to these contestants of last year, and lots of success to this year's contestants. ' ' Music Department