Bellingham High School - Shuksan Yearbook (Bellingham, WA)

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Rookies and Veterans Became Friends in Swing This year’s Swing Choir acquired many new students and only a few veterans. The members were chosen on the criteria of individual personality, blend, and showman- ship. Swing Choir practiced every morning before school at 7 a.m; therefore everyone got to know each other quite well and quickly became friends. Their performances amounted to thirty to fifty-five performances a year. They performed for the Elks Club, churches, Country Club, Sen- ior Activity Center at Christmas, and for retired teachers. Some of their performan ces consisted of songs like “Broadway,”’ ‘‘Hello Dolly’’, Camelot’, ‘‘Kiss Me Kate”, “Chorus Line’, and ‘‘Tommorrow’”’. After spending that much time together, the students all became good friends and worked well together as a team. Front Row: Pete Hovenier, Cora Northey, Lori McMurry, and Jim Haw- kins. Row 2: Eric Melland, Heidi Runestrand, Heather Geer, Kari Grant, Melanie Deaton, and Ray Peterson. Row 3: Tim Dickerson, Jill Iles, Pam Deer, Kim Cochrane, Dana Anderson, Lori Robinson, and Dean Fenton. Row 4: Tom Roe, Lianne Gray, Tim Dvorachek, Scott Hansen, Ed Nowa- kowski, Hans Weiss, Jane Wheeler, and Vince Hammer. 1: Mr. Sliger sang along with Jane Wheeler, Lianne Gray, Heather Geer, and Melanie Deaton. 2: Ray Peterson, Vince Hammer, Eric Melland, Tom Roe, and Dean Fenton prepared for the concert. 22 Swing Choir

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: Nig Oia Symphonic Band Improved The Raider Symphonic Band was made up of the most skilled musi- cians. Each member did their best to improve the sound of the entire band, which was shown by their placing in the annual music competi- tion. The band toured in the spring with the Jazz Ensemble and also made an appearance with the Concert Band and a guest soloist. Front Row: Renee Stark, Jody Whitaker, Sandi Haugo, Kathy Jacobson, Stacy Pollock, Tracy Garmback, Lori Daniels, Wendi Jacobson, and Karen Riseland. Row 2: Sheryl Selene, Leah Hatfield, Della Slocomb, Cheri Laughlin, Deanna Saenz, Karla Rogers, Bekki Eastman, Kary Buswell, Christine Hatfield, and Terry Fonda. Row 3: Janis Kuiken, Derin Brooks, Jenny Deger, Jerry Thompson, Bobbi Storms, Tony Eelkema, Maria Orloff, and Kevin Porter. Row 4: Dan Bechtol, Hugo Valadez, Kevin Hunter, Barry Rolls, Randy Carr, and Brian Storms. Row 5: Bryan Vallejos, Randy Storms, Willie Bodger, Jim Nelson, Kristin Danglemaier, Val Cannon, and Dennis Ashe. Missing: Jenny Allen, Mike Bechtol, Maureen Deger, Lee McKinnon, Ai Miyake, Allison Parakh, Mark Schencking, and Dave Simpson. 1: Jim Nelson “went Hawaiian’’ while playing the tuba. 2: Mr. Patterson was pleased with the band’s performance. Symphonic Band 21

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Chamber Performed a Variety of Concerts Bellingham High School's 1983 Chamber Orchestra had a fun and challenging year. The group, which was made up of fourteen students, performed for various community, church, and school events. Their first performance took place at the Leopold Inn for a banquet by Bellingham's Chamber of Commerce. They even played for a wedding reception at the Bellingham Country Club! Their repertoire included a variety of music from popular Broadway shows like ‘Oklahoma’ ‘‘South Pacific’’ to classical music such as the “‘Braudenburg Concerto 6,’’, which featured Tracy Pinnell and Jens Voss as viola soloists. During the course of the year, the Chamber violins were featured as soloists in a ‘Telemann Concerto”’ as well as on ‘‘Vivaldi’s A-minor Con- Centon Front Row: Kirk Holz, Tami Grunhurd, Tracy Pinnell, Kami Smith, Karen Copland, and Elizabeth Pitsch. Row 2: Mr. Schlichting, Greg Gilda, Kim McGlenn, Sumu Chen, David Fallis, Jens Voss, Keith Schermerhorn, and Midge Blair. Missing: Sonja Luitweiler. 1: Enthusiastic for a performance to begin was Kim McGlenn, Kirk Holtz, Karen Copland and Tami Grunhurd. 2: Midge Blair, Liz Pitsch, Keith Scher- merhorn and Greg Gilda took a break to listen closely. Chamber Orchestra 23