Bellingham High School - Shuksan Yearbook (Bellingham, WA)

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The Jazz Ensemble Showed Great Spirit The Jazz Ensemble performed at the Fall and Spring Concerts with their first time premier appearance at the Christmas assembly. They also accompanied the Symphonic Band on a spring tour to Eastern Washington. Other appearances included several schools, service clubs, and the Poulsbo jazz festival. Front Row: Simon Clayton, Lee McKinnon, Kathy Jacobson, Maria Orloff, Dan Vopnford, Della Slocomb, Bobbi Storms, and Kevin Porter. Row 2: Willie Bodger, Brian Vallejos, and Randy Storms. Row 3: Randy Carr, Brian Storms, and Kevin Hunter. 1: Brian Vallejos was one of the important players in the Jazz Ensemble. 2: New to the Jazz Ensemble, Freshman Kevin Hunter showed good talent. 3: An excellent drummer, Lee McKinnon thought about his next gig. 4: Simon Clayton, a new student from Australia, played the electric guitar. 5: As a trombone player, Randy Storms enjoyed his early morning class. 6: As the director of the Jazz Ensemble, Mr. Patterson was proud of the group.

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1: Carefully looking at his music, Randy Carr played with a beautiful sound. 2: Kevin Porter listened intently to Mr. Patterson's instructions. 3: Willie Bodger skillfully played a B-flat chromatic scale. 24 Jazz Ensemble

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Good Individual Talent The Orchestra members worked hard as individuals, and when combined, formed a very talented group. As well as performing con- certs for the school like the Fall, Christmas and Mid-Winter Concerts and Graduation, they took their annual trip to CWU to play. A fundraiser that the Orchestra held was an annual candy sale at Christmas time. At the end of the year, they were awarded with a visit to Olympia which consisted of trips to the Capitol Building, State Capitol, Museums, Brown and Haly Candy company, and the Olym- pia Brewery. According to Mr. Schlicting, the Orchestra’s size was dampered but certainly not their spirits as proved by their performances throughout the year.