Bend High School - Bear Tracks Yearbook (Bend, OR)

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it E vm J ' is-..,,f. N N x R X X, az... ef,..-- . Concert choir earns one minus in music festival With the return of director Robert Shotwell from a sabbatical year in Flag- staff, Arizona, the Concert Choir be- gan preparations for a new year. New members had to learn the process from scratch. Each piece was dissect- ed and memorized, each vowel and consonant given proper emphasis. Then slowly every song was reassem- bled and polished for performance. December II found the choir at the KTVZ studio where they recorded Christmas songs which were used in A Central Oregon Christmas, an an- nual program featuring Central Oregon high school music groups. Other per- formances were scattered throughout the year. The group competed in Madras against other Central Oregon schools, earning a score of one minus. TOP LEFT: Choir officers include treasurer Kim Harvey. president Catherine Hermens, vice-pre- sidentfsecretary Kristi Williamson. TOP RIGHT: Senior Lori Dehm plays a warm up drill during a practice session. LOWER LEFT: Concert Choir includes Ron Holcomb, Catherine Hermens, Kristi Williamson, Kim Gile. ROW 2: Tanya Dav- enport, Patty Cecil. Ron Clifton, Ted Fettig. Rick Vauble, Kirk Benson. Scott Thomas, Jon Bartle- son, Robert Newton, LueAnn Ray, Jackie Stock. ROW 3: Donora Clark, Annette Stockton, Robyn Malone, Janice Dehm. Mike Surgeon, Jeff Cof- famn, Jim Craft, Kim Harvey. Karen Griffiths. T.K. Meidinger. Deni Bartley, ROW 4 Teacher Robert Shotwell. Toni Burke, Diane Reill. Lesle Westeren, Mary Massie. Brian Mattox, Mike Brown, Steve Monosmith, Chris Dyke, Kris Bluett, Debbie Alford. Not pictured: Lori Dehm. Nancy Coray, Dalleen Swanson, Michelle Mellon. Rob Rastovich, Bob Cooper. CENTER: In her usual style. LueAnn Ray laughs during a song. LOWER RIGHT: Sophomores Annette Stockton and Ja- nice Dehm learn the ropes of choir in daily re- hearsals. Concert Choir 3l

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Vocal ensemble now Beartones Vocal Ensemble started with a new im- age. Wishing to be more obviously identified as a school organization, they adopted a new name, Beartones. The Beartones quickly proved them- selves an active group. Things started swinging November I7 at the Mountain View Choral Festival. Jazz groups from all over Central Oregon performed and were judged on interpretation, phras- ing, rythym, and intonation, as well as other factors such as appearance and choice of music. The Beartones appeared at a number of club luncheons throughout the com- munity. They sang at concerts, nursing homes. assemblies and day care cen- ISYS. Three members earned special recog- nition. Lisa Brock made all-state choir and was first alternate in the solo and ensemble contest in the soprano divi- sion. Kim Gile took first in the district solo-ensemble contest alto division and qualified for state competition. Kim Harvey was alto first alternate. RIGHT: Ron Holcomb and Marv Wodtli perform at a pops concert. BELOW. Beartones include in alphabetical order. Kris Bluett, Lisa Brock. Mike Brown, Heidi Bruen, Ron Clifton. Kari Comstock, Kirsten Conover, James Craft, Tanya Davenport. Lori Dehm, Chris Dyke, Ted Fettig, Kim Gile, Kim Harvey, Catherine Hermens, Ron Holcomb, Dan- ny Long, Mary Massie, LueAnn Ray, Dave Wit- ney, Kristi Williamson, Marv Wodtli. I s 5 5 5 S-.Q X lk. ., no a 'UQ' f ss 41 UI: L .,5-gf. tif? 'fx is l all J 1 . ht 1 .rx If 954' :I ' . . ' . , f O, 0 '- if if- sl xx X 'if i , 'X Q , .1 - ' .ii -S' Q

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BSH hosts ten Norwegian, Mexican and Japanese students attended BSH during the year. Heidi Bruem came in July and remained all year. Her hostess was Lisa Bergstrom. Heidi had studied English for seven years before her arrival. While at BSH, Heidi was active in Bear Tones and track. She visited Kah-nee-ta and Disneyland and worked part time at Mt. Bachelor and Mexicali Rose. She was elected to the prom court. She hopes to return to Oregon in the future and to attend class reunions. A second year-long guest was Juan Batista who learned English in Mexico. A sophomore, Juan played on the soccer team and tried hunting and riding a motorcycle for the first time when he came here. foreign guests He said the food was one of the biggest differences he encountered. He found it good, except for some vegetables. Gordon White's family served as Juan's hosts. Eight Japanese students arrived March Il. Although they were not very familiar with conversational English, they accompanied their hosts to classes. The relaxed . atmosphere of BSH proved to be a big contrast for the Japanese visitors compared to the strict y regulations and dress codes of Japan. During the summer of l979, a Bend group traveled to Japan as part of the annual exchange between Kamagaoka High School and BSH. Sarah Child. Jill Carey and Dwayne ,nv-3. Orr were part of that group. y UPPER RIGHL Mexican exchange student Juan Ba- tista completes an English assignment in class. LOWER RIGHT: A member of the track team, Norwe- gian Heidi Bruem runs the ISN meters at a meet in Prineville. ABOVE: Japanese exchange students gather for a farewell banquet at the Church of the Nazarene before the students returned to Japan. 32 Exchange Students