Benicia High School - Panther Yearbook (Benicia, CA)

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LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr? McCall, Bill Ruf, Ray Sherman, Vinccnl Sanz, Richard Yaeqar, Bob Morlonson, Gary Dunn, Clay Fugale, David Y ung, Bill Jansen, Anno McKeown, Ronnie Azevodo, George Lam- FIRST ROW, Iefl lo righl: Gary Dunn, Carl Delaughler, Edgar Slanlield, Ada Bowan, Belly Passalacqua, Anne McKeown, Car- mela Cramer, Janice Cooper, Carol Wilson, Ray Sherman, Richard OConnor, Jack Lund, Clay Fugaio. SECOND ROW: David Young, Bill Jansen, James Eng- lish, Bob Jaha, Floyd Arnell, Jim Whalen, Bud Willis, Pal Harri- son, Carolyn Prouly, Jim Wesson, Jack Reeves, Edna Proulv, Jack Mclleown. THIRD ROW: Ronald Clarke, Jim Uhl, Richard Ra- hlll Melvin Feemsler, Frank Dinsdale, Tom Anderson, Norman Silva, Vincenl Sanz, Richard Yaeqer, Mr. Band The members oT The iazz band are parTicular enThusiasTs Tor music, Tor They reporT To a class aT 7:45 a.m., a Tull period beTore school begins. This early session, made necessary by program conTlicTs, makes iT possible Tor The enTire orchesTra, now Tour- Teen in number, To pracTice TogeTher. Their eTTorTs resulTed in a greaTly improved band and The sTudenTs enjoyed Their rendiTions oT solid sTuTT aT assemblies and dances. Their besT worlc was given Tor The Spring ConcerT, Tor which They Tea- Tured Sorghum SwiTch, Red Bank Boogie, Blue Snow, Rhapsody in Blue, and Down Under. Members oT The iazz band include saxes: Ronnie Azevedo, George Lambro, Bill Jansen, David Young, Don SmiThg cIarineT: Anne lvlclieownq TrumpeTs: Floyd ArneTT, VincenT Sanz, Ray Sherman: Trom- bones: Bob lvlorTensen, Richard Yaeger: pianisT: Clay PugaTe, and drums: Gary Dunn. JAZZ BAND bro, Don Smilh. BAND McCall. Jim, Band This year, The band, TorTy members sTrong, de- veloped inTo a Tine playing and marching uniT. The group, Trained by Mr. Raymond McCall, displayed iTs TalenTs aT a number oT public appearances, The Old Timers' CelebraTion, The ArmisTice Day Parade, The Boy ScouT Parade, The YouTh Parade and Com- peTiTion aT WinTers, Memorial Day Services, The CenTennial CelebraTion and The l-loly GhosT Parade. ln addiTion To These perTormances, The band played Tor Two home TooTball games againsT San Ramon and Rio VisTa ancl, along wiTh oTher musical organizaTions, appeared in The Spring ConcerT on February 28. The band has an excellenT reperToire oT concerT pieces, marches and popular songs, which They play very eTTecTively. The oTTicers oT The band are PresidenT Clay l:ugaTe, Vice-presidenT Ronnie Azevedo, SecreTary-Treasurer Anne McKeown, Librarian Carolyn ProuTy and Mas- Ter oT Arms Bill Jansen.

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CHORUS LEFT TO RIGHT: Mar- garel Mills, Joyce Weaver, Edna Benlo, Darlene Wilkerson, La- lern Oakley, Marie Yaeger, Louise Oakley, June Gardner, Loree Davis, Garland Benlnn. , No! picfured: Jessie Walers, Olive Dahncke, Pal Harrison, Willelfa Milchell. Jim ' 6 The Music Deparlmenl, direcled by lvlr. Raymond McCall, gave ils Annual Band Concerl and Variely Show in lhe high school audilorium on Friday, Feb- ruary ZB. The program consisled ol a popular seleclion ol marches, lighl classics, and iazz by lhe band, lhe jazz band and lhe chorus. The new organizalion in lhe Music Deparlmenl, lhe lvlaiorelles, gave an elleclive rouline lo march music. Special lealures were lhe vocal solo by Bill Jansen, lap dances by Rila Franklin, Doylene Price, and Yvonne Kilby, and piano seleclions by Clay Fugale. Also, lhe audience was enlerlained by a clever skil slarring Susanne Reeves, Ray Sherman, Bill Rul, Joe Cardenas, and Pele Young. Bob Jeha, as lvlasler ol Ceremonies, did an excellenl job in inlroducing lhe acls, and an en- lhusiaslic audience unanimously declared lhe Spring Concerl a success. Khouu, The chorus, which is organized as a class and meels during lhe eighlh period wilh Mr. Raymond McCall, dropped in allendance during lhe lirsl semesler lrom lhirly members during lhe previous year lo lwelve. lvloreover, as no boys were enrolled, lhe chorus lacked lower voices. l-lowever, lhe glee club gave lhree perlormances. The group sang a number ol carols al lhe Chrislmas program, giving elleclive musical background lor lhe play. During lhe spring semesler lhe class, now en- larged, made ils lirsl appearance al lhe Molhers' Tea on March 7. Clad in lhe lamiliar royal blue and gold robes, lhe chorus sang When Day ls Done. Smoke Gels ln Your Eyes, and The Snow Legend. Following lhis, lhe class prepared lor ils mosl im- porlanl work in lhe Spring Concerl on February 28.

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Jim . . Newly formed lhis year by Mr. Raymond McCall was The second period class for maiorellesq in addi- licn lo school lime, lhe group of eighl girls pul in many hours of exlra-curricular praclice. The major- elles have always appeared wilh lhe band a'r public parades, including lhose al Vacaville, Winlers and Dixon and in Benicia for lhe Old Timers' Celebra- lion, lhe Boy Scoul Parade and lhe l-loly Ghosl Celebralion. Al lhe nighl games Tor San Ramon and Rio Visla, lhe maiorelles gave an impressive hali- lime slunl wilh lighled balons. For lhe Spring Con- cerl, lhe group performed in eiiecrive unison lo lhe music oi Sou+h Ramparl Sireel Parade. Enrolled in lhe class were Beverlee Alves, Dolly Benson, Charlolle Benson, Mildred Dahnclce, Gayle Driver, Joan Murray, Winona Ramsey and Eleanor Sargenl. MAJOREITES FIRST ROW, Iefl lo righl: Dolly Benson, Joan Murray, Mildred Dahncke, Beverlae Alves. SECOND ROW: Eleanor Sargenl, Wi- nona Ramsey, Ronnie Azevedo, Gayle Driver, Charlolle Benson. SPANISH CLUB FIRST ROW, lef? lo riqhl: Miss Rossello, Jill Reeves, Janice Cooper, Garland Ben- lon, Mariarie Sfoner, Belly Broakman, Caro- lyn Graham, Kay Car- son, Doralhy Richards. SECOND ROW: Lora ne , oe. a ar on, u- sanne Reeves, Pal Grif- fith, Glen Furlong, Jack Reeves, Lloyd Chcrley, Ernesl Sandavol. Klub A group of enlhusiaslic Spanish sludenls, under lhe direcrion of Miss Elsie Rossello, organized a new club, wilh lhe purpose ol iurlhering lheir conversa- lional Spanish and encouraging Pan-American under- sianding. This club, called Varas Calienles, or The l-lol Rods, has noi yer become a subsidiary organ- izaiion in lhe school conslilulion. The group meels semi-monlhly on Tuesday aller- noons for planned programs, including communily singing, records, leclures and displays. Among 'rhe highlighls were a Spanish play presenled by club members and an inleresling lallc by Miss l-lelen l-lyde on her lrip lhrough Mexico. The members correspond in Spanish wilh sludenls in Soulh America: 'rhese lellers, which are read al meelings, have many in- leresling facls and ollen include piclures. Officers of lhe club were Presidenl Mariorie Sloner, Secrelary-lreasurer Pal Grililiilh, and Re- porler Garland Benlon. Lee Sanz, Beverly Ben- 1+ J 'I P l S