Berrien Springs High School - Canoe Yearbook (Berrien Springs, MI)

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The Brass Sextet practicing for ensemble contest. P. Schinske, L Storick, D. Caulpetzer practice in a sound proof room. T. Mead helps T. Watson with his spats as B. Adams watches. These members are wearing their new band uniforms.

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music In the senior high school the instrumental and vocal program consists primarily of the senior band and the choir which meet regularly as classes. Students enrolled in either group receive full credit for each year. From these larger groups a number of smaller groups such as the vocal quintet, the brass sextet, and the pep band have been formed. The senior band consists of sixty-eight members. Some of the band's activities this past year were presenting concerts, performing at our home football games, participating in the district marching contest, and playing in the district band and orchestra festival. Special project for the band this year was the purchase of their new uniforms. They presented a special Thank-you concert in which they expressed their thanks to the people of the community for their contributions toward the purchase of these uniforms. The band, together with the chior, presented a Christmas Assembly program. The choir sang at the county contest. County Hospital, Blossom Queen contest; and they also presented a winter concert. One of the choir's special project was going to see the stage play, My Fair Lady, in Chicago. The choir's main activity of the year was presenting the operetta, Down In The Valley. Members of the Twin City Symphony Orchestra, along with some of the senior band members, provided the instrumental background for the operetta. All the scenery for the operetta was made by chior members. 26 D. Stover paints fence as H. McLaughlin and L. Phillips bring more scenery for operetta.

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junioR high Basically the junior high school operates on the homeroom plan. Each section of each grade has its own homeroom teacher. The sixth, seventh, and eighth grades have three sections each. The sixth grade sections have a complete program within their own rooms with outside assistance in art, music, and gym. The seventh grade operate in a similar fashion except that they have two periods in the morning when they alternate gym, music, art, shop, and home economics with their regular homeroom studies. The eighth grades alternate classes for one period in the morning with vocal music blended in at opportune moments in the afternoon. Junior high people who are members of the senior band are grouped in one section and go to senior band the first period after lunch. The Junior band meets at 2:15 each day with individual members going to practice sessions according to their own schedules. This year a group of junior high students have started publication of a weekly newspaper. News Flasher, under the direction of Mr. Robert Sill. Some of the junior high students have become interested in the game of chess, and they spend many noon hours playing chess. The junior high News Flasher Staff. These boys concentrate on winning chess games during the noon hour. Studying geography. 28