Bonner Springs High School - Totem Pole Yearbook (Bonner Springs, KS)

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Mrs. Marlee Parmiter, vocal music instructor, has been selected as the dedicatee for the 1979 Totem Pole. Mrs. Parmiter has been at Bonner five years and in that time has added much to the curriculum and the agen- da of the performances by the vocal music students. Her student load is in excess of 160 students and in- cludes mixed chorus, a cappella and girls glee. In addi- tion she has the Bonner Singers A popular addition to the programs given by the vocal music department which she started is the annual Club programs. They are a showcase of the talent she is able to find and develop among her students. Mrs. Parmiter has sent her students into competition and had seven students who made State KMEA Choir in Wichita. In addition, her students have performed in the EKL Choir with Dr. Eugene Butler in the area KCK workshop under Dr McEwen of Arizona State. Besides her classes and her many programs per- formed not only for school concerts but in community events, Mrs Parmiter finds time to take her students to musical events such as the Lyric Opera, touring Broad- way productions and the Dinner Theater productions in Kansas City To her students Mrs Parmiter is a taskmaster who gets the best out of them. She teaches them to take pride in their ability and to give their best at all times Because they have responded, they can be found entertaining some group or organization or giving a concert without hesitation and with enthusiasm Thank You, Mrs. Parmiter!