Butler Community College - Grizzly Growl Yearbook (El Dorado, KS)

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f 5 v ' ft % - - : ■ L BOUNCE AND LOOK — Katie Beck, Brian Unruh, Christi Welsh, and Donny McElhiney (top left) exaggerate their facial features. WHERE DID HE GO? — David Wehry, Michelle Dolan, Jen- nifer Templen, Mike Snow, and Katie Beck (above) look for their shadow during ' Me and My Shadow ' . IS SHE HEAVY? — One could wonder as Jeff Dickey and Leslie Elmore (left) do the final pose in ' Charleston ' . HEADLINERS25

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Chica go bound Showcasing their talents, Butler ' s concert choirs presented a variety of concerts this year. Headliners, Chamber Choir, and Concert Choir gave single per- formances as well as performing with the Jazz Band to present a collage of concerts. In November, some choir mem- bers, from both choirs, traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska to participate in the N.A.T.S. (National Association of Teachers of Music) competition. The performers were: Katie Beck, Todd Brown, Jeff Dickey, Eden Hulse, Steve Mason, Bonnie Meanor, David Wehry, Steve Cowan, Christi Welsh, and Michelle Dolan. Each person sang two classical music solos for the contest. Also in November, the singers hosted a Show Choir Festival in- volving four colleges including Butler, Coffeyville, Northwestern Oklahoma, and Miami Oklahoma. Seven high schools were also in- vited to participate: Buhler, Cir- cle, Clearwater, Seaman (Topeka), El Dorado, Winfield and Maize. Headliners and Chamber Choir topped off the year by going to the Collegiate Showcase Invitational Show and Jazz Choir Competition held in the Pavilion Theater of the Bismarck Hotel in Chicago, March 24-27. The competition was sponsored by the Keynote Arts Associates and participants were selected by audition only. Headliners and Chamber Choir competed in Division II, which consisted of four-year colleges with less than 200 music majors, junior colleges and community colleges. Judges and clinicians for the competition included such famous names as: Bob Banner, producer of the television show Star Search; drummer John Robinson, producer, writer and arranger of We Are The World Los Angeles, ; Don Shelton, member of Hi-Lo ' s and Singers Unlimited; Robert Ashens, conductor of In- ternational Companies, A Chorus Line and Jesus Christ Superstar; Sonny Anderson, director of casting and booking for the Walt Disney Company ; and entertainer Ray Charles. Katie Beck and David Wehry were among ten people selected from the seven colleges competing at the festival to compete in the solo division of the competition. SLOWER — Director, Peggy Waldschmidt (far left) tries to slow the group down during ' Somewhere out there ' . REMEMBER, THINK AND COUNT — Jeff Dickey and Raylene Basque (left) do their moves during the ' Charleston ' . 24 CHAMBER CHOIR

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Honeybears re -defined Step behind the image of the glamorous presentation of the Honeybear jazz dancers and you will find an effort of dedication, desire and determination . . . , commented ad- visor Rebecca Johnson-Kuntz. The Honeybears are a group of young women skilled in dance per- formance. Auditions for this organization are held in the spring for the next year so that rehearsals may begin in June. Besides being selected to represent BCCC, the women also receive full scholarships, which includes books and tuition . Group activities include performing at football games, country club events, small county fairs, rodeos, convention centers, and amusement parks throughout a six state area. This performing group has re- defined the original Honeybears created in 1962; this transformation has occured within the past five years under the direction of myself, stated Rebecca Johnson-Kuntz. HONEYBEAR DANCE TROUPE — Standing left to right: Christine Ridge, Dana Helmer, Cari Ravenscraft, Kim Woodward, Sherri John- son. Seated left to right: Tina Taylor, Sherri Horn, Eden Hulse, Kerri Volker, LeeAnna Clark. SHOW OFF — Demonstrating the right way to do a certain dance step is Wendy Hunter, Topeka, Freshman. 26 HONEYBEARS