Calumet High School - Peace Pipe Yearbook (Calumet, MI)

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Freshman- Sophomore Mixed Chorus USIC IS A HOUS NOT BUI WITH HANDS.

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Choral Groups The Girls' Glee Club and Freshman-Sophomore chorus sangrat the Christmas Concert which was a Joint band and choral concert. They are working on music for the spring festival and must prepare the music for the Baccalaureate service which comes in June. Whatever the music of the future in our country is, lies largely in your hands. lAnon.j Girls' Glee Club

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The History of the Cal-Hi-Band The birth of the Calumet High Band came about in the fall of 1947, under the direction of Mr. Anton C. Peshek. The original group consisted of only a dozen members. Their first rehearsals were held in the projection room, and about three weeks later they moved into the present Band Hall. By the ti.me of their first concert, presented in April of 1948, the group grew to thirty members. At the spring concert in 1949, the members made their first appearance in new uniforms of blue with gold trimming. Money for these uniforms was raised by this concert and a style show. This sa.me spring, the band made their first appearance at thelTri-County Band Festival in Houghton, In 1951, the band was the first in the Copper Country to perform in the dark at football games by having small lights attached to each member. This gave a very beautiful and unusual effect. This year's Marching Band, The Stepping Sixty , has presented many half- time performances at the football games, which emphasized fine music and mili- tary precision at its best. The Concert Band, consisting of sixty-seven members, is organized on a military basis and is operated under student leadership. A group selected from this band plays at pep meetings and basketball games. A system of rating has been added this year, these ratings are determined at the discretion of the director. A band council, consisting of the officers of the band, and four members having the highest ratings, assist the director in formulating band policies, -and other items of importance. The annual Arion Award which this year was won by Janet Pelto, is presented by the Rotary Club. Among the eight qualifications are: scholastic standing, musicianship and others. This year has also proved to be very busy, but successful. The band has per- formed at the following functions: Firemen's Convention in Bess emerg Firemen's Exposition and Paradeg four football games: Open House Concert in Novemberg eight basketball gamesg Christmas Concertg Girl Scout Ice Revues in February, Mid Winter Concert fSpanish-American Concertl in Februaryg Hancock Exchange Con- cert, Spring Concert in Mayg Tri-County Band Festival in Calumetp R. O. T. C. Inspectiong Armed Forces and Memorial Day Paradesg Baccalaureate and Com- mencement. Through the efforts of the Band Parents Club, which was organized in May, 1954, the band has acquired risers as well as overcoats for each member. The object of this club is to give the band financial and moral support. - i lf! gif if rfsrw-if