El Cerrito High School - El Camino Yearbook (El Cerrito, CA)

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JW-'A Four saxaphone players blow in unision. Wwfgiffssf- sm, W M, 4 ff f, f,,, wr., , , ,f A. ..,,.,3, 3 , i n , m Y f wgu, f f M ' ,iw W, lm., Vince Russo, in the background, strums the guitar. The entire band practices to perfect its latest number. New jazz gives musicians chance to do their thing Self-expression is a key word used to describe the jazz band. Vince Russo, guitar player in the band, feels that being a part of this band gives the individual musician a chance to express him- selff, Dan Hamilton, who plays trombone, adds that coming under the influence of Don Ellis and other things in the field of modern jazz, El Cerrito High School Jazz Band has deviated from its pattern of past years, playing some of the more avant garde forms ofjazz co mpositionf' In March the band went to Reno to participate in the nation wide stageband festival. The band is composed of a select group of music students who must try out before they become members ofthe band. Mr. Emmons is the director. 2l

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Front: John Panerio, Rick Thompson, 2nd Row: Corinne Baldwin, Bruce Abbott, David Morgan, Vernon Thompsong 3rd Row: Wendy Shearn, Evan Powell, Kelly Gordon, Patty Gengler, Darrell Seymourg In Door Way: Bryan Scott, Paula Brown, 4th Row: Dave Been, Dave Robinson, Jay Morgan, Mrs. Young. Easy-going journalists published two papers The staff of El Caballero, the official school paper, parted from tradition this year. Instead of just publishing the El Caballero bi-weekly, the staff on alternate weeks published another paper, the Cyclic Rage. This new paper has been called the establishment underground paper. The Cabby staff is characterized as a rather fun-loving and ea-y-going group of young jour- nalists. l L ,, 23