Fairfield High School - Quill Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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Ilchieuing marching Routines CONTEST BAND The clash of The symbols echoed ThroughouT The TooTball sTadium as The FHS Marching Band marched onTo The Tield and inTo TormaTion. Led by drum-maioreTTe, PaT Thoma, The band execuTed varied march rouTines 'Tor The half- Time enTerTainmenT aT The TooTball games. The Marching Band enTered The SouTheasT DisTricT conTesT held aT lVlounT PleasanT This year. The ouTsTanding TeaTure of Their performance was a surrey TormaTion accompanied by The ap- propriaTe Tune, The Surrey WiTh The Fringe on Top. ln conTrasT To The surrey The band formed an auTomobile compleTe wiTh exhausT while iT played See The U. S. A. The band was rewarded for iTs eTTorT vviTh a Division i raTing. TWIRLERS The responsibiliTy of execuTing The varied Tor- maTions of The Band resTs in The nimble hands of The baTon Twirlers. Many hours of diligent pracTice are required for perTecTion in The arT of Twirling The baTon. The girls also presen- Ted many unique sTunTs for The half-Time enTer- TainmenT aT The home baskeTball games. In addiTion, They served as ushers Tor The con- cerTs given by The band. KNEELING: M. J. Klepinger, J. Davisson, P. Denney, S. Kennedy, J. Huffman. STANDING: L. Pation, V. Wisecarver, P. Thoma, C. Kiger, K. Gamrath. NOT PICTURED: S. Crandall. 28

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Iieueuled Thrnugh music Tribute to our new states of Alaska and Hawaii was paid by Susan Ewart with her recitation of The Cremation of Sam Magee, and a hilarious hula dance done by boys dressed in grass skirts and Ieis. An expression of the feeling every United States citizen has for his country was given by Madri- gal ll in singing This is My Country. A tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein was paid as the finale of the evening's performance. Music from Oklahoma, South Pacific, The Sound of Music, and The King and I was presented with various routines. Getting to Know You from The King and I, was sung by Roberta Paul. The boys showed their approval of the female sex with the lively There ls Nothing Like a Dame. Margaret Ryan, Stephanie Beestrum, and Kathy Gamrath voiced their approval of the compliment by singing l Enjoy Being a Girl. The prelude to Do Re Mi was done by Madri- gal II with the Choir ioining in on the chorus. Climb Every Mountain concluded a medley of great songs from the inspired pens of Rodgers and Hammerstein. 1- ALL-STATE On Thanksgiving Day the excited members of two mixed quartets from Fairfield High School were off for Des Moines. There they were to represent our school at the annual All-State Chorus Festival. The seven-hundred All-Iowa choral representa- tives attended diligent rehearsals in preparation for the final concert at the KRNT Theatre. Though these practices were hard, industrious ones, they ultimately proved to be worthwhile. The singers in attendance had previously learned the eight selections that were to be performed. The necessary polish was added to the numbers through the vigorous efforts of the Festival con- ductor, Mr. Weston Noble. The trip's high light occurred with the Saturday night concert, blending the voices of the seven- hundred musicians before a full house. TOP: Plantation life portrayed by Freshmen girls. BOTTOM: A medley of Rodgers and Hammerstein music. All-State Quartets: J. Miller, T. Crandall, J. Swan, G. Rizor K. Taylor, B. Cranclall, D. Buch, D. White. 27

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Smull Groups Specialize K. Taylor, R. Crandall, R. Paul, T. Crandall, B. Riggs, G. Rizor, C. Luckman, R. Rinehart, J. Miller, S. Stew- art, P. Tl1oma, D. While, D. Buch. MADRIGAL The highesT ranking vocal ensemble in which a sTudenT may parTicipaTe is The Madrigal group. TradiTionally, The madrigal singers of early England provided enTerTainmenT aTTer banqueTs wiTh Their music. The evening usu- ally ended wiTh all presenT joining in The sing- ing. The Fairfield High School Madrigal car- ries ouT The same TradiTion by appearing aT many public banqueTs and meeTings. The Madrigal also Took parT in The annual concerTs. KNEELING: R. Townsend, D. Grinstead, G. Robinson, D. Rupp, J. Paulson. STANDING: J. Genkinger, K. Norton, R. McCracken, G. Rizor, M. John- ston, R. Wade, R. Maple, R. Johnson, B. Crandall, D. Jester, D. White, J. Evans. PEP BAND Working wiTh The cheerleaders To generaTe enThusiasm aT The pep assemblies is The responsibiIiTy of The Pep Band. Led by Roger Johnson and Gene Rizor, The boys provide spiriTed background Tor The sTudenT body's cheers. ln addiTion To performing aT pep assemblies, The group played aT a number of ouT-of-Town games. 29