Franklin High School - Oskey Yearbook (Franklin, MA)

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I For Mr. Sacco, director of the chorus, ' 76 mem¬ bers is a good amount of participation, especially | when he looks back at an almost non existant chorus 3 years ago. ! I basically want more recognition for the kids and more funds. I think that Franklin H.S. is accept¬ ing, and becoming aware of their chorus, which is a fairly new program here in Franklin. What Mr. Sacco likes most about the chorus is the unification of students who enjoy singing and being toegether. His favorite moments in chorus are at the concerts when he can feel and hear the results of the time and effort he had spent with the students throughout the year. One of the pleasureable aspects of chours and teaching is seeing the students grow and learn and knowing that he is taking part in this process. Mr. Sacco ' s only dream is to have more time to work at the Music Dept., developing classes in the fields of theory, harmony, and composition, and to be able to have smaller, more intimate groups, such as a madrigal choir and an A Cappella Choir. But I can ' t do this and teach Jr. High and Elementary levels also. We are not offering supporting classes for those who want to study music further, and I do believe that if we had a more extensive music pro¬ gram, their would be more students in the music program developing their talents. Mr. Sacco described the student body and school dministratdon as being very cooperative, his only blems seem to be the recruitment of boys and the inefficiency of the scheduling system which decreases the amount of members drastically, and stated that he is aware of an over abundance of talent in Music, Art, Theatre and all other forms of fine arts.

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Miscellaneous Senior Activities Throughout senior year, there were various activities which involved only the members of the senior class. (Photo 1) shows Maureen David and Debbie Dunn checking out the tassels which will adorn their mortar board (cap) at graduation. Jonathan Doe and Maria Rossetti start in on the paperwork involved with ordering their caps and gowns. Each student was measured by standing up against the wall chart for their height and although a few extra inches were added to each person’s height, nobody ofj ected. One way to make sure that the plans for the upcoming activities were handled was to have a meeting. Besides the meetings held in the lec¬ ture hall with all class members, and the meetings held in D-101 after school, every once in awhile there was the need to hold a Sunday night meeting of the class officers and their aides at one of their homes . At these meetings, most of the final touches were put on these activities; that is when those present didn ' t get off the subject and start talking about some other wacked out way of getting peo¬ ple to show up at a dance and still have a good time. (In Photo 2), Pam Gibson, Ten Lenzi, and Dean Fish all relax during one of the many meetings which were held before the senior Christmas party. Frank Mauro ' s expression seems to be saying, Ugh! Why didn ' t that pin go down?!

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The chorus class is a very dedi¬ cated group of singers. Many of them believe in defending their title as a class and not a club. When asked, What do you profit from being in this class? , Thomas King answered, I became more aware of the world of music with the help of Mr. Sacco. His theory and vocal training help me in my future career going to a college of music. The chorus has given Franklin High students the pleasure of listen¬ ing to them in concerts and assemblies. (1) Joseph Cometta, David Conaghan, two of the male singers, are rehears¬ ing Mandy. (2) Mr. Sacco is the chorus instructor. (3) Leah Pinto, Bonnie Mendall, and Theresa Berardi wait patiently for further instructions from Mr. Sacco. CHORUS IS A GOING CONCERN