Green Mountain High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Lakewood, CO)

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Congratulations This year, seven members of Shadows were picked to be in All State Choir. What is All State Choir? Well, it is a group of the best vocalists in Colorado that get togeth- er and sing for performances. They must audition for this honor. And l Ryan, Elaine, and Kent are the musicians of the group. who, you might ask, was selected to be in this elite group? The answer is Jeff Leinaweaver, Brad Dunkin, Jean Dodge, Tony O'Donnell, Steph- anie Matzuura, Rich Vigil, and Den- ise Lenz. Shadows - 97

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Shadows Shadows is an audition only group. Consisting of twenty-two members with equal numbers of males and females. These per- formers not only sing but they have choreographed movements to add variety to their perfor- mances. Some of their practices are done in a circle which makes the different voices blend. Mr. Meininger instructs them to sing as if they were singing a solo, to get a sound melodious with the piano. Left to right: Michelle Dortignac, Erik Gil- bertson, Jean Dodge, Tony O'Donnell, .Iulie Pagano, Bill Schmoker, Elaine Hyatt, Tom Smith, Eric McPhee, Stephanie Matzuura, Lora Fox, Joe Schleicher, Wendy Warchesik, Even though this year was not a tour year for Shadows, it could not be guessed because of their performances at numerous events. During the month of December alone, they sang at approximately thirty concerts. Some of their more memorable shows, as both Jill Cambell and Joe Schleicher agree, were their performances at the Denver Country Club, Hutch- inson Elementary School, and the Weston Hotel. Mr. Meininger N 2 'V fx . -... i xiii i swat 5- -.f. :-' F '.',, g, . - t t ,5 3 Q , I - ,.,., S v.. as is l Rich Vigil Rich Vigil was an all around music stu- dent this year, participating in Shadows Spectrum, Wind Ensemble, Concert Choir, and music theory He played saxo- phone, piano clarinet, and singing. He was also chosen to be on the All State Choir. Jeff Leinaweaver, Jill Cambell, Ryan Grier, Mary Mass, Steve Staley, Denise Lenz, Jenny Coleman, Donna Schmoker, Bradley Dunkin. Donna Schmoker, Steve Staley, Jeff Leinaweaver, and Tom Smith listen to Mr. Meiningers solo lecture. - l 96 - Shadows

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w Some of the members of Concert Choir, singing ... their favorite vowel sounds. Numbers In Music An eighty member singing group at Green Mountain this year, is Concert Choir. ln order to become a member of Concert Choir, the students must go through a nerve-racking audition. Along with hours and hours of prac- tice, the people auditioning also have to worry constantly that they are go- ing to lose their voices or die of stage fright. People waiting for an audition are not a pretty sight. ln class this year, the choir mem- bers who lived through their audition were working on their vocal technique through sight reading, working on pitch, and singing intervals. The mu- sic they worked on was a variety of classical and show tunes. The group was involved in a variety of activities this year. The group be- gan the new school year by sponsoring the school Halloween Dance. The week before the dance, group mem- bers performed brief skits after the announcements, in order to promote the dance. The choir also presented numerous performances. They gave several school concerts, and performed in All County Festivals in formal settings. The group gave an outstanding show at the University of Northern Colora- do Concert Choir Festival. To get accepted into Concert Choir, and to be able to handle the Joe Schleicher Joe Schleicher was President of Men's Choir and Concert Choir. He was also in Shadows, the reason he gives for partici- pating so much in music groups is that he feels it let's out his energies more than sports. He says everyone has the one thing they are best at his thing is music. He appreciates being able to meet the wide range of types of people that become uni- fied through music. work, and heavy performance sched- k ,ap 8 yy ta Z as as ,M ' , 791' Aw 5, ,gtf.tMf,, .g 2' 3 , 2 if .--1f.,fgM..t.,,,.,: , ,M , V. , , 2 , . : , ,t I ,yrf ,,5 ag- . F , .,,, 34- , ka, 4,1 , , 3 ul J Q., A it admired, especially if they can make it through those auditions! ta es a very hard worker. The of the members should be Darren Goad discovers a new use for the piano, back rests. Bottom Row: Jill Cambell, Joellen Rogers, Christine Worster, Denise Lenz, Brenda Bannister, Kelly Heminger, Polly Anne Beogli, Marcus Wright, Mike Abott, Todd Bannister, Darreen Goad, Jeff Leinaweaver, Kelly Mullholland, Karen Rosenthal, Karl Weikopin, Annebet McElise, Stephanie Matzuura. Second Row: Amy Gates, Stacy Skillern, Michelle Dortignac, Heidi Meininger, Sherry Sachdeva, Jean Dodge, Scott Debb, Tony O'Donnell, Drew Cozzens, Johnny Arnold, Elaine Hyatt, Wendy Warchesik, Laura Fox, Kelly Robinson, Jennifer Hogan. Third Row: Karen Clemens, Julie Johnson, Mary Maas, Laura Kimberlin, Sue Cielens, Heather Hughes, Andy Nieto, Doug Luna, Robin Rockley, Leonard Lucero, Christian Starkey, Donna Schmoker, Tyffani Peters, Julie Pagano, Jennifer George, Debbie Weist, Anita Mehnert. Top Row: Katrina Smith, Cynthia Attwooll, Tracy Balderston, Susan Geist, Lisa Gilson, Kelly Haier, Phil Wakham, Erik Gilbertson, Eric Brown, Lee Mathis, Adam Hoeller, Joe Schleicher, Bob Schneider, Shannelle Casey, Kristi Collotzi, Susan Hammer.