Gridley High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Gridley, CA)

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VYIuajLc Under the direction of Mr. King Stevens, our music department has been among the most active departments in Gridley High School this year, with three performing or- ganizations bsides a number of soloists, trios, etc. Among the programs most enjoyed by the music students were the Music Club Shows which were presented at Wilson Grammar School, and many of the high schools within a radius of fifty miles of Gridley. These shows featured the advanced band, the advanced chorus, the dance orchestra, and dancers along with several soloists and small groups. Everyone in the show was dressed in some kind of costume. The chorus members were dressed as Indians, the band wore their colorful blue and gold uniforms, and the dancers had costumes of various kinds including two of the funniest clowns you have ever seen. Highlights of the year were the fall concert and the Chico Festival. Gridley High entered all three performing units in the Festival. Each group played the followinq numbers: BAND Air Waves March Olivadoti Finale. From the New World Symphony Dvorak CHORUS Jalousie Gade Begin the Beguine Drake DANCE ORCHESTRA Oh, But I Do Schwartz The Rickety Rickshaw Man Drake Other programs played by the music department included music for various town clubs and organizations, a fashion show for the Junior Women's Club, school rallies, parades, the Portuguese Holy Ghost Celebration, Baccalaureate, and graduation. Last year our Girls' Glee Club had the honor of being called the best glee club Gridley has ever had, and this year because of added experience, our Girls' Glee Club was considerably better than last year. For the first time we added a beginning chorus to our music department curriculum. Twenty-five members signed up. These should fill in the ranks of the senior choir next year with well trained voices. Nancy Steadman McMurtry accompanied the advanced choir: Carolyn McPherson accompanied the junior choir. In line with the philosophy of our music department, the Gridley School Music Club sponsored two artist programs which were given in assemblies for the entire school. CHORUS BACK ROW, left to right: Marlene Campbell, Jane Prock, Accompan- ist; Nancy Steadman, Lois Jones, Lucille Mitchell, Mr. Stevens. SECOND ROW: Sylvia Crabtree, Eleanor Mund, Anita Clark, Col- leen Crabtree, Lois Harper, Cora Jean Thorpe. FIRST ROW: Doris Smith, Alyce Mund, Florence Fox, Dolores Quist, Arlene Johnson, Faith Gardner, Pat Hulen.

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BACK ROW, left to right: R. Fu- kushima, E. Biggs, A. Brokaw, J. Sherman, I. Jensen, L. Perrin, R. Courts, J. Greene, R. Guilford, F. Brown. FIFTH ROW: F. Torres, K. Fukushima, R. Smith, N. Ray. P. Spooner, M. Farnworth, J. Waller, J. Grubb, B. Squires, T. Baum, L. Marr, F. Duranceau, D. Peekema, T. Ferguson. FOURTH ROW: S. Cox, A. Johnson, V. Les- ter, B. Wheeler, D. McGuffy, B. Groth, A. Hansen, S. Thompson, P. Hulen, D. Detling, G. Slagle. THIRD ROW: D. White, N. Stead- man, F. Moon, A. Todd, W. Bcr- rowman, B. Bullock, B. Davis, C. McPherson, L. Ishmael, R. Oakley, Miss Querin. SECOND ROW: C. Sanded, L. Edwards, G. Stohlman, B. Ellis, B. Little, P. Armes, C. Lindsay, M. Nugent, 1. Glcver, S. Jensen, J. Harkey, M. Finney. FIRST ROW: J. Hale, V. Janes, J. Fukushima, J. Adams, B. New- barth, N. Wickman, L. Espana, R. Francis, V. McClanahan, B. Close, C. Cliffman. BACK ROW, left to right: S. Es- pana, E. Glover, R. Sweeden, L. Watkins, J. Ingram, M. Bynun, F. Prather, D. Lively, D. Steadman, B. Moore, J. Whitside, B. Frank. FOURTH ROW: W. Polkman, D. Prather, I. MacVarish, H. Jensen, B. Powers, J. Melendrez, L. Har- per, K. Mitchell, N. Borrowman, D. Shirley, R. Moore, J. Stanton, G. McCormick, R. Kepler, R. Brown, K. Kelly, B. Nugent, D. Jensen. THIRD ROW: L. Ham- blin, M. Davis, A. Parsons, D. Cassady, W. Jett, R. Brown, D. De Hoff, B. Frawley, M. Ferguson, E. Ryan, N. Bate, S. Waterbury, D. Brophy. E. Lindsay. SECOND ROW: Y. Billingsley, B. Muncy, L. Hepworth, J. Robinson, D. De Hoff, M. Simpson, I. Meyer, J. Ran- dolph, M. Wilcox, M. Maurier, B. Gober, R. Ingram, Miss Querin, L. Dolan. FIRST ROW: J. Pryde, H. Wheeler, G. Ritter, J. Dillard, E. Panecaldo, S. Cooper, I. Hep- worth, L. Horn, R. Tomas, B. King, T. Halkas, N. Clegg, J. Pri- zed, B. Pryde, V. Hid. Sfiani Jv Club The Spanish Club is the largest social organization in the school. Thirty new members were initiated last fall. After the regular initiation stunts, a potluck dinner and dancing followed. The annual Spanish Fiesta, honoring Pan-American Day, was changed somewhat this year. Although carrying out the theme of the Spanish Fiesta, idea of a masquerade ball was added. The marriage, divorce, and fortune telling booths, the breaking of the pinata, and the unmasking were the high lights of the evening. A grand march was held to choose the best masquerade costume. The gym was decorated colorfully. Bal- loons and confetti filled the air. A Spanish Club party was held toward the end of the year at the swimming pool. Everyone had a good time stuffing himself with food. The Spanish Club also sponsored an artists assembly this year.

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DANCE BAND BACK ROW, left to right: Kenneth Kelly, Billy Collier, Darnell Gar- rett, Bill Moore, Allen Hill, Al Brokaw, Jack Sherman, Ed Biggs, Forrest Duranceau. SECOND ROW: Mr. Stevens, Louise Rodgers, Edith Ryan, Nellie Bate, Roger Guilford, Eleanor Mund, Margie Simpson, Barbara Little, Marilyn Wilcox. FIRST ROW: Dinty Moore, Drums, Jimmy Vines. (Band and (Dan L (Band. Last year our school band consisted of only a few players who had had previous expe- rience. In order to have a fairly good sized band, Mr. Stevens started more than forty beginners. It was these people who played at the Chico Festival last year. This year most of the beginners returned to form a good nucleus for a much better band. The improve- ment of our band has been reflected in the type of music played this year and the fact that the band went on tour with the dance band and chorus for the first time. The dance band meets before school, and has been at its best this year, boasting six saxophones, six trumpets, three trombones, piano, and drums. It has been featured on the Music Club shows, at rallies, the Junior Women's Fashion Show, the Boy Scout Dinner, and elsewhere. Some of the members even played for a wedding reception. A number of the players play with professional orchestras. BAND BACK ROW, left to right: Jim Vines, Everett Lindsay, Bob Pow- ers, Robert Moore, Reger Guilford, Shirley Gage, Eleanor Mund. SEC- OND ROW: Mr. Stevens, Salvad;r Fspana, Bill Elliot, Bcb Ccurts, Manuel Cardoza, Kenneth Kelly, Bill Collier, Darnell Garrett, Fra k Deniz. FIRST ROW: Marilyn Wil- cox, Bonnie Neubarth, Louise Rodgers, Marie Ann Mauer, Carclee Cliffman, Verda Walton, Edith Ryan, Nellie Bate, Jerrie Lee Ran- dolph, Margie S mpson, Barbara Little, Lola Espana.