Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Practice makes perfect. The students in jazz band use this motto as they strive toward perfection. Jazz band, directed by Mr. Noel Cross, meets at 7 a.m. to pra ctice. Band Sacrifices, talent, practice: main ingredients to music T he crowd is silent as the curtain slowly opens. The band, which the curtain unveils is standing silently, eyes nervously glancing back and forth between one another. The conductor emerges from off stage, sweat on his brow. He motions for the band to sit. All eyes center on the conductor, as players await the crucial downbeat. In the back of the band a saxaphone player reflects on the past year. She had been playing in the band since her sophomore year, had obtained the required 1,000 points for her letter in that same year and now in her senior year had achieved her ultimate goal of first chair. She recalled all that had to be sacrificed for the concert. She had hard practices with Mr. Cross, and the hours of practice at home. She also recalled the happiness and joy of going to contests, playing in the pep band, marching on the field and going Great America. Jazz band had grown in the past year. For the first time the band attended contests at Valparaiso and Terre Haute. The band held its annual popcorn sale and cheese and sausage sale. The money was used to buy new uniforms for the eighth and ninth grade bands, and sweaters for the grade school bands. It had been a good year she thought, and she would miss it. Her mind back on music, she glanced up at the conductor just as the crucial downbeat was given. From that moment all was shown-the hard work, practices and mistakes-all in just two short hours of concert. Jazz Band-Back row: Ken Kalicky, Paul Zapinski, Steve Bradley. Terry Johnson Third row: Ken Puent, Chris Gonzalez. Doug Schlagel, Anthony Joseph. Rob Marvel. Second row: Tony Stinnett, Keith Mitchell, Nels Johnson. Bill Schmidt, Steve Riley. Front row: Mark Barenie. Ron Rodriguez, Diane Rata. Sharon Poi, Tom Walters, Shari Lew- is, Teresa Timm. Drum Majorettes: Kellee Steele, Teresa Timm. 22

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Mixed Chorus-Back row: Doris Parker, Diana Un- derwood, Kevin Parr, Lisa Dalton, Bob Hankla, Lisa McLaughlin Second row: Marian Donnelly, Jackie Slusher, Terry Jones, Terry Hansen, Mary De la Vega, Cindy Anderson Front row: Susan Newbeck, Ken Puent, Suzy LaBarge. The concert draws to a close, yet not a single eye leaves Choral Director, Miss Cynthia Przondo, as she gives the final downbeat. This was the choir’s first concert of the year. Girls Chorus-Back row: Tammy Wilson, Sanya Tomasio, Chris loakimidis, Jeanne Nichols, Jack- ie Bardwell, Barb Sopkowski, Jackie Nichols. Third row: Lisa Bartley, Lind Kelly, Pam Brady, Leslie McClurg, Susan Orr, Chris Seitzinger Sec- ond row: Judy Owensby, Donna Grandy, Tracy Blair. Suzanne Morgan. Angie Kelly, Nikki Kowa- lik. Front row: Kelly O ' Donnell, Beth Rataczak, Leslee Hall, Angee Smith, Cathy Jansen. 21

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and-Back row: Gene Corle, Gordon Mauger, teve Whitehead, Sue Luque, Carrie Jostes, Jane rock, Treva Swanson, Leigh Rockhill, Kathy Lit- e. Megan Kuss, Janet Mirda, Deneen Johnson, nda Stewart, John Wasko, John Herd. Sixth w: Chris Gonzalez, Cynthia Fuoss, Tina Nelson, onette Fraser, Sherry Hanrath, Jayne Hodor, emse Fratter. Sherry Patrick, Cathy Aguillon, enee Blair, Tracy Pepler, Dena Good, Bob Gra- binski, Sharon Poi. Fifth row: Dave Brown, Tammy Pfeiffer, Doug Heidler, Diane Rafa, Ron Rodriguez, Mark Barenie, Gordon Moore, Tom Walters, Tony Stinnett, Shari Lewis. Cheryl Tucker, Ken Puent. Fourth row: Mary Nowak, Lori Miller, Janet Sexton, Cathy Roach, Sally En- gle, Marian Buchko, Donna Billingham, Kim Was- serman, Deanna Carlson, Rose Villapondo, Mary Mills. Third row: Tom Schmidt, Tom Neil, Brice Johnson, John Mitchell, Don Bodnar, Doug Schlagel, Anthony Joseph, Linda Campbell, Rob Marvel Second row: Keith Zylo, Ted Nicoloff, Nels Johnson, Steve Riley, Keith Mitchell, Bill Schmidt, Dave Moore, Jane Williams Front row: Mr. Noel Cross, director, Kellee Steele. Tim Mar- tin, Terry Johnson, Ken Kalicky, Steve Bradley, Paul Zapinski, Teresa Timm, Mr. Robert Sohn. 23