Haltom High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Haltom City, TX)

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Banquet on Brazos Queen Fifty percent receive I 's in individual UIL competition. 'AI like making music with my students and getting to know them bet- ter as people. I like performing too! Mrs. Carol Pyle exclaimed. The list of performances and awards are somewhat large. Activities included hosting competi- tion, attending festivals, and entering competition. They hosted three rounds of all-region competition, two of which were on campus. They also entered the events as five placed in districtg those were, Lonnie McCloud, Missy Malone, James Miller, B. J. Thatcher, Dawn Skelton. One served as an alter- nate to the all-region choir and one was selected for the all-region choir. Sophomore Lonnie McCloud, was the only member to be chosen for this honor. He along with Mrs. Pyle attend- ed a workshop. He then traveled to San Antonio where he sang with the all-state choir. the choir, made of approximately twelve members also performed in competition. The group received a first division rating at UIL competition and at Sandy Lake. In other UIL performances the group as a whole did more than their share of winning. Fifty percent receiv- ed first division ratings. The girls were the first of their group to ever receive a division I rating. To raise money the group sold citrus fruit from South Texas. With the money earned they were able to give six voice lesson scholarships. With the remaining money, they had their ban- quet on the Brazos River in Waco. The money, totalling 3400, was stolen from the choir office. Despite this Mrs. Pyle took out a loan from the bank in her nameg the students paid the money back with candy sales, and they were able to have their banquet. I Combining their voices, the Mixed Choir and Chorale sang during the Bac- calaureate Services, Sunday, May 23. CHOIR Odyssey, a group of 12 selected choir members, perform a medley to Sing A Song for a retired teacher's home in Waco.

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'Q ,ww 'i 4 Singing in the library, each choir presented a Christmas concert to their parents and faculty. Chorale students James Pultz, Rhett Gar- rett, Lonnie McCIoud and Johnathan Baker exercise daily rehearsal. ii HZ' J To the tune of their songs Odyssey members B. J. Thatcher, Kim Morgan, Mary Trimble and Dolly Weaver conduct a skit. After a Christmas concert with the band, B. J. Thatcher relaxes along with other choir members at the downtown Hilton. CHOIR