Hempstead High School - Equine Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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11 Practicing for the Christmas concerts are Lisa Strong, '83, Doug Sharpe, '86, and Sue Meyer, '84, Photo by Ieff Becker, 21 Iohn Oehrle, director, leads the orchestra during the Commencement concert. Photo by Ieff Becker. 31 During practice, director Iohn Oehrle talks to the musicians. Photo by Ieff Becker. 1 I s,uv' ft. Gr F... Orchestra LF!! ll Busil Making Music by Hillard Salas From the start, the 1982-83 school year was a busy one for the orchestra and its director, Iohn Oehrle. As soon as school began, the orchestra began preparing for All-State tryouts. Four string players, Kim Bartels, '83, Tammy Brehm, '85, Amy Iersild, '85, and Lisa Melsted, '85, were selected for the prestigious orchestra. For Brehm and Bartels, their selections were not their first. Brehm was chosen for her second time, and Bartels' for her fourth. The rest of the year was filled with work in prepara- 112 tion for several concerts given over the winter and spring, a musical, and a music contest. On May 4 and 5, the music department par- ticipated in the annual Tri-Double I music festival, which was held in Clinton. During those two days, long practice sessions were held, ending with a concert on May 5. The final concert of the year, and the last for fifteen seniors, was given on May 24. At the concert, the seniors were honored for their musical contributions to Hempstead. Z - vs ..-' ' ' .y Vl 2 l ' ci! K e it 4- all Qu- K ISL 41 Laura Gage, '83, Sue Hoeweler, '85, and Heidi Olson, '86, practice for orchestra's winter concert. Photo by Ieff Becker. L

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ll I t O U V 1 f 11 Chad Koppenhaver, '84, con- templates striking on an unwritten solo. Photo by Ieff Becker. 21 Brenda Henry, '88, lulie Stokes, '86 and Ellen Spear, '85, play their flutes during band practice. Photo by Ieff Becker. 31 Melinda Spiegel, '84, concen- trating on her music, works out a tough part. Photo by Ieff Becker. 41 Mike Waldbillig, '83, layson Eichman, '83, Lori Lochner, '86, and Mike Fahrion, '86, practice for an upcoming concert. Photo by Ieff Becker. Band All Around Entertainment by Kim Clark For sixty-three girls and forty-one boys, music is more than just something to listen to. It is a class instructed by Director Iohn Oehrle, that meets every school day where they learn all the elements of music. The Marching Band, Pep Band, and Color Guard all play important roles in school activities. The Marching Band for football and the Pep Band for basketball, play at all the home games. They also play at pep assemblies and march in local parades. The Color Guard, made up of seventeen girls, did a flag show during Marching Band and a pom-pom rou- tine during Pep Band. lim Murphy, Assistant Director, was new to band. He assisted in Marching Band, the Color Guard, and was director of Pep Band. Concert Band had many concerts throughout the year, the Pops Concert on April 8 and the Graduation ceremonies on Iune 1. The whole band par- ticipated in Tri-Double I with Senior, Clinton, and Freeport. It is a two day event on May 4 8: 5, in Clinton, which concluded with a concert of all four schools combined. A number of Band members participated in other band related activi- ties. Anne Deppe and Brad Iudge, both seniors, qualified for the All-State Band. Other activities in- cluded solos and ensembles for contest, recitals, jazz ensembles, and Honor Band. The band year concluded with a trip to Florida. The funds were raised by the music students with the annual fruit sale and profits from the Variety Tonight show. Iames Murphy Iohn Oehrle r ff st K X 4 .iam . - 1 F ,kg . I 111

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ff ,ff if I-2. 4 0 4 fi - y,wf-i,7,,sk 1 Q' '.. -- ,l 'F xo ',!, 1 wif i f 3 0, -' ' . . 0 .. A. V ---1 - .:.:l.z.'-V. ' as lf 3 t gy X Q X 1 1 leff Moody, '84, Brett Bordewick, 3, and Ieff Small, '83, watch Susan easley for direction as they sing. hoto by Karl Anderson. 1 The chamber choir sings for the irst Congregational Church at hristmas time. Photo by Tony Haun. 31 Susan Beasley, choir director, counts off beats for the students. Photo by Karl Anderson. 41 These altos and basses wait patiently for further instructions from Susan Beasley. Photo by Karl Ander- son. ri-- .. sthj rVr,, I , l.tAy y Lf. Sing! -I 4' 4 at I Choir Is Kept Bus by Marcia Dittemore I love choir, especially concert choir! said Mary Arlen, '85. It's different from any of my other classes. There are so many students in there. You get to know a lot of people. Concert choir, varsity choir, and freshmen choir are the three choirs offered here at Hempstead. Each of the choirs, however, is designed with a slightly different purpose. Concert choir is the select choir. The members of this choir have more perfor- mances. All-State audi- tioners and contest person- nel are chosen from this group. Concert choir was chosen to be one of the Twelve Choirs of Christmas this year, a special holiday series aired on IPBN. The Concert choir also took a trip to Florida on Iune 4 by chartered bus and performed there. In addition to the afor- ementioned activities, the music department also put on a successful musical this year and had a very productive year in general. Carrie Humke, a senior member of the concert and varsity choirs, said, It's really been an important part of my memories at Hempstead, and I'll always be grateful for the exper- iences I've had because of choir. 113