Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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BELOW Sophomore Jon Boulanger and senior BELOW Director Brian Campbell conducts the Chris Loyet wear special costumes for the 146 member HHS Band Spring Show Taking Over 1985-1986 was a year of adjustment for the band. In Mr. Brian Campbell’s words, “It was like having a substitute for the entire year.” Mr. Campbell was hired to provide musical instruction for the band’s 146 students while Mr. Heath worked on his Doctorate of Music at U of I. With Mr. Campbell's help, the band lived up to its past reputation by securing a Division | rating at Illinois District Contest in Raymond At the Spring Band Show, ‘Rockin’ thru the Ages’, Rick Cain was awarded the John Philip Sousa Award for most outstanding senior bandsman, and for the second consecutive year, Annie Lutostanski received the British Airways Award for most promising band student In his short stay, Mr. Campbell left his mark on the band program. At the Spring Show he introduced the “Weenie Awards,” recognizing those who livened up the band program with their peculiar antics.

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RIGHT The pep band provides musical entertainment at half-time for a basketball game LEFT History teacher Barbara Kay shows she knows what she’s doing when she subs for a class, by playing the flute FAR LEFT Band members prepare to mar ch on field for a half-time show at a football game ABOVE Seniors Andi Schneider, Brian Saul, and Debbie Palenchar dress as flower children at the Spring show ABOVE LEFT 1985-1986 majorettes are Janean Holt, Kay East, jill Redman, and Candy Schrumpf TOP The Marching Bulldogs play pregames songs at a football game

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A Change Of Tune Choir at a concert HHS‘s vocal program took on a . 3 new look when it was restructured into three groups by vocal director i li Jan Hoyer A new treble choir was opened to anyone just interested in singing and wanting to participate in chorus. Mixed Chorus became known as Concert Choir. Admission was by audition only. Swing Choir remained the most specialized group with a limited number of members. Students in this group met both during school and after school to work on music and choreography for intricate routines. At the Illinois District Contest in Raymond, the Concert Choir received a Il rating, while the Swing Choir received a |. “Maybe Someday We'll Meet Again’’ was the theme song adopted for the annual spring concert. Appropriately, exchange student Simona Spolti sang the first verse as a farewell. Swing, Treble, and Concert Choirs all performed in the last program, which honored graduating senior members. Amy Steiner was awarded the first Outstanding Senior Chorus Member Award. BELOW Miss Jan Hoyer directs the Treble MIDDLE Seniors Rob Driemeyer and Matt Homann and junior Lisa Schwarz qualified to perform at the All State Concert wer se, ABOVE The 1985-86 Swing Choir, directed by Miss Jan Hoyer