Highland Park High School - Little Giant Yearbook (Highland Park, IL)

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■04 Plecviusie. 04 Skill fo school is complete without a chorus. Highland Park high school is no exccp- However, our chorus is comprised of •ly four hundred members. This is a corn- ,tion of the second, third, seventh, eighth, ninth periods. his year. Mr. Chester Kyle, chorus direc- introduced a new practice. He had vari» students take over the directing job, to n the fundamentals of leading a musical jp. 'he chorus as a whole, first performed at Christmas music concert. Following that the Christmas pageant, the spring music cert, and the music assembly. Through» out the year, groups of chorus members sang at the elementary schools. These students were usually alma mater of that particular school. Every other year, this singing organi» zation aids in putting over an operetta, along with the orchestra. Ninth period class is the Senior choir, whose members sing in the blue robes. The officers of this group help to plan the numer- ous appearances which the Senior choir makes. At the close of the year these officers plan the annual music picnic. They are: Peter Walk- er, president; Shirley Allderdice, vice presi- dent; Sally Quigg and Bill Ekvall. secretaries; Lois Baum, treasurer, and Ann Curtis and Gerry Watt, librarians. This choir, minus the seniors, puts the finishing touches to graduation ceremonies. There are two special groups, boys chorus and mixed ensemble, selected from the whole chorus. In the latter group is Shirley Allder- dice. Mimi Angster, Byron Botkcr. Sandra Jorgensen. Dave Rictz, Fred Turner, and Scotty Walker, who are accompanied by Maxine Joseph. This well known outfit sings for numerous occasions and gatherings along the North Shore and the Chicago area. If you enjoy singing and music and pleas- ant surroundings, the organization for you, is —chorus. Singing for pleasure. is the motto of the student» who arc member» of Drcwcd in their newly purchased robe», the Senior choir poses for the Little choru». Pausing for a moment with their accompanist, Mimi Angster, i» the Giant photographer, nth period group. 29

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MuA c in So+Uf.... Typical classroom scenes of second, third, and eighth period choruses. The students arc prac- ticing with Mr. Chester Kyle, chorus instructor. Pianists for these classes arc Lois Crowley, sec- ond period; Judy Sfljestrom, eighth period; and Ann Cohn, third period. Each chorus class elects its officers at tfc beginning of the year, with a president ust ally chosen because of outstanding particip: tion in chorus. The president and vice pres dent take over in the absence of the instrue tor. A secretary and social chairman at chosen, and some classes also elect businei managers and librarians. The chorus class which meets during th second period, chose Lorraine Goodhart ; president, and Diane Phillips as vice presi dent. The third period class elected Ralp Gurkin as president, and the seventh perio class was headed by George White, wit Mimi Angstcr as vice president. Don RuffoJ was president of eighth period, and was at sisted by Audrey Bock in the position of vie president. The boys' quartet plays an important par in the music department. They not only tak part in school programs but this year the have also appeared on television, in the Elk show and in all grammar school concert, This group is made up of George Whitt singing lead: Bob Saletra. second tenor; Roge Seltzer, first tenor; and Jim Lyle, singin bass. 28

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inale. until Sbiintfb and fclaAA. “Measure 5, letter B,” is a familiar ex- pression to the orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Harold Finch. There are about 40 members in this organization. During pre- paration for concerts, Mr. Finch combines the string section and some of the brass sec- tion from the band. These musicians rehearre at daily practice or three times a week. Orchestra gives members an opportunity to enlarge their interest in music and improves their musical ability in playing an instrument. They also gain a clearer knowledge of classi- cal music. Private music instruction is avail- able for those who desire it. The biggest events on the calendar for this group were their concerts. Around Christ- mas time, the orchestra, along with the rest of the music department presented the Christ- mas concert. And then again a Spring con- cert is given in April. Another important event in which the orchestra participates is an operetta, which is presented every other year. They accompany the chorus, and play the re- mainder of the background music. When the school play was given, the orchestra provided music during the intermissions. On the lighter side, a dance and picnic is planned by the music department each year. The officers of orchestra, along with the band and chorus officers, arrange the festivities. The orchestra officers arc Jim Gordon, president: Diane Singer, vice president; Nan- cy Lelewer, Robin Saphir, social chairmen. Waiting for the down beat, orchestra members art about to begin daily practict in the pit. Decked out in their new uniforms. band members, prepare for a Sousa march. There's something about a high school band. and this is certainly true about our school band. What would we do without the musing music played for us at the home football games, and then the enjoyment we got from watching the Kind members march between halves of the game. But the football games were not the only- places where we could find the bandsters, for we all marched to their musie to every assem- bly. At graduation night, the seniors marched down the aisle for the last time, to the fa- miliar music of Pomp and Circumstance. Another time the band was seen, was at the Christmas concert. They also performed at the Spring concert, along with the orchestra and chorus. In the 1951-52 school year, there were approximately 65 members in this musical organization. Tom Harter was honored as the quartermaster and drum major, while George Stewart was assistant quartermaster. The officers were Larry Brown, president; Harold Freberg. vice president; Tim Silence, secretary: Bob George and Lois Williams, so- cial chairmen. « 30»