Homestead High School - Pegasus Yearbook (Cupertino, CA)

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FOP 110114 LaMarylis Harris, Ellen Hart, Mimi Bernard, Laurel Schmidt. Lauralyn Beverage, Valerie Judd, Nancy Hauben. Marcia Deichert, Teresa Gisske, Barbara Quattrone, Missy Ruth. K0?Z7O,,ll 160112 .lan Westberg, Karla Rehbein, Melissa Larson, Carol Freed, Linda Richards, Debby Poelman, Jan Goslow. Not Pictured: Madeline de Porceri After school, evenings, and often before school, the 6'11am11c'r Singers and the Girls fuscnzlzlc' rehearsed diligently, preparing a variety of selections for Homestead's Christmas program. A new organization this year, the Girls Ensemble highlighted the concert with their presentation of Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols . Continuing a choral tradition initiated last year, the Chamber Singers again performed a series of Alfred Burt carols. Both ensembles represented Homestead in a traveling capacity, entertaining for the Palo Alto Women's Club at the Cabana Hotel, at the Portola Presbyterian Church, and at the annual Yuletide Festival at Villa Montalvo, where the Chamber Singers were joined by alumni of the group. COP 130114 Mimi Bernard, Laurel Schmidt, Jan Westberg, Don Mack. Reed Sparks. John Corstorphine, Karla Rehbein, Carol Freed, Nancy Hauben, Teresa Gisske, EOCZOJI4 IZOIM Lauralyn Beverage, Ellen Hart, Valerie Judd, Melissa Larson, Neil Rutman, Rick Matchell, Brad Knudson. Tim Chalmers, LaMarylis Harris. Barbara Quattrone, Marcia Deichert, Missy Ruth. Not pictured: Doug Kirkish 83

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CHOIR Homestead was justly proud of a dedicated choral department this year. The fifty-member ,fl Uapprlla 67!mir brightened the Yuletide Sea- son with their performance to a full house at our Christmas concert, The Sounds of Christ- mas, and by caroling around the campus. The Girls filer, primarily a training chorus, added much to the evening. For the mid-year Pops Concert the choir entertained with selections from the Broadway musical PORGY AND BESS, joined by the Girls Glee singing numbers from FLOWER DRUM SONG. For the annual Spring Concert, A Choir and the Concert Band combined in a highly success- ful program. Piano accompanists this year were Carol Freed CChoirD and Pam Hill CGleeD. Perhaps their most significant concert this year was the All-District Music Festival. Or- ganized by Homestead's choir director, Mr. John Pleasant, and conducted by Mr. Royal Stanton, head of the Fine Arts Department of DeAnza College, The A Choirs of all five district high schools combined in an outstand- ing performance of such works as Felices ter and ioined the District Orchestra, con- ducted by Mr. John Mortarotti, head of the Fine Arts Department of Foothill College, in Handel's Te Deum Laudamus . Late in the year, the choir was invited to participate in the Campbell Invitational Choir Consortium, conducted by internationally acclaimed chor- al director Jester Hairston.

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3 ma.. t ARCHI G BA For the fourth consecutive year the Mustang Marching Band was voted the best in the area and among the best in the state. Directed by Mr. Donithorne, led by Reed Sparks, and with an enthusiastic seventy members, the band put a total of SOO hours in one show. The band's fast paced half-time performances easily matched the action of the Mustangs winning football teams. The sound of brass and percussion and the smart stepping precision marching of the Mustang bandsmen certainly brightened the Band Day in Berkeley. Q J- 'R AZ wifi, , I-Wfgg f if 5 A H 1 , ,, 'J ' - ' , V, g -' ff'-ffwvf f , iff gk? WW 1 5 , f. f'f'4?4 fl, WM, 4 3 f 'ji,,'f 1: 'jgysg , .f'1W'w!W,f ' f ' n W- , M i, ,,g1' QA i ' - 's fr ff : at , , ' f f ' 1 g Qi' E11 , AW ff - VE :I 1,q,5-5 , Ly H' , KJ . V 1 .,,.,,N 7 ' -,-.-r f'.flg1.,1 , ' ' '