Humble High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Humble, TX)

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Over forty honors Won Thirty first division medal winners, six individual Texas Music Educators Association placers and three high-ranking groups won honors for HHS Choir. Of the thirty firsts fifteen were first class pieces and qualified the singers for State University interscholastic League in June. Also TMEA awards were earned by Paul Jesser and Kim Stengel in All-State Choir. The two advanced from Regional where 25 HHS singers also com- peted and six earned honors.Three choirs sang at UlL Concert and Sightreading Con- tests. The Tenor-Bass group rated Superior in both, Treble Choir got Excellent in Concert and Average in Sightreading and Mixed Choir won two Ex- cellents from the judges. At the annual banquet Ruth Goodwin received the National Choral Award, Paul Jesser was named Most Spirited and David Tullos Most Improved. Outstanding Juniors were D'Ann Neighbors and Tom Hedgepath, Sophomores were Robyn Reynolds, Kim Stengel and Vince Rutter, and Freshmen were Laura Gibson and Paul Lively. Choir presented an evening Christmas program with three Humble ISD middle school choirs December 16 in the auditorium. Luanne Foster, Julie Dearing and Kellie McGauhey are part ofthe HHS performers. Choir 178 Choir Members of A Cappella Choir practice during second period. Under Director Trisha Stengel the group's members competed in Texas Music Educators Association and University interscholastic League events. The fifth annual musical which Choir performed in was The Music Man. Lynn Swanner, Sylvia Young and Ruth Goodwin perform 'tSong of Hiawatha during a rehearsal with some of the costumes in place.

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Brass section members Gary lserhardt, Dale Haynie, Jim group played Echano while they performed in corps Keyes and Matthew Stephens perform with the rest of the style and stopped in a diamond formation on the field. Wildcat Marching Band and during a Football halftime. The . .0 55 1 Q1 . ' . .A C I 3: K H 13 E If HQ Ly s - H M Q ' m y f .35 ts H , 'U E 2,4 K5 X level lf, C Summer practice for drummers Ross Felker, Skip Fenner and John Ramsey consists of long hours preparing for marching season, The group composed cadences for the Wildcat Marching Band. Q Band has new Complete with a new style, corps instead ot military, the Wildcat Marching Band earned an Excellent rating at University interscholastic League competition. Ott the Line, Send in the Clown and Echano were played in contest and halftime shows. The band did very well with a new director and style, Direc- tor John Etheredge commented. Attending UIL Concert and Sightreading, l-lonors Band got a First and a Third. The Symphonic Band earned two Firsts at the same contest. Both bands were also rated in , f ,mt l. I ,ya-,. . fg Y . .V . 3, Hu - - '1'W'5fl'i t'f', f tm :MR-' Q 'ay-. 'fad' i'i,1,, A fu ,fi tr 'wwf rv 'E f .fj,YL,,jf'4..s..,,k'?'ff il 1 gd' . ,hi i.zQ U,t'aif n ,, f,f'-ii,,'- ' K 2 v M -., . rf.. f' Band beau and sweetheart Danny Tidwell and Holly Barnes receive Homecoming crowd applause. style, director the Six Flags Open Band Festivalg l-lonors won a First and Symphonic a Third. Individual awards were won by members in UIL and Texas Music Educators Association. Twenty solo medals and ensemble ones were awarded at Regional Ull.. Seventeen won chairs in TlvlEA District. Ten of them made high enough to advance to Regional and Janice Gard- ner and David Thompson moved on to Area. Danna Smith performed in All-State Orchestra and David Thomp- son in All-State Band. Band 177

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A Christmas assembly presented jointly by Choir and Band during a split third hour was December 19, Included in the annual program were traditional Christmas carols and several solos. IJ O ui un Q T. r-5 S4 Pianist Laura Gibson and helper Lisa Osborne accompany Choir with Christmas selections at the annual assemblies. Christmas Day in which several soloed and Do You l-lear What I Hear were two, Choir members are lfront rowi Kerry DeYoung, Melinda Meindl, Fiene Lane, Scott Montroy, Vince Rutter, Lynn Swanner, Dawn Jean, Robin Reynolds, isecond rowi Cheryl New, Charlie Kebodeaux, Heather Grant, Denise Murphy, l-lank Futrell, Director Trisha Stengel, Cindy Stanley, Debbie Hedgepath, Michelle Poirrier, lthird rowi Kristin DeYoung, Sherie Long, Theresa Gurka, Julie Dear ing, Scott Goodrum, Daryl Lindsay, Jackie Thomas, Lynne Larson, Helen Vaughn, Kim Uren, Vala Skelton, lfourth rowi Sylvia Young, Sylinthia Stewart, Shelly Howard, Laura Gibson, Curt Keown, Paul Jesser, Ruth Goodwin, Elana Malig, Debbie l-land, Lisa l amping, lback rowi Kim Stengel, Karen Van Matre, Nichole Makowski, D'Ann Nieghbors, Tom l-ledgepath, Ken Parrish, Neill Williams, David Tullos, Paul Lively, Beverly Nelson, Susan Marsden. Choir director Trisha Stengel directs the group and audience in the annual Joy to the World. Choir 179