Huntington North High School - Modulus Yearbook (Huntington, IN)

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One of the outstanding features of H. H. S. is the A Capella choir under the direction of Mr. Cloyde Slater. Composed of 66 members the choir contains several small- ensembles. The girls ' sextet included Brema Altman, Shirley Guthier, Carol McClurg, Shirley Coy, Judy Powell, and Bon- nie Keith. Linda Ware, Jean Carroll, Edith Winterholter, Ruth Farhnow, Nancy McBride, Gerda Rasche, Ann Morris, Margaret Haneline, Jean Ann Biehl, Sondra Terrel, Judy Fouts, Ralene Newhard, and Barbara Dickey make up the girls ' double sextet. Not all the special sections are girls ' groups. One boys ' quartet had Robert Petrie, Don Bosh, John North, and Roger Weist as its members. The second boys ' quartet consisted of PhUip Young, David Gerdes, Richard Bealer, and Keith Powell. As a new and very successful feature of the vocal music department Mr. Slater has introduced the Swing Choir. This group lends their voices almost entirely to swing music. Members are accepted in the choir on the basis of voice quality and according to the number of members needed in each section. They usually have had a year of training chorus work and are taken out of the Freshman chorus. All music must be memorized — a big job in itself — and grades are de- termined accordingly. Boys Quartet No. 1, top left: John North, Roger Weist, Robert Petrie, Don Bosh. Boys Quartet No. 2, top right: Keith Powell, Philip Young, Richard Bealer, David Gerdes. Girls Sextet, bottom left: Shirley Guthier, Brema Altman, Carol McClurg, Shirley Coy, Judy Powell, Bonnie Kieth. Girls Double Sextet, bottom right: Row I: Edith Winterholter, Margaret Haneline, Linda Ware, Nancy McBride, Barbara Dickey. Row II: Ann Morris, Judy Fouts, Sondra Terrel, Jean Carroll, Ruth Fahmow.

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Delmar Weesner, Director WEESNER ' S 30th SUCCESSFUL YEAR Delmar Weesner, in his 30th year of directing at Huntington High School, has once again, proved his ability by producing a first class band. Dressed in snappy uniforms of red and gray, the band presented colorful half-time shows for the football fans with their precision marching and clever routines. The band was led onto the field by our whistle-blowing drum major, Phil Rriegbaum. This was Phil ' s second consecutive year as drum major and he has done a splendid job. Those high-stepping majorettes you saw in red and black outfits were Judy Musser and Mary Jo Poehler. These girls spent a great deal of time working with the band and are to be commended for their excellent performances. The band also played during our Hoosier Madness season. We all enjoyed hearing the cur- rent popular and jazz tunes they played at the basketball games. In September the band journeyed to Purdue University where they participated in the annual High-School Band Day. Over one hundred bands took part in the half-time show of the Purdue- College of the Pacific football game. Our major- ettes also took part in a show which was pre- sented before the game. No one really knows how many tedious hours are spent in preparing music for these events. Practices of the various sections of the band are often held during the noon hour in order to per- fect the pieces. This year we felt very fortunate to have mem- bers of our band receive high honors in both the District and State Solo and Ensemble Contests, held in Fort Wayne and Indianapolis, respectively, during the month of February. Those receiving such honors were: David Winegardner and Ste- phen Michael, cornet solos; Phil Kriegbaum, French horn solo; Shirley Guthier, Clarice Wil- liams, Donna Safford, and Judy Grim, clarinet quartet; Margaret Frederick, Becky Underbill, Judy Wood, and Deborah Kirkwood, clarinet quartet No. 2; Cynthia McClure, Joanna Allen, Gail Kirkpatrick, and Judy Jersey, flute quartet; and Gene Kline, Ned Solloway, and Carolyn Shearer, cornet trio No. 2. These students all re- ceived the rating of Superior or Excellent in the state contest. On April 14th the band participated in the state band contests, held at South Bend. In this contest they played three pieces of their own se- lection and also took part in a sight-reading con- test. In this section, they are judged as to their ability to play a piece well at sight. Our band was rated superior in both the above— the only school in the county to receive such a rating. Besides these activities, the band also gave the annual Spring concert on May 6 for which they played a variety of numbers that they had been working on during the year, gave informal con- certs at public grade schools, and played for the commencement exercises on May 17th. All of this adds up to a very busy year for Mr. Weesner and his fine band. Our congratulations to them! 17

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OUTSTANDING CHORAL GROUPS In keeping with the school colors the choir robes are red with a black stole and red H H S embroidered on it. Boys wear white shirts and black ties and the girls wear white blouses. Probably one of the busiest organizations of the school is the choir An an- nouncement famUiar to everyone is: This announcement concerns the choir. Meet at . . . —always going somewhere it seems. Hunting a lost robe in a frenzied panic, handing out pass slips to be signed by teachers, arriving for appearances just in the nick of time— all these, nerve-racking though they may seem, are a part of the hfe of the choir. The pubhc appearances which the choir makes each year number about 16. Programs are given at the grade schools— Riley, Horace Mann, Central, and Lin- coln. The choir were guests at Huntington College for a performance. They also provided the music for both the unified Good Friday Service and the Easter Serv- ice at school. On April 27 the group traveled to Warsaw where they presented a program. For the final appearance of the year and one of the most important— to seniors at least— the choir provided music for the Baccalaureate service. Lending her talents to the choir was Mara Jane Carter, accompanist. To the choir ' s patient instructor, Mr. Cloyde Slater, goes much of the credit for the skill and talent of this group. Working with minds is one thing but work- ing with voices is entirely different. As Mr. Slater has sung with several profes- sional groups, he is able by his own experiences to keynote the entire musical pro- gram to a goal of perfection. In the district and state vocal contests our choir was very well represented with Sondra Terrel, Ralene Newhard, and the Girls ' Sextette— winning Superior ratings. In the state contest Sondra Terrel received an Excellent rating and the Sextette again came through with a Superior rating. This shows the fine work done by Mr. Slater. For most people, memorizing piece after piece of music and practicing for hours would be a tedious and tiresome job. It becomes that way for the choir at times, too. They know, however, that soft tones, good enunciation, and controlled breathing— all of which make for really good music— are not born of haphazard practices. Congratulations to this group of students and their director. We ' re proud of their talent euid the deserving appreciation which they are shown by other groups. Cloyde Slater, Director