Jefferson Junior High School - Journal Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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FOURTH ROW: Hans Grade, Betty Wilt, Carol Treadman, Barb Coul, Sherry Anthony, Nancy Haroldson, Judy Currie. THIRD ROW: TruDee Wessman, Mary Pawlow, Linda Renk, Cindy Istad, Jolene Anderson, Susan Culp. SECOND ROW: Donald L. Carlson, Robin Fisher, Peggy Tennyson, Sandy Johnson, Barb Ridgeway, Cindy Akins, Bev Hurwitch. FIRST ROW: Dee Thompson Sharon Rutz, Bev Baxter, Roxanne Blomquist, Barb Hallblade, Sharon Ketcham. In 1956, Jeffersonts Glee Club was organized. A group of students asked Mr. Erwin if they could have a singing organization. Mr. Erwin told them they could have a glee club if it could meet in the morn- ings so that members of the band and orchestra could also be members. There are still some band and orchestra participants in the Glee Club. Since band and sports participants have uniforms, the Glee Club members thought they should, too; therefore, they sold candy and were able to purchase sixty-eight choir robes of a bright red color. In the Glee Club nobody is left out. Anybody who wants to may join. There are no tryouts. Only the Ensemble is hand-picked. 120

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Band FOURTH ROW: Stephen Soldin, George Lawson, Kent Dahlstrand, Steve Carlson, Ron Buchanan, Jeff Erickson, Tom Bleed, Bill Erickson, Art Carlson, Dennis McAuley, Ron Nordquist. THIRD ROW: Marshall Nelson, Gary Scott, Russ Pedersen, James Turner, Jeff Benson, Dave Sundine, Tarry Walston, Dean Almquist. SECOND ROW: Dave Wallschlaeger, Les Janeski, Craig Johnson, Dan Graham, Doug Johnson. FIRST ROW: Dennis Mayhew, Ed Prochaska, Elvin Hediger, Gary Bates, Dan Johnson, Dennis Sharpe. The Concert Band also plays at the home basketball games, pep and letter assemblies, and in the Spring Band Concert.

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FOURTH ROW: June Carlbom, Marcia Gossett, Sherry Bare, Maureen Ogren, Jan Gartner, Julie Ekleberry, Barb Nelson. THIRD ROW: Olney Belton, Don Fritz, Vicki Barnes, Kathy Peele, Dawn Hansen, Sheila Swenson. SECOND ROW: Sally Bloomquist, Denise Meyer, Sharon Williams, Vickie Garavalia, Margaret Fones, Gail Holland. FIRST ROW: Laurie Dittman, Sharon Prochaska, Ed Prochaska, Michael Shawver, David Hintzsche, Mt. Erwin. The Glee Club gives two concerts a year. All participants sing treble clef parts. There are four songs prepared for each concert. GleeCIub quality has always been proven superior to chorus. Some Glee Club participants go on to high school and join the a capella choir, and some even sing leading parts in the Operetta. The Glee Club provides singing under a director for the first time for many students. Only student accompanists are used when instruments are needed. This is the Glee Clubts eleventh year and twenty-second concert. 121