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

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FIFTH ROW: George Parfiewich, David Freden, Richard Green, Don Fritz, John Hjelm, Doug Carlson, Dave Anderson, David Sherman, Jeff Borden. FOURTH ROW: Paul Hagen, Henry LaMarca, Tim Elliott, Stephen Schmidt, Benny Rinaldo, Greg Rewerts, Brad Oltmanns, Steve Hildebrand, Joe Whittington, Dallas Jones, Jerry Ekdale, Greg Hittner, John Sulak, Mark Jenkins, Barclay Olson. THIRD ROW: Matthew Bradley, Ronald Hahne, Kevin E. Lee, Danny Harris, Cliff Eley, Steve Hoover, Leon Cash. SECOND ROW: John Peterson, Brad Dahlgren, Jeff Fulton, Dave Dahlberg, Craig Holliday, Gary Sullivan, Gene Huffman. FIRST ROW: Gary Nelson, Bruce Arneson, John Mohr, Jeff Pergande, Scott Marhuson. The Eighth Grade Band consists of 85 members, of which seven are seventh graders. The main purpose of this band is to prepare the members for the Concert Band.

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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

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Grade Band FOURTH ROW: Brad Olson, Mike Strang, Dave Erickson, Don Holmertz, Greg Johnson, Craig Gleason, Curt Countryman, Roy Johnson, Tom Lewis, Peter Czyzewski, Jim Manthei, Kent Olson, Matt Swan. THIRD ROW: Steve Lundquist, Michael Scamihom, Gary Raasch, Gay Winterberg, Steve Heaslip, Mark Wilken, Bert Huckelberry, Calvin Snyder, Brent Johnson, Don Lowman, Dennis Vermilye, MannieBeck, Don Williams. SECOND ROW: Tom Larson, Rick Morton, Brian McMahon, Tim Matz, Fred Derrington, Jeff James, Donn Byrne, Michael Shawver, Randy Lindberg, Brian Swanson. FIRST ROW: Don Bienemann, David Mattson, Todd Tubbesing, Harold Blomquist, Larry Vogeler,Jim Anderson. The Eighth Grade Band does not march in any parades, but does play in the annual Spring Concert. 123