John Wesley North High School - Aurora Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Warming up, David Hasegawa and Richard iving instructions to a student, director Hanscom practice for lazz Band. The Jazz Band harles Craig outlines what he wants done. 1985 rehearsed 7th period which was held Irom 2:55- as the first year of teaching for Craig. 3;50. PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE, rRONT ROW: Dan Dumont, ' red Cerda, David Ramirez, Yasha Philips; ROW 2: Matt Wmsor, )Aike Payne, Renauld Smith. Kevin Sichardson, left Stay; TOP ROW: Gary Zimmerly, Mike McKnight, Bob Whitford, lanine Domenici, Dara Dunn, Cher Stroble; (Not Pic- tured: Ernest Marsteller, Raquel Welch.) WIND ENSEMBLE, FRONT ROW: Lisa Barnett, Kristi Lund, Cin- dy Kienitz, Maria Moreno, Berna- dette Weekley, Beverley Taylor, Tony Knight, Serena Zobelein, Mike Payne, Kuri Jensen: ROW 2: Marci Schaumburg. Sara Schaumburg, Debbie Kaste, Jeff Stay, Tim Casidy, Diane Dunn, Adnenne Keltner, Ben Tyson, Susan Williamson, Eric Velas- quez, Mark Ontiveros, Crista Eosten; TOP ROW: Caroline Pegis, David Ball, Rick Lund, Dan Jensen, Chris Gable, David Hasegawa, Michele Quinn, Tom Wilson, Robert Aker, Richard Hanscom, David Moberly, David StCyr, Tom McDonald, Stacy Aker; (Not Pictured: Alaina Willis, Milton Crummie.) instrumental music 191

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Instrumental Music Drummers Keep Time anuary 31 . Yes, it was the end of first semester, but it was not tfie end of the musical season. Carrying on into the second semester, the Blue Star Reqiment was divided into four groups: CONCERT BAND, JAZZ BAND, PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE, and WIND ENSEMBLE. Three of these groups, the Concert Band, Jazz Ensem- ble and Wind Ensemble, participated in activities such as the competition at Chaffey College and the Riverside School District Music Festival where they were matched against bands from other schools in the district. The musi- cians also performed at school associat- ed events such as basketball games and pep assemblies. But while the Concert Band, Jazz Band, and Wind Ensemble competed, the Percussion Ensemble did not. The mu- sicians worked mainly on drumming techniques and learning other musical skills for future reference. Some of their tasks were to write drum solos and ca- dences to be used in the future by the BSR during the marching seasons and to recruit for the future drumline. Mem- bers were also allowed to perform with the Wind Ensemble and Concert Band, who did not have their own percussion sections. It ' s not as easy as it looks to be good at playing an instrument, especially if it ' s a percussion instrument. The percus- sion section is the base of the band and therefore we have to work even harder building self-confidence and disci- pline, commented Ernie Marstellar. Although many different groups exist- ed, together they formed a band of dedicated musicians who worked to make a success filled year for the BSR. Concert Band Jazz Ensemble MIH HHB 9Lj-:iSSFl J K mm i o iKn l CONCERT BAND. FRONT ROW: Terry Kienitz, Malissa Barnes, Mia lenner, Veronica Espinoza, Amy Schaumburg, Andrea Luck, Sara Schuamburg, Kerry Hall; ROW 2 David Ball, Dale Lee, Nicole Jackson Tia Hancox, lona Cunningham, An gie McDaniel, Tammy Thompson Ivlarci Schaumburg, Rosanne New ell, Aaron Smith, Melissa Farmer lullian Ramirez; TOP ROW; Mk.- Soltow, Lisa Baker, Lon Miller, Eric Foss, Arya Moti, Jeff Kaste, Matt Serwy, Diana Kellner, Shannon Tucker, Andy Diaz, Robert Aker, Kim Steele, Jayanne Tyce, Mike McKnight; (Not Pictured: Scott De- Vries, Rick Elseewi, Cassandra Smith) JAZZ BAND. FRONT ROW: Mike Payne; ROW 2: Michelle Quinn, Adrienne Keltner, Philip Rush, Dan Jensen, Leyha Callendar. David Hasegawa, Richard Hanscom; ROW 3: Chris Gable, Milton Crum- mie, Diane Dunn, Adam Perlstein, Tom Wilson, Robert Aker, Arya Moti. 1 90 oraanizdtions

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Harlequins Comedy Relieves l K U script with a centerfold? It might seem a bit unusual, but not in the North theater where the Harlequins provided the backbone for the school ' s produc- tions and the comedy relief for the cast. During opening night of Murder Takes the Stage , a scene almost fell through when the actors opened their props and found dirty pictures! Every- one thought that the director, Mrs. Fer- guson, pulled the gag, explained Diana Pierazek. Other jokes, s uch as sending secret love letters written by nonexistent peo- ple, were greatly needed to relieve the tension caused by the hard work being done. Sets were built, lights were placed, and rehearsals were called to pull productions together. When you see your hard work pay off, it makes you feel really proud, stated Pam DeVries. As late as ten p.m. members were labored on the nights before openings to meet production day deadline. Jennifer Oppel joked, At night it was hard to hear over the crick- ets in the theater. I-larlequin members but only involved themselves m North productions, but for the first time in North ' s history the club entered an acting competition at Riverside City College, which enabled students to direct, produce, and per- form on their own. Of course, said Pierazek, student director, I had some help from Mrs. Ferguson. From gags to performances, members made it a p oint to have a good time. Our activities, mischievous or not, promoted spirit among the Harlequin members as well as everyone else in- volved with drama, concluded Kathy Foster, i - Jotting down a few notes, Pam DeVries Iceeps track of the lighting cues. From the command booth techies could control all of the theater ' s sound and lighting equipment. Preparing lor her entrance, Diana Pierazec s quietly, concentrating on her lines. Much time w spent waiting during rehearsals while other actc played out a scene. 192 organizations