Lake Central High School - Quiver Yearbook (St. John, IN)

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Eighty-six blending voices make up Lake Central ' s Concert Choir. Under the direction of Mr. Mike Lewis, this very se¬ lect group of sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses, and baritones, harmonize for five concerts a year plus many other performances. Christmas entertainment provided by the LC choirs this past holiday season in¬ cluded caroling in and around Southlake Mall, an hour-long live broadcast on ra¬ dio station WJOB, a television taping for WCAE, and a concert at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. The Concert Choir also entertained on March 10 at the Lake County Choral Fes¬ tival. Mr. Lewis and the students spent the entire day at Merrillville High School rehearsing with the other participating schools in the region. For the finale at the end of the concert, over 400 choir members combined to sing selections from Handel ' s Messiah and Latin and German songs from Carmina Burana . Another festival took place on May 6. The mixed choir traveled 4Vi hours by bus to Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. After lunch, the choir partici¬ pated in a clinic given by Mr. John Meadows, a Ball State music professor. Then competed against three other schools for a first place rating. One of the judges placed the LC choir first. After the contest, the choir took a guided tour of the campus. Spring brings other activities for the rapidly growing choral department. To recruit new freshmen, the choirs stage assemblies at Kahler and Grimmer Middle Schools and the parochial schools of the area. Mr. Lewis then trav¬ els to each of these schools and audi¬ tions incoming freshmen. They have to sing a few scales and try their hanJ, (or should I say voice) at sight reading. Nearly all freshmen are placed in the ju¬ nior Girl ' s or Boy ' s Choirs. Only a very select few are put into Concert Choir. Once again the madrigals capture the hearts of the audience with their rehendition of My Way . Girls Ensemble in their colorful pinafores charmed us with many delightful selections. These people were insurmental in bringing home over 100 medals in state and Nisbova competition.

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We must hang together, or indeed we ins smu CT -NOW!- if k A tired, but not discouraged LCTA president, Ron Graham, heads tor the bargaining table one more time. This time he hopes for success. Mi i Sir ohI I YOU ft mOOTIATi? Each teacher marches to the tune of their own drummer. Sandy Nelson hears a happy tune. Shelly Kavios hears a sad tune. An exhausted Mr. Quinn slumps against the wall as he anxiously awaits the end of a fruitless bargaining session. Kathy Donaldson, Randy Fenters, Rudy Skrupa, and Tom Peyton pace through the snow carrying signs telling exactly how they feel. .CT A ON TRIKE