Leola High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Leola, SD)

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Pirate Singers Hootenize Pirate Singers from left: Gerald Noble, Suzanne Weisser, accompanist; Debbie Thorpe, accompanist; Sheilah Smolnisky, Charles Mehlhaff, Lynn Koemer, Glenda Rueb, Mary Spitzer, David Rath, Karen Schaible, and Mr. Don Wade, director. All-Staters Represent Mr. Wade, LHS Music director, recruited two new members for the Pirate Singers and two new guitar- ists, Debbie Thorpe and Suzanne Weisser. This group practiced in its spare time and participated in the various activities of the music department. Four members of the full chorus from top: David Rath, Mary Spitzer, Glenda Rueb, and Leland Feickert, relinquished some of their spare time for practice to represent Leola at All-State Chorus in Huron on November 10 and 11, 1967. In preparation for this exciting event, additional rehearsals were held at Ab- erdeen Central High School. LHS at Huron

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Fourth row from left: Owen Maier, Cindy Greeno, Mr. Don Wade, Director. Third row: Amy Neuharth, War- ren Sandmeier, Janice Ketterling, David Kulm, Lee Feickert, Sheilah Smolnisky. Second row: Linda Schaible, Karen Schaible, Joyce Rau, Robert Schilling, Susan Turnwall, David Thomas, Ronnie Schumack, Michael Zacher. First row: JoAnn Guthmiller, Jennette Bendewald, Colleen Rath, and James Reimer. Music Brings Members of other schools joined them in learning to play music that was new and unfamiliar to them. This year's musicians completed their rigorous schedule beginning with the Christmas Concert and finishing Out the Best with the Pop's Concert in the spring. The band, except for eleven seniors whose music career at LHS had ended, brought to a close their year by play - ing for graduation. Finishing up their season, the band took part in the festivities at the University of North Da- kota Ellendale Branch, Home- coming. They received honor- able mention for their final performance.

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Stage Band Swings with Ease Playing its most important role, the stage band entertained as the pit band in the pro- duction of Stop, You're Killing Me! They also took part in the Pops Concert playing a program of classic favorites. Third row from left: accompanist; Jennette Bendewald, drums; Owen Maier, bass; Warren Sandmeier. Second row: David Kulm, Sheilah Smol- nisky, Joyce Rau, Susan Turnwall, Michael Zacher. First row: Amy Neuharth, Kristi Kohlohoff, Charlotte Thomas, David Rath, and Sonya Heupel. Horns A-Plenty Cheer with Our School Center right, first row, trumpets and cornets: Susan Turnwall, David Thomas, Joyce Rau, Ronnie Schumack, Michael Zacher. Second row, Bari- tone Saxophone: Amy Neuharth. trombones: Sheilah Smolnisky, David Kulm, Janice Ketterling. baritone: Colleen Rath. Third row: bass, War- ren Sandmeier. French horn: JoAnn Guthmiller, Jennette Bendewald. Cen- ter left, first row, saxophones: Charlotte Thomas, Kristi Kohlhoff, David Rath, Sonya Heupel, Marilyn Hoffman, Curtis Merkel. Second row, clarinets: Glenda Rueb, Ollie Weisser, Linda Schaible, Marjorie Opp, Mary Sieh. Third row: Karen Schaible, Pam Rau, Phyllis Rath, Julie Hilgemann, Debbie Thorpe. Fourth row, flutes: Valerie Serfoss, Karen Rau. Center, front to back, drums: Owen Maier, Nancy Greeno, Lynn Koerner, Cindy Greeno, and Gerald Noble. Entertaining pre-game and during the half of football games, the pep band aroused ex- tra spirit and enthusiasm from the fans. Their inspired pre- sentation of the ’’Star Spangled Banner brought the fans to a peak of excitement before each varsity game.