McMinnville High School - McMinnvillan Yearbook (McMinnville, OR)

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8. Christmas Activities Yuletide Season Brings Flurry Of Events w ith the Christmas season came a flurry of events that kept students and faculty buzzing with activity. One such activity was the well-attended Christmas dance which featured an all female group. Sapphire. This band brought the crowd to their feet with music from favorite groups including Fleetwood Mac and Heart. Adviser Cheryl Bower commented that the M Club sponsored event was “a super dance. Couples stayed to the very end. Everyone had a great time.” Inviting foreign students from many area schools, AFS Club members sponsored a Christmas candlelight dinner. Part of the entertainment included lessons for the foreign guests in folk and square dancing. A variety of musical and comedy entertainment was provided at the Christmas assembly. Along with the music department’s vocalists, Dave Price and Dave Patton presented an eerie instrumental piece. The Creation. Highlight of the assembly, however, was the arrival of Santa with Coach Mabee in rally skirt and boots. 78 Above: Clowning with Santa, teachers Cheryl Bower and Don Mabee masquerade as a toddler and a go-go girl. Left: Dressed as Mrs. Santa. “Ma Wheeler hands out treats from Santa to foreign students at the AFS Christmas party. 21

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Above: Sapphire, the first all female group to entertain at a dance, performs Crazy on You. Top Right: Beneath the lights of the towering Christmas tree, couples enjoy a fast paced dance. 20 Above: Electronic music students, Dave Price and Dave Patton, present an original composition with synthesizer, guitar and piano at the Christmas assembly. Right: The Twilighters entertain at Christmas assembly with modern versions of traditional carols.

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Concert Choir: Front Row Director Doug Anderson. Stephanie Sanchez. Colleen Hermans. Cheryl Parks. BJ Longfellow. Tina Winbolt. Martha Worth ley. Cindy Stead. Kelly Silva. Betsy Turpeinen, Marcy Hamby. Second Row Patty Nichols, Sheila Roberts. Vicki Hensley. Brian Elston. Carl Mueller. Jason Hafner. Lori Hantze. Susie Eder. Colleen Woods. Patrice Boundy, Jane Seely, Joan Bernards. Michelle Miller, Angie Gibson. Third Row — Marianne McDonald. Wendy Youngberg, Rena Williamson, Hilary Hafner. Jeff Struxness, Jeff Hill. Kim Kinion, Jon Sherwood, Rick Robertson, Steve Laughlin, Leslie Thompson, Julie Schaffner, Kathy Grimm, Traci Bynum. Kathy Gudeman. Fourth Row — Melissa Royer, Kathy Schaffner. Diane Johnson. Toni Schiavone, Craig Shumate. Mike Barnes. Tom Blensley, Robbie Leathers. Ken Scofield. Charlie Sitton, Mike Smith. Richard Gunderson. Craig Bresee. Vernon Lilja. Desiree Kolouch, Stacy Halsey. Martha Deforest, Sandy Adams. Marilyn Engle. 22