McMinnville High School - McMinnvillan Yearbook (McMinnville, OR)

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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

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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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✓ 9. Concert Choir Christmas Concert Features Many Soloists Turning toward each other, Twilighters sing Put the Yule Log on. T he McMinnville Choral Department presented the annual Christmas concert as a combined effort of the Concert Choir, Twilighters and Free Spirit at the First Baptist Church. Special guest performers at the concert included Dave Patton, Dave Price and a bell choir. Patton and Price performed an original composition using synthesizer, piano and guitar. Enthusiastic applause registered the audience’s enjoyment of the number. The bell choir, composed of local residents, displayed their skill in the grand finale. All choirs joined with the bell ringers in The Christmas Suite. Three sophomores - Brian Elston, Toni Schiavone and Sheila Roberts —were among the many soloists. Toni and Sheila were accompanied by the choir in The Jesus Gift, while Brian sang a solo in Three Wisemen. Accompanied by the Twilighters, Melissa Royer sang An Old Fashioned Christmas. Above: Orchestra member. Paul van Dyk, accompanies Christmas concert vocalists. Left: Standing on the altar steps, the Concert Choir performs a medley of Christmas carols. 23