Monticello High School - Memories Yearbook (Monticello, IL)

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Music Talent howcase The music' department does muvh to develop talent. Each student has the opportunity to develop by joining one of the many groups. Choral students, based upon their talent and experience, may become a part of not only the mixed ehorus, but also their respevtive men's or women's chorus, the ehamlner choir, or the madrigals. Band members may become a part of the two jazz bands, one of the two eoneert bands, or the pep band. 3 in A Eavh of these groups perform von- verts to showease what they have learned and the talent they have strived to avhieve. The winter hand voneerl featured material selevted for contest. The Christmas eoneert given by the Cho- rus, was unique in that the audienve- was given the opportunity to partivi- pate. The ehoral spring 1-onvert fea- tured The Shaker Worship Serv- ice, a tribute to the religious serviu' ofthe Shakers. l. Convert and Symphonir' hand presented a single eoneert this year. Elaine Swango awaits her next vue in the spring eoneert. 2. The Christmas program is one of two yearly eon- verts given by the Montieello ehorus. Lynn Wenzel introduees an old Christmas favorite to the audienee. 3. Symphonie hand requires hard Work and eoneentration. Anne Frieke and Paula Luhbers present a difficult pieee. 4. The Madrigal dinner has hevonie the highlight ol the ehorus year. The nieniln-rs of the Madri- gals pravtire many long hours to perfevt their perfornianre.

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rators Sweep District Titl This yearis speevh team, under the direvtion of voavh Alan White, had the most street-ss ever. ln addition to their outstanding plaeement in win- ning: the distrivt vompetition, the speeeli team vompeled in Iwo other vonte-sts in preparation for distrirts. At Niantie. Randy Davis, Sandra Maxzei. aml Mark Mitehell plaved in the top three plaees in their respee- tive events. Montivellois Chris Drew and Tim Heek swept the dramatic events at the tllirty-svliool vontest at EIU. The elimax of the team's season was the fifteen-s4'hool distrivt eontest where Montieello Won the first plaee trophy. Of the twelve events entered l. ludix :dual t-wnls require prartire to arhiexe pt-rlevtion. lt-anne Waller rerites one of her st-lt-vtlous of xerse. 2. SPEECH TEAM: Slf.-Xnl'l'iD: Randy Daxis, and Chris Drew. STANDING: Stew Kolln-rg. Dan Rodda-n, flint-e Bavhman. Tim Ht-ek. Brenda Swarls, Tina Selle-rms, Sandra Mazzei, voarh Alan Wlulv. ,lon Guido. Cindy Clark, and Mark Nill1'll4'll, 3. De-spite the many hours of work, preparing for vonln-sl is also a fun eitperienre. Randy lkixis 4-nl:-rlains voarh Alan While with lllsu!'lL1IllL.tl4'otIIt'lly, 12 at distriets, nine advanced to the see- tionals. The many hours of prepara- tion and practice resulted in their fine performance this year. 11 4

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1 ip, Thi e's for mliliif Um-'s For You, this Miilllli. yi-ark Stagg- Show, proviili-fl vnjoya- Thi- proilnvlion vnlaili-il many lvlc- onli-rlainnia-nl for lnoth thc- partiv- hour5 of prai'li4'c' and polish lwfori- ipanlw and thi- amlivm-an As lhc' lillr- Ihr avlual pe'rforinan4'4-. Hmwwr, all niiggi-slr. Slain- Show 1979 was flvili- thi- minor vomplivalions fafli-il inlo 1-als-ll lo lha- many loyal supporlvrs thi- llLll'lxQ1I'Ullllll as thc- house' lights and lllllSl4' fans who aiili-el the- hand in 4lilnnH'4l. ' the-ir ilrixi- lo thi' Urangc- Bowl in Thi- quality of avln as in thi- past, -a - L2 43 AQ -- - ' 48