Mount Pleasant High School - Derrick Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, MI)

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70 e ' PMed t6e ScAooC 7i tt£ So u?4 Singing more difficult music than ever be- fore, the Mt. Pleasant High School choir and chorus received excellent ratings their second year in Class A competition. Three outstanding vocal groups on a smaller scale than the choir and chorus are the Senior High Girls ' Trio, Junior High Girls ' Trio, and Boys ' Quartet. The singers appeared before the Women ' s Club, Hospital Auxiliary, country school P.T. A. meeting, and at the Hi-Y Talent Show, Christmas Concert, and State and District Festivals. Fifty-four voices blended into the M.P.H.S. chorus by Mr. Floyd Heydenburg provided a variety of fine music for the Pops Concert, Christmas Concert and assemblies for the ele- mentary schools, District Festival in St. Louis, and springtime assemblies for the grades . Parents were invited to a program and reception planned in the spring by the chorus members. The group is made up of eighth and ninth graders. - u H g i r ' -y U fl JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS ' TRIO Marilyn Martin Elinor Cutler Hope Conaway ooa li

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7Ue Zoo6 ta t6e Putoete Working hard but for a worthy cause this fall, the 50 Future Farmers of America finished the cable foot- bridge at the memorial school forest. The FFA boys have gone on cattle buying tours and their livestock investments amount to approximate- ly $12,000. Among their many activities, the Future Farmers took field trips to local farm machinery dealers . Around Christmas time the boys cut Christmas trees from the school forest for elementary and high school use. Officers of the club are Willie Epple, president; Tim Lynch, vice president; Frank Marcus, secretary, and Lprry Anderson, treasurer. During the first week in April Pat O ' Brien, Frank Marcus, and Bob Johnston spent three days at the re- gional leadership training camp at Higgins Lake. Variety of Future Farmers ' activities is shown in these scenes at the school forest, farms, and Harris Milling.

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Director Floyd Heydenburg con- ducted the 71-voice choir in the annual Pops Concert in Novem- ber, Thanksgiving assembly, Christmas Concert and Y- Teens assembly. Then came the District Festi- val at St. Louis, Student Council- sponsored assembly in May, and the State Massed Chorus Festival at East Lansing on May 7. SENIOR HIGH GIRLS ' TRIO Sally Grewe Sue Morrow Faye Lou Brasington k BOYS ' QUARTET Milan Johnson, Bass George Miller, Baritone David Torres, 1st Tenor Bill Brigham, 2nd Tenor Following tradition, the choir closed the year with their annual picnic and an inspiring performance at the Commencement exercises.