Myrtle Point High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Myrtle Point, OR)

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Band musicians receive awards Brice Dyal is in the saxophone section of the concert band. Entering contests and performing concerts filial the schedule for the bands. Nfany awards were won in the band festival at Marshfield where the students competed for grades against a set standard of performance. All who entered, received a top mark which is a 1. Symphonic and concert bands played most of their performances together, where jazz band works alone in mornings and evenings to polish their numbers. The pep band showed its spirit by playing at all horns games and had extra talents when graduates were invited to play for the co-quille home gane during the basketball season. Individual awards were presented to these students for their accomplishments in band during the year: the John Phillip Sousa Award, Tim Robertson; Service Award, Bob Downing; Freshman Cup Award, Randy Robertson; Most Improved, Ernie Newton; and the Young Musicians Awards, Christine Reiss and Jerilyn Johnson. With the difficulty of lc sing a band director, the student, staff and administration been really supportive, which is appreciated, said band director John Kendall. Director concludes It sounds like a fairy tale. A little boy listens to his grandfather playing musical instruments. The boy is so excited that he decides to learn hew to play as soon as he is old enough. He learns and plays with extraordinary talent. In high school he decides to make his hobby into his job. Then one of the teachers motivates him to become a music teacher instead of a professional musiciam. That decision leads the high school student to enter college. Four years later he is hired to teach classes at Myrtle Point High School. For Mr. Les Simons that was the beginring of 33 years of teaching. 33 years At the end of December Mr. Simons retired. Looking back over the years Mr. Simons said he will never forget the class that prepared a concert while he was ill fer a month. He said he liked the thought of being retired and spending his time doing as he chooses, even though he liked teaching young people who were willing to learn music. Band won't be the same anymore. We are going to miss him! said Lesley Smith, junior. In December Mr. Les Simons, band director, concluded 33 years of commitment to the students of Myrtle Point. Band 13

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The band, directed by Mr. John Kendall, consists of (first row) Mike Wood, Kelly Koch, Jerilyn Johnson, Kari Ray, Lesley Smith, Janita Johnson, Christine Reiss, (second row) Nfark Isenhart, Craig Nielsen, Nikki Egli, Brice D al» Stacy Chilton, Ruby Crook, Wade Anderson, Paul Canpbell, Cheryl Waternan, Margee Frazier , Tina Shelton, Melissa Weaver, (third rcw) Dennis Sinclair, Jerry Padgett, Brian Tams, Bob Downing, Tim Robertson, Ernie Newton, Derek Easton, Darren Gibbs, Eric CUpuis Brian Miller, Jason Jackson, Joe Isenhart, Kevin Jackson, Kevin Button, Jeff Johnson, (fourth) Jason Bennett, and John Kendall. 2. Playing at a home football game are (front row) Mike Wood, Jerilyn Johnson, (second row) Mark Isenhart, Cheryl Waterman, Mr. John Kendall, (last rcw) Brian Tams, Ernie Newton and Bob Downing, members of the pep band. Darrin Firestenberg, Terry Huffman, Matt Deen Butch Purvis, Randy Robertson 12 Band

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Newspaper staff works overtime Following in the tradition of creating a state recognized school newspaper was the staff of the Myrtle Leaf. The Myrtle Leaf received a second place award for general excellence for all of the AA school newspapers in the state in 1984-85, according to Ms. Linda Milne Kirk, adviser. Editor Sue Heim, junior, was excited to see what the year would bring. She felt that even though they don't have a lot of experience the staff members were hard vorkers who were willing to put in extra time to get the paper done. There were eighteen people cn the staff with only five returning from last year. For Lawn Lee, senior, working cn the paper was a lot different from working on the yearbook as she has done for three years. There's more writing (in newspaper) and more discipline, said Lawn. About ten weeks into the school year the staff received an Apple lie corrputer. The computer was used to edit and print the news stories. -Buddy Jackson The newspaper staff includes (front row) Chris Phillips, Celene Shoemaker Lawn Lee, Kari Lemaster, Derek Easton, Shawn Rochek, Barbara Brown, Steve Waterman, (second row) Joel Johnson, Jerilyn Johnson, Reuben Deumling, (last row) Wade Anderson, Ray Shirtcliff, Tara Windward, Sue Heim and Judy Newton. Not pictured are Jeff Roberts, Sonya Sams, Buddy Jackson, and Bettina Roth. Going dcwntcwn to take pictures of work experience students for a feature story is senior Bettina Roth, a foreign exchange student frcm Gerrrany. The newspaper she worked on in Germany was an extracurricular activity. Many hours of effort are put into each issue of the Myrtle Leaf in Newspaper class. Working on layout are editor Sue Heim, cartoonist Wade Anderson and photographer Joel Johnson. After interviewing Mr. Bob Breit-kreutz Kari LeMastcr writes a story. Mr. Breitkreutz was named teacher of the year for 1984-85. 14 Newspaper