Northeast High School - Charger Yearbook (North Little Rock, AR)

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Girls' Choir: Front Row - Phyllis Bailey, Terri jo Skipper, Kim Cornelius, Kay Baldridge, Cherokee Biedenharn, Mary Geal. Second row - Kelly Hughes, Wendy Phillips, Cindy Biggers, Sarah McCorkle, Kathy Baca, Pam Cooper. Third row - Chris Parker, Melissa Crook, Mimi Zumwalt, Susan Monaco, Anita jennings, Pam Tollett. Fourth row - Louise Bowen, Ellen Smallwuod, Tammy Shadell, Robin Bradford, Patsy Andrews, Mona Crook, Gwen Crownover, Tammy Gentry. The girls' chorus consisted of 31 sophomores and juniors. They were included in every major performance, and also region and state festivals. The girls performed music ranging from classical to modern. They were directed by Mr. Robert Winn. Concert chair officers: Front seated - Bryan Thomas, president: second row - Gail Valentine, secretary-treasurer: Cecily Storm, vice-president: standing - Steve Wise, Devin Dougan, Pat Frazier, jim Killebrew, wardrobe. Northeat choirs perform, compete When choir students took the stage to perform they had to know what they were doing. For when 110 students are involved, just getting on a stage in full view of an audience took alot of practice, concentration, and coordina- tion. According to choir director Mr. Robert Winn the key was talent which he defined as having self-discipline and ability along with the desire to develop and sacrifice for it. Mr. Winn explained that the choirs had endless chores to do before each performance. In preparing for a performance, music must be ordered and learned, piano's must be tuned, and risers must be moved and set up, he said. The auditorium lights have to be ready, and this is just the start. For the Christmas performance alone, Mr. Winn continued, the choirs practiced for eight weeks, 50 hours per group plus 5 to 10 hours outside of class. The choirs have to make the audience feel at ease during a perfor- 106 Tough Stuff Girls' chair officers: kneelng - Mimi Zumwall, presidentg Terri Skipper, secretary-treasurer. Standing - Kath Baca, Sarah McCorkle, wardrobe. mance, Mr. Winn said. Attention to detail, and each movement must be planned and rehearsed, he said.. We never want the audience to feel that we are uncertain. Besides public performances the choirs attended Region and State Festivals, where they competed against other choirs. In addition to Region and State there were All-region and All-state. Those events allowed individual students to compete. Fourteen students attended. They practiced outside of school time in order to participate. Mr. Winn said that he expected perfection from his students. If it's worth doing at all it's worth doing perfectly. Students shouldn't be satisfied with mediocrity, he said. Karen Callaway nt its .am Pom.