Northside Junior High School - Norsemen Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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4156817175 65 MLCK KOZIJV 2711 630,716 William Byrd High School will host The All- County Choir on February 22, 23, 24. This Honor's Choir members will be selected from the top 20- singers in each of the Ir. High, Intermediate Schools of Roanoke County. An out-of-state guest conductor will direct this choir Sunday afternoon, February 24th. The 1979-SONORTHSIDE IUNIOR HIGH CHOIR has taken on a new look with colorful dark green and white outfits. The 64-member choir has been quite busy and active this year performing for the elementary school feeders and video-taping for television. Christmas concerts were given at Burlington Elementary, Mason's Cove, The Roanoke County Occupational School, Mountain View, Glen Cove, and for our own stu- dent body at Northside junior. Two Christmas Program bonuses were the com- bined choir concert given at NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL with the high school girls chorus, mixed choir, and chorale, of which the NIH choir per- formed five numbers. The highlight of the holiday specials was the video-taping on WDBI- TV, Channel 7, for PAN- ORAMA in which the NORTHSIDE IUNIOR HIGH CHOIR shared the program with the Baptist Childrens Home Choir, The Roanoke College Chorale, and the Noel C. Taylor Community Choir. This program was later aired on Dec. 20th and 25th. Mr. Spiers has enjoyed this year's choir mem- bers which has consisted of 7th, 8th and 9th grad- ers. They are an energetic group, quick to learn, and display good vocal production for junior high students. I think we're going to surprise a lot of people this year. The choir plans several Spring Programs which will be highlighted by the Music Dept. Musicale for the final PTA Program of the year. For the first time, All-County Choir will be held at William Byrd High School in February. Twenty students from NIH will participate in this honors choir which will be directed by a guest conductor. This will be held in conjunction with the All-County High School Choir. 6110716 JI48Jl4l5'5l6S 1st row - Tammy Arthur, Vicki Arthur, Adell Madden, Missy Smith, Amanda Sledd, lan Danielson, Mark Shay, Beth Young, Amy Shephard, Donna Ratliff, Rhonda Robertson, Nancy Wil- liamson, Mr. Spiers. 2nd row - Rhonda Kohl, Suzanne Bishop, Missy Meador, Kathy jones, Rosemary Shores, David Lucas, Blair Stone, Tammy Sowers, Kim Myers, Suzanne Allison, Lisa Owins, Brenda King, Liz Beavers. 3rd row -Linda Francisco, Savonia Coffey, Wendy Humphrey, Delana Williams, Pam Lu- cas, Philip Ashwell, Randell Neely, Greg Clark, Dennis Harris, Stephanie Finley, Elizabeth Stevens, Andrea Elmore, Kim Hay- den, Rachel Salyers, Tracy Simpson. 4th row - Ginger Hill, Teresa Ratliffe, Sherry Maycock, Lori McNulty, Cindy Mullen, Brenda Francisco, Debra Robinson, Patricia Andrews, jean Long, Ellyson Via, Kim Bush, Donna Huddleston, Lori Lucas.

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ADVANKSD - JN 3510145 L4 C5 BAND The members of the 1979 - 80 Advanced and Intermediate Band are from left to right, Marie Haynes, Rod Youn ,Heather Hash Kim S ll' g , u ivan, Sarah Taylor, Melissa Ohl, Rich Faery, Beth St. Cyr, Tanya Studabaker, Robbie Gattoni, Bruce Walker, Randall Neely, lenny Beavers, Lisa Boone L' M G T ' k' ' ' ' ' ' ' isa c raw, eresa Sim ins, Andy Garlington, Chris Newcomb, Mark Selkirk, lohn Henley, Tracy King, Ryan Boone, Cindy Gribbon, Dale Ragland, jeff Miles, Mark Ellis, Anthony Keyton, lohn Steinman, Tim McCauley, Willie Paul, Harvey Howell, Tim Sherman, Lee Messimer, jeff Lockhart, Chris Spradling, Mark Barnette, lenny Hamlin, Mark Gobble. The band program this year consists of 34 - beginners and 39 - students in the advanced band. The band has been busy this winter with Christmas concerts being given to all the elementary school feeders in the Northside area. Concerts were given at Burlington Elementary, Mason's Cove, Glen Cove, Mountain View elementary schools, and the Roanoke County Occupational School. This was climaxed with two assembly programs given to our own student body at NORTHSIDE JUNIOR. Mr. Spiers is planning on a big Spring Concert for parents and the student body with a lot of special music in the making. The emphasis will be on a Big Band Sound with modern arrangements. Robbie Gattoni, a 9th grader this year, made the DISTRICT VI IUNIOR HIGH ALL - REGIONAL SYMPHONIC BAND which was held at Radford University on january 4th - 6th. Robbie plays the Contra Bass Clarinet and made 2nd chair in the Symphonic Band. The ROANOKE ALL - COUNTY BAND will be hosted this year at Salem High School in February. About 20 players from our band will participate in this 3 - day event.