Northwest Area High School - Northwester Yearbook (Shickshinny, PA)

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l For each of the band members the most exciting event of the year was the arrival of the long- awaited new band uniforms. Modeled after the West Point uniforms, they combine Northwest's three colors-blue, gold, and white-in a very attractive manner. A month by month resume of the band's out- standing activities follows. In August there were many 'practice periods to learn new drills, forma- tions, and marches to be used during the football season. In September the band took part in the Bloomsburg Fair activities. In October it paraded Pictured below are the band officers. at the kick-off event for the United Fund drive which was held in Wilkes-Barre. At the end of the football season the band started practicing for the Christmas concert given in conjunction with the chorus. This concert was presented on a Sunday for the public and at an assembly for the student body. The Military Ball was held in February. Donna Blackburn and Irene Hasay were crowned queens. In March the com- bined band and chorus presented the spring con- cert for the public and the student body. This con- cert was also presented at the Retreat State Hos- LAWRENCE WHITE Vice Mayor . JOYCE WHITEBREAD President MARILYN MEEKER Secretary EUGENE SORBER Mayor

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rr if I' I I l inth Grade Mixed Chorus FIRST ROW: Nancy Wilson, Valeria Weaver, Ruth Ann Adams, Sally Eyerley, Carol Helt, Patsy Harrison, Janet Beishline, Rosalie Hunter, Patricia Featherman, Judy Anderson, Peggy Swinski, Sandra Golder, Nancy Harmon, Bonnie Dodson, Pearl Gryziec, Rebecca Cragle. SEC- OND ROW: Bernadine Barchik, Theresa Zuzel, Jane Carter, JoAnn Baluta, Barbara Baluta, Carol Wright, Joan Elioff, Cathy Moore, Barbara Yustat, Sandra Zagata, Marcia Titus, Sharon Koshinski, Sylvia Wagner, Patsy Charles, Mary Twarowski, Sharon Bonham, Gloria Gensel, Rose Goss. THIRD ROW: Elaine Shershen, Alexandria Soletski, Loletta Sorber, Mary Lou Oliver, Jean Reiss, Carole Ridall, Mary Parkinson, Margaret Ridall, Marthan Whitmire, Vir- ginia Beach, Carol Hartman, Peggy Harter, Susan Learn, Glenda Ruckle, Linda Nichols. FOURTH ROW: LeRoy Bloom, Jay Woodruff, Barry Diltz, Alvin Cole, Joseph Cragle, Vernon Deuel, Stanley Dembowski, John Polakoski, Byron Partington, Ralph Killian, Mr. Guldin. The Senior Girls' Chorus is the most active of i the choral groups directed by Mr. Guldin. ln No- vember it presented an operetta entitled '6An Old- Fashioned Charmfi ln December a combined band and choral concert was held. The chorus sang a number of well-known carols some of which were sung with band accompaniment. During that month a selected group sang Christmas Carols at the P.T.A. meeting. ln March another band and choral concert was presented. The chorus featured many popular numbers from Broadway shows. The last appearance of the chorus was at the baccalaureate services where the girls sang two numbers-HHe', and '4The Nation's Prayerf' The Senior Mixed Chorus sang two selections at the band and chorus concert. They were 'aThe Builderi' and The Battle Hymn of the Republic. The Ninth Grade Mixed Chorus made no public appearance but served as a training program for the senior high choral groups. Shown with Mr. Guldin in the picture on the right are Northwest's choral representatives to the District Chorus Festival held at Troy on February 13 to 15. They are Tom Geist, second tenorg Sandra Mc- rrr--. r:..,. ..h,.. ...UI I-H-rv White fire! bass, wx

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pital. ln April three members participated in the Northeast District Band Concert. May was a busy month for the band. Foremost was the final concert of the year by the junior and senior bands. As in other years the band partici- pated in the Loyalty Day parade in Nanticoke and the Memorial Day parade in Shickshinny. It also played appropriate selections for the Memorial Day service held in the Garrison Memorial Building in Shickshinny. The band concluded its activities for the year by providing music for the commencement exercises. orthwest Band FIRST ROW: Lola Hill, Barbara Orr, Rebecca Ridall, Joyce Snyder, Kathleen Woodruff, Lora Lee Wesley, Shirley Gear- hart, Karla Gearhart, Judy Ridall, Rebecca Franklin, Dena Meyers, Linda Rarig, JoAnn Searfoss, Barbara Bloom, Joan White, Betsy Jones, Isabel Culver, George Thorne, Marilyn Meeker. SECOND ROW: Anthony Stancavage, Paul Kokora, David Bloom, Blair Hartman, Robert Rarig, Thomas Pugh, Barry Titus, Thomas Geist, Eugene Sorber, Thomas Harry, David Albertson, Mr. Joseph Gentle, directorg Richard Baer, Thomas Shipman, Michael Kokora, Richard Church, Vernon Deuel, Joseph Link, David Kramer, Arthur Askew, David Keithline, Alex Stepanski. THIRD ROW: Lois Hines, Cathy Moore, Donna Blackburn, Peggy Thomas, Judy Smith, Robert May, Mahlon Harvey, Ray Cease, Russell Andrews, Allen Moss, Charles Partington, Barry Kulp, Robert Stepanski, Clyde Sampson, Frank Wilczynski, William Curwood, Leroy Bloom, John Orr, Gary Miller, Jack McLaughlin. FOURTH ROW: Alan Bach, Brian Caverly, Peter Lanza, Gary Thomas, Rosemarie Remely, Shirley Shaw, Jacqueline Martin, Nina Allen, Virginia Swinski, Connie Nallo, Judy Featherman, Kay Reider, Lois Gearhart, Gloria Link, Rose Ann Harry, Joyce Whitebread, Gail Kleintob, John Ciampi, Doyle Miller, Larry Bower, Lawrence White, John Taylor. The band is performing one of its drills before a football game The band parades at Nanticoke in the Loyalty Day parade. 1 ai1m-- . 4- fa: arf, -me A fm-aw:-mamma we-N 11, - . .,-wraxsaa xX