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

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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

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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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SITTING, FIRST ROW: Blair Hartman, Alex Stepanski, Anthony Stancavage, Larry White, Barry Titus, Gary Thomas. SECOND ROW: David Albertson, Ray Cease, Russell Andrews, Vernon Deuel, Thomas Pugh, Robert Rarig, Michael Kokora, Mr. Gentle. THIRD ROW: David Keith- line, David Bloom, Arthur Askew, Charles Partington. Dance Band One of the most popular organizations in the school is the Northwest Rangers Dance Band com- posed of seventeen boys from grades nine to twelve. In our school the band provided music for the Harvest Ball, for the class plays, and various assemblies. Its out-of-school activities include an alumni party at Benton High School, a prom at Nescopeck High School, a banquet at Hotel Ster- ling, and various dances in Berwick and surround- ing areas. The activity which provided the greatest thrill for the members of the dance band was its ap- pearance on the televised Ted Mack Amateur Show. This necessitated two trips to New York City-one for an audition and the other for the show. With its clever arrangement of '4Little Brown Jug, the dance band received top honors for scoring with the studio audience and also a prize of 53100. gf . , . Q . ,i K gg i K lnll i 1? Q pv U Thomas Geist, David Albertson, and Thomas Pugh represented Northwest Area High School at the three-day Northeast District Band Conference held in Stroudsburg.