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

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FIRST ROW: Joan White, Judy Smith, Betsy Jones, Joseph Link, Barry Titus, Lois Gearhart, David Albertson, Russell Andrews, David Kiethline, Thomas Pugh, Vernon Deuel, Blair Hartman, Brian Caverly, Alan Bach, Jack McLaughlin. SECOND ROW: Mr. Gregory, Linda Rarig, Shirley Gearhart, Isabel Culver, Gloria Link, Lora Lee Wesley, Kathleen Woodruff, David McMichael, Rebecca Franklin, Judy Ridall, Phyllis Farber, Donna Roberts, Mariorie Grebe, Frank Wilczynski, Robert Stepanski, Charles Partington, David Beach Ridall, James Guers E l t ,n Killian. THIRD ROW: Carol Halczak, Barbara Bloom, Beverly Franklin, Beverly Evans, Linda Matthews, Sorber, Daniel Griffith, James Whitmire, Kerry Balchun, Doreen Sweitzer, Jill Miller, Virginia Dannette Williams, Donna Michell, Larry Nallo. FOURTH ROW: Alan Jackson, William Boehmer, Franklin, William Killian, Donald Roberts, Merlin Nallo, Richard Hartman, George Thorne, Craig Ronald Roberts, Donald Belles, Larry Roberts, Richard Partington, Kenneth Wandell, Jeffrey Sands. 4? FLAG TWIRLERS-Barbara Noss, Connie Bomboy, Ethel Goss, Gloria Hess, Patricia Culp, Marion Yaron, Caroline Macuski, Absent: Mildred Wisneski, Ethel George, Donna Boyle, Bessie McDaniels. BATON TWIRLERS-JoAnn Thompson, Joy Howie, Lloydene Bach, Dawne Sorber, Marie Learn, Judy Belles, Nancy Bonham, Sharon Bonham, Susan Belles, Peggy Sorber, Luella Long, Jean Reiss. Absent: Marilee Kline.

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A v I 1 i I Northwest Band The band season always begins early, and this year was no exception. Marching practice to learn new drills and formations took up much of the band students' time in August. September arrived, and the band members put into practice on the football field what they had learned during the preceding month. The band also took part in the annual parade at the Bloomsburg Fair. ln October the band participated in the Shickshinny and Ben- ton Halloween parades. In the latter parade, our band tied for top honors. With the arrival of cold weather, the band moved indoors and practiced daily to provide music for special occasions. The first of these was the senior play which was presented in Novem- ber. Following this, the band went into rehearsal, under the student direction of David Albertson, for the Christmas concert. In January Mr. Gregory became the faculty sponsor. Again, the band pro- duced the music for the junior play which was presented in March. Following closely or. the heels of the junior play came the spring concert given at Easter time. Here the band and the chorus ioined forces to present a program of popular, semiclassic, and religious music. ln May six band members-David Albertson, Thomas Pugh, David Kiethline, Joseph Link, Betsy Jones, and Isabel Culver-took part in the West- side Band Concert which was a great success. All of our seniors were placed in first chairs, an achievement which gives credit to their musi- cal ability. With the coming of warm weather, the band began its twofold job of preparing marching and concert music. On May 29 the band participated in the Union Memorial Service in Shickshinny. The following day brought the annual Memorial Day parade in which were displayed the talents of the twirlers as well as those of the musicians. The band rounded out a full year by playing the pro- cessional and recessional music at the Commence- ment exercises on June 14. ball game. The band is performing one of its many precision drills before a foot

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Blair Hartman, Barry Titus, Larry Roberts, Charles Partington, David Kiethline, Thomas Pugh, Russell Andrews, David Albertson. Dance Band The music program in our school would not be complete if it did not present an opportunity to the student who is interested in modern dance music to play that type of music. Such an oppor- tunity was given to the members of our Dance Band. Throughout the year, they played at func- tions both in and out of our area. Two of the more memorable occasions on which they pro- COLOR GUARD-Linda Cragle, Rebecca Cragle, vided music were at the Freshman Hop held in the gymnasium and at a banquet in the Sterling Hotel, Wilkes-Barre. The students had another chance to hear the group since they presented a school assembly program in the early part of the year. As usual the Dance Band ended its year's activities by playing at the Class Night presenta- tion. Darla Weston, Nancy Mincavage, Shirley Swithers.