Northwest High School - Viking Yearbook (Grand Island, NE)

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t Gilmore also directed the : Drthwest swing choirs, 14 3ret Gold , composed of niors and seniors, toured the •eder schools in January, hich senior Wendee Zahn d gave them a chance to I them about the music ograms offered at North- fest, and in December they |. alivered singing Christmas jards. Kathy Dreher, senior, lid her favorite part of slivering the cards was going the Veteran ' s Hospital because of the appreciation the vets showed. Sophomore Swing Choir in- cluded 18 members with one freshman. Barb Keil, the ac- companist. Gilmore said it was a close knit group that picked up on things quickly. The swing choirs auditioned by singing a pop song, and learning a dance routine. They performed at the vocal con- certs, and at community func- tions. 14kt Gold Robert Beckman Katliy Dreher Scott Frogge Deb Keil Sara Klein Roger Knight Greg Merkel Greg Mora Angle Nispel Sue Quandt Mindy Roby Kevin Ronne Doug Scholtz Luey Shultz Wendee Zahn Linda Zimmerman Above: By making a costume adjust- ment with hats and cones, 14 Karet Gold gives the audience the ol ' soft shoe, Left: Officers Kevin Ronne - treasurer, Roger Knight - vice-president. Angle Nispel - secretary, ond Greg Mora - president, discuss A Capella business in the music library. Choir 19

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Family ties shape choir performances According to choir direc- tor Lou Gilmore, an A Copella nnember was part of a family as well as a music group. As a family, A Capella gave fall, Christmas, and spring concerts, and had a clinic with Senior High and Central Cath- olic. To raise money they had a rummage sale, bake sales after school in November, they sold books of coupons from the Camera Shop in Sep- tember, and put on their annual spring musical. Senior Lisa Kosizek said a b S ' part of choir was the All-Sta ' convention in November. Sl ' ' described it as a good lean ' ing experience where peopf«- met from different bacl ' grounds in a non-competitivP situation. Nine students wets ' included in the three day din ' C9 held in Elkhorn, Nebraska. The were Robert Beckman, Rogt Knight, Lisa Kosizek, Angi Nispel, Ron Rauert, Kevip ' Ronne, Steph Volker, Wende ' Zahn, and Linda Zimmerman) a ' i • f ilB - ' f M41 Above: 14 Karet Gold members Greg Mora, Angie Nispel, Roger Knight, and Sue Quandt perform in a special Christmas assembly Top right: A Capella performed as a family at the fall. Christmas, and spring concerts. Right: An A Capella T-shirt is worth a thousand words, especially to seniors Scott Messenger and Angie Nispel. 18 Choir

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Choirs note improvement A r well rounded pro- gram should give its students o lot of different experiences, which is what we ' re trying to do here at Northwest, said vocal music director Lou Gil- more, when discussing the choir program at Northwest. Experience started freshman year. Gilmore said the fresh- man choir could be the most rewarding part of her day because everything was new to them and seeing them understand their voices for the first time was exciting. Fresh- man Choir performed for the vocal concerts and at eighth grade orientation on February 3. Continued experience came sophomore year in Boys Chorus and Girls Chorus. Gilmore worked with a small Boys Chorus, but said it was an advantage to be able to get to know the students and give them individual attention. She said several girls in chorus had taken choir the year before. Right: Front: Todd Ronne, Eric Fruehling, Robbie Boeka, Brian Anders. Back: Chad Swanson, Don Prabhu, Ray Walling. Bottom Right: Exercising their vocal chords during concerts help the forty-six freshmen understand their voices. Below: Junior Dan Prabhu practices the Oldest Established for the musical. 20 Choir