Norwalk High School - Owl Yearbook (Norwalk, IA)

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Girls Glee lub l w w l l l i l l l FIRST ROW: Sharon Anderson, Shirley Higham, Carroll Lucas, Donna Sue Ellis, Joy McAninch, Diane Devin, Sharon Carter, Christy Steward, Rollene Gideon, SECOND ROW: Madalene Cameron, Ruth Ann Berry, Joan Haines, Mary Lou Ellis, Anne Harvey, Nancy Brightman, June Terry, Shirley Lane, Radine Ryan, Phyllis Rosander, Mr. Moberg. THIRD ROW: Nona Tilton, Donna Silverthorne, Mary Lou Roberts, LaNonne Cormany, Penny Martini, Ann Webb, Nancy McEnroe, Janice Cameron, Betty Hirsch, Teresa Cline. FOURTH ROW: Janet Eggers, Shirleen Kirscher, Sharon Kellogg, Lynda Kaldenberg, Sally Henry, Helen Walker, Linda Lee, Betty Miller, Judy Casady, Judy Croft. , FIFTH ROW: Rosalie Griffiths, Penny Rohr, Joyce Damron, Beverly Morse, Patty McVay, Jane Croft, Annette Dash, Karen Ellis, Sharon McVay. l ABSENT: Carol Ann Weaver. MUSIC IN THE AIR The music this year was furnished by the forty-nine members of the Norwalk Girls Glee Club. With the help of the student conductors who are Judy Croft and June Terry, the pianists, Judy Croft, Janet Eggers and Rosalie Griffiths, and the director Mr. Dean Moberg these girls have worked together learning to sing in harmony. The events in which the glee club has taken part in are the Iowa State Music Contest which was held at Grimes, April 13 and 14, the Warren County Music Contest at Indianola, April 18, and our formal Spring Concert held at the eleme-.tary schoolbllildihg, April 5 and 6. Also, the final Iowa State Music Contest for the small vocal groups will be held at Prairie City, May 4 and 5. The girls have sung both classical and semi-classical music. Some of the songs they have sung are The Yellow Rose of Texas, Still, Still with Thee , Bless This House , Sheep and Lambs , Autumn Leaves , Plenty Good Room , A Perfect Day , Waltz of the Flowers , and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.

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Declamatory FIRST ROW: Ruth Ann Berry, Joan Haines, Judy Croft, Anne Harvey, Beverly Morse, Karen O'Donnel Annette Dash, Mary Lou Ellis. D SECOND ROW: Mr. Scott, Janice Cameron, Karen Ellis, Betty Miller, R0S211i0 Grifflths, Janet Eggers, Dennis Bright. l THIRD ROW: Jim Damron, Dennis Cunningham, Jack Beery, J' Ernest Breedmgy Dale MOSCIU IVY1 Moore, Dennis Harkin, Charles Brick, Jerry Patten. ABSENT: Junior Fleming. Twenty-two students with thirty-nine selections participated in the local speech contest held January 26 l Readings were given in six different speech divisions to select contestants for the State series of contests. The winners and their placing in the local contest are: Interpretive Reading R adio Speaking Judy Croft lst Jim Damron lst Dennis Harkin Znd Dennis Cunningham Znd Annette Dash 3rd J. Ernest Breeding 3rd Anne Harvey 4th Janice Cameron 4th Oratorical Declamation Dramatic Declamation Dennis Bright lst Judy Croft lst Judy Croft Znd Anne Harvey Znd Dennis Cunningham 3rd Rosalie Griffith 3rd J. Ernest Breeding 4th Janice Cameron 4th Humorous Declamation Original Oratory Karen O'Donnell lst Rosalie Griffith lst Jim Damron Znd Betty Miller 3rd Mary Lou Ellis 4th Radio Speaking The first round of the State speech contests, known as the Preliminary was held at Indianola, Feb. 10 with the Indianola, Pleasantville and Norwalk Schools participating. Of the twenty-two I ratings given, Norwalk received eleven. These eleven I ratings were from sixteen entries of the Norwalk students. Students entered and their ratings are: Original Oratory Jim Damron I Rosalie Griffith I J. Ernest Breeding I Dennis Cunningham II Humorous Declamation Karen O'Donnell I Jim Damron I Interpretive Reading Anne Harvey I Judy Croft I Betty Miller II Annette Dash II Dramatic Declamation Oratorical Declamation Judy Croft I Dennis Cunningham I Anne Harvey I Dennis Bright I Rosalie Griffith II J. Ernest Breeding II Students receiving I ratings in the Preliminary Contest advanced to the Pre-District Contest held at Urbandale on March Z.

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Vocal Groups li, . 5, utlftelle Left to right: Karen Ellis, Mary Lou Ellis, Donna Sue Ellis, Judy Croft. Girls Sextette Left to right: Judy Croft, Karen Ellis, Mary Lou Ellis, Madalene Cameron, Donna Sue Ellis, Nancy Brightman