Odebolt High School - Trojan Yearbook (Odebolt, IA)

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MARCHING BAND that it has been for many years. We had seventy-six originally but that number was cut to fifty-six for contest use. The Boy's Glee Club sang Dear Land of Home and Winter Song for contest this year. The Boys' Quartet from the above group sang Song of The Buccanneer and De Gospel Train for their contest pieces. Mixed Chorus rehearsals were started in the gymnasium then chang- ed to the regular rehearsal room when the chorus was streamlined for contest work. The chorus sang Hallelujah To The Lord and Ole Ark's A Moverin for contest. The Girls' Glee Club was a larger organization this year also. Fifty-six girls tried out in the fall. For contest work it was cut down to forty-two members. The songs which we sang for contest were: Tenebrae in E Flat, How Merrily We Live, and Follow Me Down to Carlow. Our girls' sextet sang The China Figure and A Mother Goose Fantasy for contest, and the girls' trio sang ln the Boat, and My Johann. The music department started a point system which has been set up by the Department of Public Instruction. These points are made in both the instrumental and vocal departments and are counted together. The awards are, chenille letter, music lyre, trojan head, felt letter, and music lyre for a letter. ' Points are given for being in an organization, public appearances, solo work, playing accompaniments, and extra work. At the end of the year the awards are given on the basis of the following: 400 points, chenille letter, 300 points, music lyre, 250 points, trojan head, 200 points, felt letter. PAGE FIFTY TH REE

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IIIEIIIIII III III IIIIII II IIUEII SOLOS AND SMALL GROUPS Trombone-Gordon Friday ll State All-Stare gubo-lqgnlpetf Ferhg If Contest Contest Ornet ,Ge Ong? Onqwq Grinnell C0rneT BlIl TGCIQUIST April April Baritone-Euphonium-Jean Olson ll l3'l4 27-28 Baritone-Euphonium-Jim Meyer ll - - - Piano-Nancy Rector ll gijjfinglfgggrggzjollilibondgmf I Baritone-voice-Wally Duffy ll Trombone-John Witt I I Woodwlnd Quartet H Bassoon-Janet Ogden I I Brass Quartet H Marimba-Nadine Noyd I I Bros? Sextet H Treble Medium-Janet Sonksen I I BQYS, Quartet H Tensy-Gordon Friday I I Girls Sextette H re e High-Helen Reuber I I ' Woodwind Quintet I LARGE GROUPS Trombone Quartet l I Sfflfe Cofifesf Trumpet Quartet I ll Envy Laurens-'MOV 5 Trumpet Trio I I Bond Drum Ensemble I ii M'X?d Chofus I Clarinet Trio I I BQYS, Glee Club Mixed Quartet I GIYIS Glee I I Clarinetiymor Ella Y H U Note: National Music Contests have been discon- . Y ' Ourtgren tinued. The all-state contest at Grinnell was judged on Oboeishlrley Elnspohf ll the basis formerly used in national contests. We started out our music season with the performance of the marching band at every football game. The band made several different formations with appropriate music and also did some dance steps. These dances were done while we furnished our own music. We made one out-of- town trip to Sac City where we shared the half-time festivities with the Sac City Band. The band was very ably lead by drum major, Janet Ogden. The Majorettes were Darlene Paul, Shirley Schomer, Emily Bergman, Carol Her- rig, Junith Gunderson, Nancy Scott. The band traveled to Ida Grove to participate in the Marching Band Contest linked with Popcorn Day. We received a superior rating and a trophy acknowledging this rating. Concert Band season was started after football and we first had to prepare for the annual Christmas concert. The pep band, a group from the concert band, played at every home basketball game. Contest work was well underway before the basketball season was finished. We had seventeen pupils who worked on solos, and eleven small ensembles. The band played Symphony in E Flat by Saint Saens for contest. The spring concert included a trumpet quartet, a trombone novelty and solos by Charles,Mandernach and Kenneth Fertig. Our contest pieces were also performed at this concert. The band boosters purchased eleven new uniforms, an oboe and three tuba stands this year. They also secured a popcorn popper which they will continue to reap a profit on throughout the years. The Glee Clubs and Chorus started their season's work by participat- ing in the annual Christmas concert. The chorus was the largest this year PAGE FIFTY TWO

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WOODWINDS Back row: Beverly Bergman, Lois Landgraf, Jean Stock, Janet Ogden, Darlene Paul . Front row: Ronald Flogstad, Joan McCorkindale, Elaine Stehr, Colleen Wenfenbach, Bernadine Lansink, Janice Breon, Shirley Einspahr. HEAVY BRASS Back row: Jim Meyer, Kenneth Fertig, .lean Olson, Front row: John Witt, Gordon Friday, Charles Mandernach, Wally Duffy, Keith McDonough. ' WOODWINDS Back Row: Janet Sonksen, Joe Kipp, Bob Girvan, Mariam Youngren. Front row: Patsy Horstman, Barbara Currie, Audrey Buehler, Jolene Lange, Colleen Higby. PAGE FIFTY-FOUR