Oshkosh West High School - Notebook Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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Life Is On The Mississippi The orchestra sounded, the curtain opened, and the A Cappella Choir and Chorale came to life in their first perfor- mance of Showboat. Showboat is the story of two people traveling along the Mississippi River. They meet and fall in love. The most memorable songs of the show included “Only Make Believe’, “Can't Help Lovin’ That Man”, and “Ol’ Man River’. Larry Klausch, general producer of the show, said that he was pleased at the way the show turned out. ‘The kids really did a good job this year. | am very pleased with the final producti ons.” There were a couple of things that made scene changes a little slower. The main thing was the boat. It was cumber- some and hard to move, even though it was on rollers. Another problem was the “Trocadero” scene. This scene involved setting up a restaurant; placing a number of tables and chairs on the stage. In the first couple of dress rehears- als, this scene was the slowest in setting up. By the time the shows came, everything was running smoothly. The student reaction to the show varied. Some of the students didn't think that the show was performed as well as in previous years. ‘Some of the actors needed work on their acting. | couldn’t hear a lot of them even though | sat right near the front.” commented one student. But many people liked the show. “I really enjoyed the music.’’ com- mented Junior Paul Lehman. Many people commented thaf they liked the change of pace from last year. So the musical can be considered a success.

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Showboat Shows Students How 4. Parthy (Heidi Henkel) informs Captain Andy (Devin Gaymon) of Raven- als past life. 2. Joe (Mark Miller) sings about the ol’ man river. 3. Captain Andy (Mike Hutzler) yells back at Parthy during an argument. 4. Magnolia (Julie Elsinger) accepts Ravenal’s (Jim Fischer) Proposal of marriage. 5. Joe (Peter Dehn) discusses his problems with the river. 6. Magnolia (Lori Rad- datz) sings her love to Ravenal (Jeff Subat). 7. The backwoodsmen (Tom Counts and Peter Dehn) give Frank Vim Lemkuil) a hard time about ticket

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OD Cc O fam) O O 2 V) Y U OS OQ. 26 Schmalz Returns From Michigan Peter Schmalz returned to Oshkosh West after spending a year at Michigan State University. He went there in order to receive his doctorate in conducting. He still has his final project to complete, but has fulfilled the other requirements. “It was a fantastic year to be able to live the life of a student at a major universtiy,’’ commented Schmalz. Mr. Schmalz has taught at West eleven years and has written some of the music that his bands play for their con- certs. He has always been interested in music, but it wasn't until his junior year in high school that he began to realize the true beauty that music held. He knew he wanted to continue with a music career after listening to the music composed by Wagner, Strauss, Mahler, and others. When asked why he decided on teaching instead of composing, he said, “It was always my dream to be a high school band director.” He furthered his explanation by saying that he wanted to help kids see the potential that music has for them. As a junior in high school Mr. Schmalz was playing the trumpet, and started playing the french horn as a senior. In college, Lawrence University, he learned how to play the rest of the band instruments so he would be of help to his stu- dents. His greatest influence in college was the band director who he fondly refered to as ‘Prof.’ “Prof. was almost a second father to me — still is!’ stated Schmalz. In closing Mr. Schmalz said that even though he expects more from his students after working with highly motivated college performers, he is very glad to be back at Oshkosh West. ag 4 CONCERT BAND: BOTTOM ROW: S. Voelker, L. Elsinger, C. Nicklaus, Karen Butt, J. Vajgrt. Jodi Drake, Jeff Gonia, K. Schiessl, S. Green, C. Monroe, Mr. Schmalz. ROW TWO: Barb Youngwirth, $. Zemke, S. Klein, C. Rothenbach, Diane Schneider, B. Ahuser, D. Lambert, E. Suhm, Scott Dehn, D. Pongratz, M. Schock, S$. Wesner. ROW THREE: Jeanne Schroeder, L. Grunloh, F. Sheehy, D. - Koch, Steve Drimwright. Kathy Butt, M. Newhouse, S. Stelzner, J. Schwartz. Mark Braach, A. Bierman, D. Hinds, T. Royse, K. Albrecht. ROW FOUR: Beth Jungwirth, M. Berger, S. Brady, L. Fox, T. Harron, Rick Weigt, Lisa Berndt, J. Weisjohn, M. Halfen, Becky Schultz. C. Krumm, L. Beck, S. Porath, D. Gronier.