Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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CHORALAIRES SING IN first hour choir class. Soph. Jenni Schreck, Sr. Victoria Younginer, Soph. Marta Lu- gar, Soph. Anne Rail, and Soph. Rachel Calkins sing from the Kirby Shaw books used in class. NO LONGER SQUEAKING, Soph. Julie Reddy draws upon her six years experience in practicing a sonata during orchestra. ORCHESTRA: FRONT ROW: Christi- na Crawford, Christie Hutchins, Han- nah Chang, Michael Fox, Shane Wiley. ROW 2: Shyamala Vinnakota, Dhen- uka Vinnakota, Sheila Ehrhardt, Chris- tine Douglass, Marian Vogal, LaDonna Hooten, Kiki Wells, Carrie Bloom, Lynette McMichael, Tami Paulmeno, Angela Smith, Daphne Wilson, Susan Wells, Sarah Vowells, Mr. Darrell La- Guardia-Director. BACK ROW: Roger Higgins, Julie Reddy, Michael Brown, Kendra Hren, Kai Elgethun, Paolo Cammarota, Wendy Long, Carma Say- er' Noelle Brown Noelle Brown .-.M . , , Q . 2 9 Y 'lf ...- - ..- 1 ...M .1 fa, 4 'ww ,fl R Courtesy ol' Paul Smith PLAINSMEN: FRONT ROW: Jim Geppner, Steve Seidenfeld, Mike Mad- den, Jeff Rydberg, Ross Martin, Dan Kletke, Goron Wilhite, Charlie Stoeckle, Mr. Paul Smith-Director. 1 Clubs BACK ROW: Shaun Ryan, Chris Trumm, Dustin Alfortish, John Kempfer, Ben Lippano, Tim Swenson, Dave Hughes, Marc Shupe. NOT PIC- TURED: Ridger Besley, Camron Burtch, Kenneth Cluchey, Bern Cowsent, Jerry Crawford, Joseph Holmes, Andre Sparks.

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'P src MAKER CECILIAN SINGERSXTREBELAIRES IN REHEARSAL, SR. Karin Sigdes- tad reviews the words of a song with Director PaulSmith. Practice paid off for the award winning choir. Noelle Brown Bon Jovi they weren't, and the phrase 'lBang Your Head really could not be used to de- scribe them, but two groups of students did have one thing in common with a hard rock band like Bon Jovi- music. The Ce- cilian Singers and Trebelaires were the advanced choirs of Overland's four. Trebelaires, an all girl choir, and Cecilian Singers with mem- bers of both sexes, had students of grade levels from sopho- mores to seniors. Jr. Cydney Rosenbaum said, I think the choir would benefit by having more seniors, so I hope the younger guys involved stay with it. Both choirs had great accom- plishments and received many compliments for their perfor- mances. Soph. Shana Carlson listed the activities of Trebe- laires: 'lThe choir performed for elementary schools, took a trip to C.U. to be critiqued, and planned a trip to California to sing at Disneyland and colleges on the coastline. In addition, Cecilian Sing- ers sang at the Broadmoor, an honor any choir can only have once every three years, ex- plained conductor Mr. Paul Smith. Smith wished more people were involved in choir. People who are involved realize how wonderful choir is. The easiest way to express yourself is with your voice. Choir benefited its members in many ways. Sr. Stacy Red- mond said, f'Choir gives people a positive reinforcement. It cre- ates a stage presence and gives people confidence in their voice. Also, Soph. Greg Mar- golin explained, Choir is a big group of people who become friends while trying to improve and enjoy one talent they all have in common? Choir, one of the many tal- ented school groups, was just one more example of the school's excellence. lt TREBELAIRES: FRONT ROW: Dir. Paul Smith, Renee Hilton, Barbi Shu- man, Gretchen Knoll, .lulie Raile, Mary Jec Young Lee, Lisa Desmond, Lisa Yokcum, Georgia Benjou, Dauria Turk, Mrs. Janet Palmer. ROW 2: .1 Sheri Prud'homme, Kim Blevins, Jenni- fer Jones, Karen Vanden Heuvel, Alicia Mayville, Melissa Abeyta, Amanda Myers, Michelle Reeves, Heather Kirk- patrick, Betsy Cornel. ROW 3: Sarah Graham, Stacy Redmond, Krista Copy: Jill Pepper Layout: Jenny Ralston I X Hoeppner, Christina Crawford, Mimi Bouzarelos, Cami Ihrig, Valcric Wal- drop, Rochelle Gallup, Jamie Jones, Christine Gifford. BACK ROW: Sarah Severson, Melissa Taylor, Michelle Spencer, Diana Tamayo, Kris Hallock, 9599 Shoshana Friedman, Donna Bellamy, Teresa Walsh, Shana Carlson, Dorian Hall. NOT PICTURED: Katie Noonan, Laura Trobaugh, Rachel Aid. Cecilian SingersfTrebelaires 1 21

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Courtesy of Paul Smith CHORALAIRES: FRONT ROW: Edie Seffens, Barbara Cassidy, Jennifer Kingsbeck, Jenni Schreck, Lori Schleiger, Sandy Broman, Tiffany Beye, Michelle Skrien, Christy Lee, Tonya Yount, Chris Waters. ROW 2: Pam Craig, Stephanie Fernandez, Cin- Copy: Jennifer McQuaid Layout: Dave Wilson t r CHORALAIRESfPLAINSMENXORCHESTRA Flittery, twittery, jittery but- terflies. Everyone occasionally experienced this uneasy feeling in the stomach for one reason or another. But the ultimate feel- ing of butterflies was that ofthe stage-fright persuasion. The members of both choir and or- chestra were forced to combat these abdominal arthropods in order to perform. Plainsmen and Choralaires were the only choirs that re- quired no auditions. Plainsmen was an all male group and Choralaires all female. It is easier to learn voice techniques in an all male or all female group, said Mr. Paul Smith, director of both choirs. He also said that segregated choirs pre- vented some of the inhibitions that were caused by a mixed group. The choirs performed in four concerts annually including the holiday concert in December and the pop concert in the spring featuring more modern dy Simon, Stacy Melluzzo, Susan Canu, Rachel Calkins, Andrea Margo- lin, Jeanna Hendrickson, Pam Leff, Sandra Colvin. ROW 3: Mr. Paul Smith, Amy Graham, Anna Powers, Tcre Rieger, Michelle McCullah, Marta Housley, Victoria Younginer, selections. In addition, the Plainsmen performed three times outside of school: for the Heather Gardens Optimists Club, a Rotary Club, and the Chevron Corporation. Everyone liked different as- pects of choir best. Soph. Jenni Schreck said, Mr, Smith makes Monday mornings seem like Friday nights. I like the collective energy you get from performing in a group. Itis an incredible feelingj' said Soph. Amy Pirch. The Plainsmen were able to transcend some of the stereo- types others had about singing. Fr. Ross Martin said, Every- body I know thinks it's cool. And if they don't that's their problem. The same kinds of stereotyp- ing bothered orchestra member Soph. Sarah Vowells. lf peo- ple know you're in orchestra they automatically stereotype you as a nerd thatls totally into music and nothing else. Anne Rail, Amy Rail, Julie Williams, Sherri Mulford, Lisa Bonneville, Mi- chelle Askew. BACK ROW: Amy Pirch, Sheri Carlin, Erin Rosenshirc, Marta Lugar, Tanya Dyjak, Kristie Faison, Mindy Walker, Melinda Hill, Sanse Se- verson, Lizabeth Shclberg, Cindy Hill, The degree of interest in or- chestra varied as in any group. Sarah practiced her violin one and a half to four hours a week, while Sr. Kendra Hren prac- ticed the viola three to four hours a day. Kendra said, My goal is to play in a big name orchestra like Philadelphia, Cleveland, or the New York Philharmonic. The orchestra, directed by Mr. Darrell LaGuardia, was di- rectly involved in every musical play as well as performing in their own concerts. Orchestra members seemed to be drawn to the group by their love for music. Fr. Sheila Ehrhardt said, Anyone can just play the notes. l enjoy the challenge of making a piece sound musically beautiful. Kendra said, Music is the nea- test thing in the world. There is an intense, emotional feeling in the music that cannot be ex- pressed in words. You have to hear it to understand it. Mrs. Jeanette Palmer. NOT PIC- TURED: Angela Johnson, Priscilla Johnson, Michelle Mitchell, Michelle Monroe, Anne Thompson, Kimberly Watson. ChoirfOrchestra 1