Rancho High School - El Sol Yearbook (Las Vegas, NV)

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Cynthia DeshoteI's natural ability to sing is shown through Celebration. Celebrafion shows falenf in music With a year like 1978 anything can happen, but everything happened to Celebration. In the order of events, Timothy Searcy became a member of the Broadway play Guys and Dolls and had to leave the group and school for a couple of weeks, but returned with a talent that gave Celebration members a feeling that the year was good for the group. Celebration had their first public debute at City Hall. The show was terrific, said Mayor Tim Bradley who was an honored guest. With the arrangements of Edward Schmiedecke and CeIebration's seventeen piece band, the group sang such songs as Slowdancing, Boogie Nights, Ease on Down the Road, Turn the Beat Around and Wrap Your Arms.Around Me. They also performed at the Zone Assembly for the Southern Zone Schools, the Shara Hotel and the Aladdin Preforming Arts Theatre. rw auf ,A i , , Q ' ' Q - -hai '51 -1 s W, 1' ' H , 3 vW:A .Q g Q we , W 4 g :1ff,afgmg:2, q :f ...,,, .V ? ' Z' , , After a show at City Hall, Mario Monaco, principal, Mayor Tim Bradley, honored guest and Edward Schmiedecke, director of the Chorale department congratulated Tim Searcy.

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Jig- 1' Hip, Silt? . A Wrth the talent of Tum Searcy to choreograph and the group s abrllty to dance, they gave a performance at Cnty Hall Celebration s seventeen plece stage band played music lor every genera

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Vivaoious Chorale will vooalize Ensemble is a 14 membered group selected from Chorale with high interest and performance levels. This year, Ensemble performed for many community club concerts including the First Presbyterian Church, and both the Archie Grant and Beverly Manner convalescent homes. The 65 members in Chorale highlighted their vocal talents by appearing on television during the Christmas season. The special was titled Inspirational Christmas and was aired twice on channel eight. Other interesting appearances included a performance for the children at Saint Jude's Orphanage, a Christmas concert in the Boulevard Mall and performing with the Symphonic Orchestra of Las Vegas. Sophomore Laura Stanger gracefully plays the piano during Chorale practice. Laura has been playing the piano for many years. V ,.,, ,.,, Vlyf my yyyly . 4:11:11 Ms. , Members in Chorale are: Firsf row: Susan Martin, Denise Shipman, Rena Whitehead, Karen Messler, Kathy Rhinehart, Michael Cureton, Jeff Hybar- ger, Rachel Willmon, Kristin Gubler, Moises Denis, and Robert Reel. Second row: Julie Gillins, Kristine Vollmer, Pam Smith, Shanna Wilde, Debbie DeMauriez, Mr. Schmiedecke, Laren Kowallis, Dean Bengert, Lorna Boger, Cynthia Deshotel, Eddie Rodriguez and Terrel Edwards. Third row: Susan Barrett, Daisy Adachi, Roberta Walls, Alice Andersen, Lori Wallis, Laura Stanger, Kim Mitchell, Eddie Riggs, Robert Ray, Sabrina Myers, Susan Tobler, John Pfeiffer and Kim Wadsworth. Fourth row: Kim Metcalfe, Brendalyn Manning, Angela Southworth, Laura Peck, Donna O'NeaI, Georganne LeBaron, Ann Lewis, Brad Halen, Kevin Lang, Lana Lueck, Theresa Hollingsworth, Brad Wallis, and Russell Stout. Filth row: Toby Minter, Bart White, Meryn Lee, Joi Wassell and Tim Searcy. 88 Chorale and Ensemble