Red Oak High School - Hawk Yearbook (Red Oak, TX)

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Special music adds extra enjoyment to con- certs. At the Christmas concert, Tina Whitfill, Lisa Notehoom and Kim Whitfill accompany the choir on S'Noel, the Savior is Bornf' Chorus is more than singing when Lamar Liv- ingston on percussion and David Hitt on gui- tar add musical accompaniment to their songs. Also playing with the choir is Gary Carroll on guitar. When Karen Bryan and Doris Prater are asked to look nervous for a picture, they don,t have to try very hard since they already feel the pressure of doing a good job at their very first performance. This was many members' first year to be in an organi- zation such as chorus where nerves and stage fright play a big role. Students learn to con- trol themselves and overcome their feelings, evidently without jepardizing their talents and work. Heading the music department at four schools creates a busy schedule and hours of work, dur- ing school and after, for Judy Holloway. Besides all this she plays piano for the groups during re- hersals. Several groups of vocalists were formed on different levels of schooling and the junior high choir is proud to show their achievements at their first performance during a PTA meeting in the fall. Not everyone feels like singing first pe- riod in the morning but they do regardless, since that is the period they meet. chorus 27

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Chorus added to This was the first year for vocal mu- sic in the curriculum of Red Oak schools, grades l-12. Directed by Judy Holloway who works with nine differ- ent classes, newly organized groups learned new songs, as well as exercises to develop their vocal flexibility and technique such as me-ee-oo-oo-oo-oo- me? In their premire performance, the choirs presented a Christmas concert in the gymnasium. The presentation was a big success when they sang 'fWinter Wonderlandj, The Christmas Songv and Love Came Down at Christmasn music curriculum to the audience that was hungry for some Christmas spirit. The high school chorus also presented concerts in assemblies with the band and sang for the National Honor Society induction service. Being the only class A choir in Re- gion III, the high school group traveled to Sherman on April 23 to attend the UIL choral contest. There was plenty of excitement when they learned that they received a Division I concert rat- ing and va II in sight reading contest, since this was their first year to compete. Concentration is Ihe key to efficency when ac- companying the choir as Liz Scott plays in deep thought at one of three concerts presented by the group. Junior high and high school chorus coni- binejizr many perjbrmances. Front row: Deborah Shaw, Karen Noteboom, Angela Easdon, Julie Shields, Cindy Plyler, Wanda Bailey, Vicki Do- noho, Sandra Barber, Lisa Noteboom, Lisa Rob- bins, Sherry Collins, Peggy Daniel, Rhonda Cau- dell, Pamela Shaw, Julie Rogers, Dianah Hill, Janice Wickersham, Diana Upton, Tina Whitfill, Donna Mabra, Kay Oliver, Donna Logan, Gin- ger Henry, Kim Whitfill, Shelly Perry, Kim Curby, LaRae Nicholas, Sharon Ritter, Rhonda Leach, Debra Nutt. Middle row: Lydia Gibson, Judy Chapman, Alan Durbin, Neil Smith, John Noteboom, David Schoenrock, Randy Schoen- 26 features rock, Chris Vemon, Wayne Nutt, Tommy Suth- erland, Donald Sharp, Wayne Malcik, Lee Courtney, Bill Jordan, David Sprunck, Tommy Wood, Tamara Lee, Diane Rummell. Back row: Hope Reeves, Sharon Bice, Susan Britt, Sonya Lankford, Susan Aydelott, Lori Dickey, Lamar Livingston, David Hitt, Adrian McKinney, Gary Carroll, Clint Sharp, Kelly Pace, Janice Knight, Sara Lopez, Sheila Driskell, Karen Bryan, Kim Chancellor, Doris Prater. The jirsl set ofoyficers for the newly formed high school choir was elected at the beginning of the school year with Elizabeth Scott picked librariang Lamar Liv- ingston, vice-president, Karen Bryan, treasurerg Vicki Donoho, president. The officers proudly exhibit their first division plaque form UIL contest.

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DECA Should I stay in school or go to work? For students who might have asked that question last summer, there was a new answer. Do both. With the addition of a distributive education program at the high school, students could combine both needs. They attended classes in the morn- ing andrpicked up more credits by working part time under the super- provides work, study vision of Clay Townsend, vocational coordinator. Students in the program also be- longed to DECA, Distributive Educa- tion Clubs of America. They honored their employers with their first ban- quet, held at the Torch in Dallas last May when Don Shields, superinten- dent addressed the students and guests. 28 features Tim Jones works for his father while earning credits through the D.E. program offered for the first time this year at Red Oak. Waiting for the program to begin, Joe Baker relaxes with Donna Knight and Belinda Riley after finishing dinner. Enjoying the first annual DECA banquet are se- niors Glen Grier and Karen Holcomb.