Richmond Heights High School - Yearbook (Richmond Heights, OH)

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They fell confident for sure! The Show Choir dances to a popular song from the past. The Show Choir has performed many concerts and had a benefit concert. A hard day ' s night . Senior Larry Schwenk rests after a long show choir practice. Larry was the drummer for show band and played for choir concerts along with other band members. It was hard getting used to the changes, but everything seemed to foil in place Gt the end, — Pobert Skrbis 76 Show Choir

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Sounds good. Senior Karen Adomajtas skims over her lyrics before and after school practice. Much time was put in after school and on weekends by the choir. Taking a break the choir relaxes during a long rehear- sal. The choir practiced many times in order to prepare for concerts. This was the first year with the director Mr. Hertzog. I like choir because it ' s G change of pace from academic classes and i also love to sing, — Ponn Medves Choir

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Gonna dance the night away . Dmitry Nepomnyashay dances with other show choir members during a practice session. The show choir practiced every Wednesday until 9:30 p.m. Ebony and Ivory . Barb Sherwood leads the show choir ' s music section with the piano. Barb has been with Show Choir for two years. Abiding By the Rules Keeping in Step A late start! That ' s what could be heard from many show choir members this year. Tak- ing a year off during school year 1983-84, Rich Melodies came alive once more. Under the direction of Mr. William Hertzog, Rich Melodies was back on stage. Using their traditional starter Step out in Front , the singers and dancers opened their first concert at the Kiwanis Lodge. This was a very needed concert, explained senior Robert Skrbis. we took that concert and took all of our mistakes and used that to learn from. Seven of the members from Rich Melodies traveled down to Kent State for a workship. At this workshop, the students learend choreography and techniques for singing from a professional staff Bringing those ideas home. Rich Melodies performed three of the songs they learned from this eventful day. We started at six in the morning for the bus and did not get home until nine at night. commented senior Jennifer Varga, It was a learning experience that helped our group out tremendously this year. The show choir extravaganza, an annual event at Richmond Heights High School, was held once again. Many schools participated in this event to help the Key Club raise money for the Huningtons Disease Foun- dation. Rich Melodies also performed for the Masonic Temples, Senior citizens, and various church groups. I love performing for the elder kinds of groups. I look into some smiling faces and it makes me smile It was a learning ex- perience that helped our group out trennendously this year, and perform all the better, that makes all of the hard work worthwhile, states Junior Laura Baio. We performed for many area functions and had a fantastic audience response, commented Mr. Hert- zog, the choir director. I really enjoyed working with the students — even though it took alot of hard work from all of us. Show Choir