Roosevelt High School - Sagamore Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Bands stay busy Football games, concerts, practicing and the Kansas City trip kept the members of Roosevelt’s bands busy. First trimester was the marching band’s time of glory. Playing at football games kept members on their toes and in step. Even the cold weather at play offs couldn’t keep them away. Wind Ensemble and Concert Band grew in size after the marching season ended. With 47 members in Wind Ensemble and 41 in Concert Band, director William Scripps had the correct instrumentation for the sound quality he wanted. Band members sold candy bars and other various items to raise money for a four-day trip to Kansas City in April. Top: Erik Kopacek studies his music as Wally Smith plays on. Center Left: One. two, three, iour,” thinks director Bill Scripps. Center Right: Stage band Is a time (or Melissa Bevls, Paulette Gibbs, and Becky Sucher to play the sax. Lower: Trumpet harmony by Todd Schocnlke. Tabatha Gredzens. Mike Bier, and Scott Olson. Elwood Johnson William Scripps Instrumental Music 25

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4 concerts planned Concerts, concerts, and more concerts! Roosevelt’s choir members were busy all year. The fall, winter, and spring concerts were more than enough to satisfy their performing needs. Each concert featured a number of songs performed by all three choirs. An especially memorable concert was the traditional winter concert. Songs were both sacred and fun. and alumni choir members joined the concert choir on stage for Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus.’’ Concert Choir was busy in the Spring, and preparations for their community concert with members of the Minnesota Orchestra kept the singing at extra rehearsals. Madrigals were especially busy during the winter holiday season, often singing more than once a day. Most members were able to meet at the 6:45 a.m. starting time. Top Left: Early morning basses and tenors sing out loud and strong. Top Right: Taking a break from singing. Amy Krueger. Kristen Hagstrom, Susan Mackdanr. Cynthia Richards, and Cindy Johnson listen to others Center Left: Director Elwood Johnson enjoys his work.” Center Right: Practicing for a performance keeps madrigals Mark Vntsaas. Tonya Jones. Sonya Rolla. Mara Vcranth. Jenny Weiss, and Kirsten Selbo awake. Lower: Select Choir prepares for a concert. 24 Chora! Music

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Computers for English Computers in the classrooms marked the newest addition to Roosevelt’s English department. Every classroom got at least one. Even though Roosevelt is the largest high school in the system, every school got the same number of computers. It was decided at a department meeting that after each teacher got one. those left over should be divided between the Sagamore and the Standard because of the heavy use they would receive in the production of the two publications. Each staff got a printer, too. The other printers were placed in convenient locations in the building. It seems unfair that we don’t get any more computers than smaller schools, said Department Chair Mary Lathrop. The other new addition to the department was the creation of a video production class, taught by Donald Hayden. The pilot was offered winter tri as an eleventh grade composition course. An evaluation will decide its eventual place within the curriculum. Teachers continued to file student writing in conjunction with district objectives and benchmark scoring. This Poge. Top Right: With her undivided attention, Renita Easterling listens on. Center Right: Learning on the new Apple Brian Resaw builds his intelligence. Lower Right: Looking unenthuslastic Jana Jacobson sits through her English class. Opposite Poge. Top Right: Working together in Video Production, Donald Hayden and Jim Pierce make a him. Lower Right: Typing up his English paper Sam Smith takes advantage of the new computers. 26 English