Russellville High School - Climax Yearbook (Russellville, AR)

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....5..... 6 ight Fever, A Success Music Department' Variety Show mirror ball hangs suspended from the ceiling. The dull roar of the crowd echoes across the audito- rium. Slowly, silently, fog begins to drift across the stage. Music erupts from the queiscent speakersg then, the song begins, Listen to the ground, there is movement all around. There is something going down and I can feel it . . . Something going down was the Variety Show. Sponsored and produced by the music department, the Variety Show consisted of several types of music talent. Acts differed from 50's hits and rifle twirling, to religious music. A new, different edition to the usual performance made its debute during the show. The swing choir, a group of singing dancers, boogied their way through songs Ease On Down and Night Fever with a combination of choreographed disco and line-dance maneuvers. Besides the singing, dancing, and other acts, the scenery was also different and eye-catching. Jackson's Greenhouse donated several ferns and a large statue, all of which were lighted with colored bulbs. For effect during the swing choir's acts, black lights A l added to the excitement of the performance. W .f?lEfm?Z - 1 wggfrrff ' it me--I-vii jtr-.,iL.i.K,J Nu, ear ff 2355 .ty x '- .Hu .lqnnufwwwv-1 1. Q Q gy' lr. ki- Tl .rj t'sit .K ,M 1 x YF 1 2 3 lj Liz Ward and Kendall Price sing a folk ballad. 21 Showing their rifle expertise are Cynthia Kim- ball and Sandy Keeney. 31 Stella Buchanan prac- r tices A Time For Us. 41 Audiences favorite, The Rollin' Clones, in action. SJ Swing Choir performs under blacklights for the crowd. 4 5 l0OfVariety Show

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Nb if ?W at 5 lj Swing Choir members include Sharon Whorton, James Foster, Katrina Hutchinson, John Terry, Rhonda Robinson, Mike Humphreys, Vincent Elliott, Pam Walters, Connie Hayes, and Jay Edmon- son. Not pictured Rodney Crawford. 21 Disco steps such as the pony, 31 the pretzel, and 45 the pony 4992 are mastered by swing choir members. 41 A spectacular finish to a dance routine is the deep and graceful lunge. Goals Set and Earned Music selections such as Ubl Carl a Pmkam s Wedding Cantata and Lott1 s Cruclfixus were a chal lenge for three students as they tried to obtain all state honors Many hours were spent trying to learn the different techniques of singing those selections Allen Olmstead Judy Puckett James Foster Swing-Statef99

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3 6 ,. lj Suzie Lingel, Sherry White, and Beth Shaddox work diligently on the mirror ball. 21 David Troxel practices for the Variety Show. 31 Jeannie Ward in performance sing- ing At Seventeen. 41 Auditioning for the show, Roy Lambert sings an original composition. SJ Judy Puckett practices her song Song- bird as Mary Shinn plays. 61 Sing- ing to the crowd is Suzie Lingel. Variety Showfl0l