Sidney High School - Trail Yearbook (Sidney, NE)

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Urclhiestira The Sidney High School orchestra has been handicapped this year by its lack of members. In spite of this the orchestra has played some very fine music at the Christmas program and at other times when re- quested to play. Two members of this organization, Bob Duis, fClarinetJ and Pamela Kinne Cviolinj, were selected for the State Clinic held at North Platte, Nebraska, December 7, 1944. Each was outstanding in his partic- ular field of music. These two students have also played solos for many of our civic clubs. Several members played solos at the District Music contest which was held at Scottsbluff. With many new activities to serve as incentives, it is believed that the orchestra will once again function as successfully as it has in pre- vious years. Those students who are now members will form a splendid group with sufficient experience to be a foundation for a larger orches- tra next year. Jane Story, Bob Duis, Pamela Kinne, Susan Boyd, Bernadine Littleton, Muriel Story, Nancy Boyd, Beverly Story, Mary Story, Barbara Banta, Donald Whitmire, Bob Sherrerd, Wendell Belieu, Mr. Mathews. iTwenty-nine?

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Mixed Chorus B'ACK ROW-Robert Mitchell, Bob Duis, Jane Story, Donna Doran, Beverly Story, Joyce Bamnbach, Mary Wiedeburg, Marilyn Lafler, Velma Hauschel, Bob Helzer, Jerald John- son, Mr. Mathews. SECOND ROW-Dick Ayala, Wendell Belieu, Leota Limbeck, Shirley Watson, Jean Tal- bot, Frances Buck, Marian Wiedeburg, Rita Bond, Kathryn Ells, Marjorie Anthony, Roger Daniels, Bob Sherrerd. FRONT ROW-Darrell Volkert, Pat Haley, Donna Harlan, Lulu Kesselring, Evelyn Bor- cher, Eileen Borcher, Arlene Erhart, Ruth Livingston, Dora Clark, Helen Simpson, Ra, mona Himmelright, Shirley Siders, John Heinlein, Jack Easterly. The mixed chorus of Sidney High School is the most recently or- ganized of our four musical groups, and it has made the largest growth. This group has given many outstanding performances during the course of the year. At the District Teachers Convention the chorus presented the Ballad for Americans with Jerald Johnson singing the solo. The Worthy performance of this work brought requests for the ballad to be given several times. The presentation of a Christmas cantata by the chorus and mem- bers of the community was a thrilling experience for both the choir and the audience. The cantata was given in the Methodist Church with pipe organ accompaniment. CThirtyJ