South Grand Prairie High School - Signal Yearbook (Grand Prairie, TX)

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SOLO ACTING . , . Gail hye sings her soprano note. - Photo by Melanie Throne ORGANIZATIONS 'jim wi 5. . ar, , X... MMV. f' .5-vsp--' . , V Y Q 7-YQ. X X WE all OPEN WIDE . . . The Gospel Choir members open their mouth and sign with joy. Photo by Melanie Throne GOSPEL CHOIR MEMBERS . . . T. Barnes, R. Blackwood, D. Brillhart, C. Campbell, D. Campbell, M. Doigh, L. Doughtey, V. Duncan, T. Durhan P. Gentry, K. Glover, G. Gordman, A. Graham, D. Graves, D. Harrison, M. Hartfield, P. Hebbe, Pl. Hosler, S. Jame: C. Jones, J. Nair. l. Maison, T. McCoullough, C. McDowell, J. McKinney, N. Moore, C. Music, D. Parks, T. Peten A. Pryor, T. Ratclitlj J. Riggs, J. Rooth, C. Rosenbaum, M. Ruiz, S. Ruiz, R. Scott, M. Smith, S. Smith, S. Stark, 1 Stewart, C. Taylor, L. Taylor, R. Weaver, L. White, A. Whitside, B. Williams, J. Yanez. - Photo by Melanie Throne

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gi Watching the work . . . Kerrica Cooper follows the instruc- tor's beat. - Photo by Melanie Throne Deep in concentration . . . Jason Dumas plays to perfection. - Photo by Melanie Throne Q49 I .Star -'UD ALL STRONG OUT S.G.P. Orchestra Strives Toward States Remember way back in fifth grade, when all of the elementary kids were in orchestra? Everyone lugged that heavy instrument home everyday for that practice session in the garage noless . But, then as the years went on it came time to move up in life. Now was the time for the big recital. Everyone in the family showed up to cheer you on. As all the students marched on the stage in a single file line with instrument in hand. All were so nervous and were tripping over the music stand on the way to their seats. It was the thing to do at the time to play the Eyeing the notes . . . Veronica Hernandez just tries to keep up. - Photo by Melanie Throne loudest and fastest, out of key, also. But, now the times have changed. There is only a select few holding up that tradition. Now you are proud to be a member of the S.G.P. Orchestra. It is much harder than before, just trying to keep up with the music. Everything has changed and now it is more serious than ever. Striving for the prestigious U.I.L. District Meet. This is a real hectic time of year. It is a lot of hard work, but it is all worth it to get out there and perform in front of the audience, stated Mary Hart- men. Hopefully, all of the work paid off, and you were a member of the best orchestra in the state. ORCHESTRA

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The Choirs!Sing To The Top oicfin T625 Plfn.2o'1I ,DO, RE, ME - all the 'ay to state. The choir had igh hopes to sing all the ray to the top. Similar to ny organization, the mem- ers wanted to succeed in heir class. There were three ifferent types of choirs. The .capella Choir - only these articipants can try out for ,istrict competitions. Con- Frt choir - they perform in oncerts and at the North nd South game. The Gospel lfhoir was a new choir that llowed students to sing gos- el choruses and travel to lo- Exl churches to perform. .here were also Music The- ry classes that taught the rigin and historical states of iusic. Would the melodious choir be any competition to the other rivaling choirs? No not really, sometimes choir members use their s i n g i n g ' abilities for their per- sonal use, said La- s h 0 n d a Scott. Dana Graves had extended 7 a threat to anyone. The other district choir winners were Michael Hemby, Brian Hayes, Gail Frye, Allison Last- er, who m a d e All-Area A l t e r - n a t e , Dee-Dee D u n n , C h u c k R o s e n - b a u m . '.l - ', , f. -.. . I L' l .ae , S ' r , -rg-' 1- aw-I JZ 1 A 5 ' f 1 '. I 2 . , , ,. 1- ,- . X ,PV ' ' ' ' 31 i' ,' ai. gl - -. . 'v ray X 'f' - 34,4 . . .. Q, ,- ra, .af g 'f+?.:. - ' 'I-I 'F' JF' JN NF. ' .1 past local contests to reach the regional try outs. She explained, I think I have a pretty good chance to make All-Re- gion, but I don't feel I'll be FN , H1 A , 'l r , if IJ A Kia , f, , ,g I TWA lfii 'X . 7:4 J ' 3 , , 2 .v. Aiil Q ' , , rrr . f' I ., .y,,VV: Www., ,, :J F . Addison, M. Arispe, A. Barthel, R. Beers, D. Campbell, L. how, L. Cox, L. Donnell, D. Fortune, K. Fowler, C. Harmon, 1. Hartlield, M. Hebbe, A. Hohertz, K. Ingram, S. James, J. 'ing. F. Lounnorath, J. Lovelace, C. Marcus, M. Mantson, T. cDaniel, C. Music, L. Newman, D. Parks, A. Pryor, J. Rader, . Richards, V. Romo, L. Ruiz, D. Salazar, B. Sepulveda, Pl. Ikeins, E. Smith, K. Smith, T. Staford, S. Stewert, A. Taylor. . Taylor, D. Tharp, B. Tune, A. Walley, M. Wraley l I - Photo by Melanie Throne The All- R e g i o n winners were Gail Frye, Allison Laster, Dee-Dee Dunn, and Chuck Ro- senbaum. The Acapella Choir sang at the UIL Competition in April in Carlsbad, New Mexico. On May 13 the choir entertained during the Spring Spaghetti Dinner. The Melodious crew sang popular tunes and so- los. The State UIL winners were Allison Lasiter, Gail Frye, Dee Dee Dunn, Chris- tie Castillo, Tara Peters, Linda Benjamin, Chuck Ro- senbaum, Ernesto Nerio, Mike Harris, Brian Hayes. The solo winners were Dee Dunn, Gail Frye, Allison La- siter, Mike Harrison, Chuck Rosenbaum, and Tara Pe- ters. Choir Members . . . g -vfwma . J. Benner, C. Castillo, B. Chapman, C. Charles, A. Cruse, D. Damian, J. Davis, G. DeLaGarza, A. Dodd, D. Dodd, D. Dunne, R. Fields, G. Frye, B. Golf Green, B. Hayes, M Hemby, C. T. Goh? D. Graves, V. James, J Knott, . . K. Largham, A. Laster, S. Lawson, M. Lewis, M. Lowder, T. McCullough, E. Miller, E. Mitchell, M. Munson, E. Nerp, S. Pelletzier, E. Reynolds, T. Richardson, J. Riggs, J. Rus- sell, K. Tei, D. Tharp, B. Thomas, F. Walker, J. Warren, J. Whitehouse, S. Wh ynne - Photo by Melanie Throne