Southside High School - Southerner Yearbook (Fort Smith, AR)

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M USICAL NOTES fcontinuedj Choral Gets New Directions test and the state contest The electlons for officers were held in early September Melissa Cattaneo senior was elected president of the mixed chorus While Gary Hunt Junior was elected VICE president Section leaders for the mixed chorus were I Soprano Lucy Wil hams senior II Soprano Melissa Shaw senior Alto Patti Rogers senior Tenor-Tim Branscum Junior Bass Tommy Hough senior In the grrls chorus Laurie Brown sophomore won the pres1 dential race while Adyna McKee sophomore was elected vice president The section leaders Were I Soprano Vicki Adams sophomore II Soprano Lacey Taylor sophomore and Alto Lisa Mc Cutcheon sophomore One of the major events each year is the try outs for All Region Choir Over 200 students tried out for 90 positions 77 ' 7 7 e s , ' . 7 7 . 7 7 , Q . . I 7 - - 1 a s ' ,a , a 1 7 7 7 7 7 a 9 ' , . Rehearsing and learning parts is just the beginning of the work that goes into preparing for contest, 60 Expression takes its form as Dr, Duncan Couch from Mlssouri heads the students during the city-wide gathering of singers at Northside November

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1 Make All-Region F ogan's Heroesw popped up on choral members, T-shirts in honor of the new di- tor, David Hogan. Choral mem- bers listen attentively, while instruc- tion is given concerning a selection of music. Festival activities were climaxed November 1 with an evening performance of the mass chorus open to the general public in the Northside gymnasium. 59

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y Festival activi- ties November I brought together six local schools for practice and performance at the Northside gym. :wan f 1 ff mm- , e, Q Z, 4,eWia:f ,. -0+ oral Director David Hogan practices with a section of 2 choral students to establish the desired effect and ze for each individual section. long the three vocal groups, the Girls Glee Club gives jpart of the Christmas program. Director David Hogan prepares his singers for competition in the regionals held in the beginning of March.