Springfield North High School - Polaris Yearbook (Springfield, OH)

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North ' s Symphonic Choir performs in the splendor of the Netherland Hilton ' s scarlet and gold Hall of Mirrors. Choir Travels To Cincinnati Contemporary was the key- note of the 1970-71 Sym- phonic Choir. At the Christ- mas concert, the group gave the premiere performance of Jan Bender ' s The Creation. The choir received national recognition in being chosen to present a concert of con- temporary music at the Na- tional Music Educators ' .con- vention. On March 11, after months of intensive practice, ninety-five nervous choir members traveled to Cincin- nati to entertain the conven- tion with a program ranging from religious numbers ac- companied by electronic tape to a selection from the modem opera Peter Grimes. Later in the spring, the choir received a superior rating at the District Choral Contest, which qualified them for the State competition. Other activities included participation in the County Choral Festival and in North ' s commencement exercises. As the choir and Mrs. Virginia Holl, their accompanist, watch ap- provingly, Mr. Baber addresses an audience composed of music ed- ucators from across the nation.

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I J f i. i ' 7 1 1 9 AS YOU LIKE IT FIRST ROW: Richard Peairs, Richard Broderick, Thomas Hartman, Curtis Br itton, Jeffrey Deer, Earl Yancey, John Blackwood, Thomas Ray, Steve Wilkins, Eric Ronemus, Timothy Swonger, John Wagner, Kevin Follrath, Thomas Wilson, Timothy Worman, and Stephen Otto. SECOND ROW: Marjorie Metherd, Lisa Strong, Linda Blackwood, Susan Preston, Kathy Bunish, Kathy Gebele, Evelyn Anderson, Nancy Bridgman, Janice Patton, Jo Monteith, Jennifer Schneider, Elissa Stewart, Candace Slusser, Helen Henning, and Kim McGowan. As You Like It Brings Variety As You Like It was or- ganized as a group of thirty juniors and seniors who per- formed musical show tunes, current pop numbers, and old folk songs. Adding a little variety to the group was a band composed of group members Steve Wilkins, Curt Britton, and John Blackwood. The band performed some of their own originals and provided back-up for group and solo numbers. The group ' s first per- formance was the fall variety show, followed by two Christ- mas programs. Throughout the year came several other shows. The grand finale of the year was the overnight trip to Columbus to perform with Joanne Worley for the Miss Mid-Ohio pageant at the Ohio Theater. As You Like It performs under a strobe light.

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Patterns in Sound is an example of the inno- vative music the choir sings. This year, North hosts the annual County Choral Festival. Symphonic Choir FIRST ROW: Lisa Strong, Richard Broderick, Elissa Stewart, Cynthia Markoch, Christopher McCombs, Mary Hughes, Lenore Shellman, Timothy Swonger, Maureen Stephens, Eric Wagner, Anne Guyton, Mary Chamber- lain, James Hoagland, Kevin Follrath, Marjorie Metherd, Walter Doss, Katherine Click, Sandra Kendig, and Steve Wilkins. SECOND ROW: Kathy Bunish, Howard White, Karol Rice, Richard Peairs, Jody Gittens, Allen Perk- ins, Kenneth Elder, Jean Balliet, Cynthia Cooke, Earl Yancey, Linda Blackwood, Candace Slusser, Thomas Cam- eron, Lee Ford, Judith Anderson, Martha Flood, Margaret Duncan, Patricia Smith, and David Jackson. THIRD ROW: Charlene Freeze, Alfred Parker, Thomas Wilson, Yvonne Simon, Debra Rower, Marian Carey, Thomas Ray, Carl Marshall, Debra DeWitt, Deborah Dunlap, Kathryn Wittke, Jennifer Schneider, Helen Henning, Jenny Saum, Deborah Grimes, Andrew Boiler, and Judith Kerry. FOURTH ROW: Paul Henderson, Monica Perymon, Christina Yaw, Marsha McClure, Beverly Jo Monteith, Kim McGowan, Kathy Gebele, Timothy Worman, Deb- orah Domer, Curtis Britton, Janice Patton, Carol Hahn, James Roush, James Hagen, Jeffrey Deer, Jill Henderson, Eric Ronemus, Lu Anne McDorman, and William McLemore. FIFTH ROW: Eric Rubinoff, Susan Eberling, Susan Gray, Stephen Hetico, Susan Preston, Rebecca Merrill, Neil Bernstein, Carolyn Black, Martha Roby, Stephen Otto, Cynthia Miller, Allen Wolf, Lynn Rowland, Michael Cain, Evelyn Anderson, Thomas Hartman, John McClean, Nancy Bridgman, Melissa Wilkins, and Pamela Williams.