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

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And Entertain Dance Band FIRST ROW: Bill Nigel, Gary Schreiber, Russ Dern, and Nathan Eckels. SECOND ROW: Tom Wilson, director. Chuck Young, Jim Yeazell, Steve Barnes, Lonnie Nickels, Steve Haupt, and John Hart. THIRD ROW: Mark Smarelli. The 1971 Dance Band demonstrated the versatility of high school musicians, per- forming numbers which ranged from Going Out of My Head to such old favor- ites as You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby. After numerous performances before the band parents, the Dance Band was featured in a medley of New York tunes at the Spring Band Concert. The Dance Band ' s musical season was success- fully completed by accom- panying the Clark Junior High musical, So This Is Paris. The jjep band promotes enthusiasm.

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Musicians Inspire Pep Reserve Pep Band FIRST ROW: Terri Jones, Cindy Riffe, Anne Guyton, Sue Yoder, Bill Knasel, and Veda Spicer. SECOND ROW: Sue Hamilton, Marian Carey, Rob Carse, Jeffery Laird, Eric Rubenoff, and Charlene Stooksberry. Pep Band FIRST ROW: Bill Nigel, Chuck Young, Gary Schreiber, Russ Dern, and Nathan Eckels. SECOND ROW: Mike Porter, LxDnnie Nickels, Jim Yeazell, Steve Barnes, Steve Haupt, and John Hart. THIRD ROW: Lowell Wolfe, Tom Wilson, di- rector, and Terry Black. Pep sums up the spirit of this year ' s Pep Band. Always ready to blare out a tune, the Pep Band attended every home basketball game and kept the Panther spirit alive as the teams retired to their locker rooms. Besides performing rock numbers, the Pep Band was always at the pep rallies bringing the students to their feet with the Fight Song and Pink Panther.

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Orchestra: Artistry In Sound Outstanding performance of the day was the apt com- ment made about the North High orchestra by one of the judges at the Ohio State Or- chestra Contest. For the sixth consecutive year, the group received a superior rating. Adding to the orchestra ' s honor, this year more students from North than from any other school qualified for the All-State Orchestra. The sev- en students who performed in this special orchestra were Cindy Cooke, Joanne Hulick, Marty Roby, Darlene Sedoris, Maureen Stephens, Eric Wagner, and Michele Walls. The 1971 orchestra ' s reper- toire ranged from classical Beethoven to contemporary Stravinsky to Feuer and Mar- tin ' s Guys and Dolls. At the winter and spring concerts, Darlene Sedoris (cello), Candi Slusser (cello), Maureen Stephens (violin), Eric Wag- ner (oboe), and Tom Wilson (French horn) were featured as soloists. FIRST ROW: Maureen Stephens, Concertmistress; Joanne Hulick, As- sistant Concertmistress; Jean Balliet, Pam Lawerence, Vencia Ball, Pam Williams, Darlene Sedoris, and Candi Slusser. SECOND ROW: Cindy Cook, Judy Anderson, Cindy Shepard, Lisa Nave, Linda Blackwood, Mark Rutherford, Alice Wittmeyer, Eric Wagner, Dale Shelton, Jackie Goings, Eleni Poulos, Nathan Stephens, and Gail Scott.