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

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a A Tom Billing TEACHER — Music Hometown: Sidney, Ohio Undergraduate: Ohio Northern University Graduate: Wright State, Vander- cook U. Degree: BA in Music Experience: 10y2 of 1 V2 years at North Favorite Food: Mexican Interests: Music, Sports, Travel. Mr. Billing instructs the sym- phonic, concert, marching, and both jazz bands. He also leads the bands at two elementary schools. Mr. Billing takes great pride seeing a song come together and students learning without being forced. He would like to be remembered as being dedicated to his profession and students. Front: Linda Ditty, Linda Juergens, Susan Heeg, Franl Adams. Middle: John Joseph, Rob Confer, John Titus, Cindy Valley, Jim Davis, Vince Hamilton. Back: J. D. Buturain, Jill Comerford, Marty Johnson, Keith Cober- ly, Steve Easley, Teresa Tehan, Steve Dern, Front: Kelly Tehan, Teresa Donegan, Jeff Yinger, Katie Zaremski, Matt Brown. Middle: Melissa Taylor, David Jones, Tim Sholund, Veronica Deel, Scott Vermillion, Teresa Lisch. Ba ck: Matt Zimmerman, Frank Adams, Bill Lord, Steve Leath, Brian Adams, J. D. Buturain, Brad Hawkins. Hometown: Richmond, Indiana Undergraduate: Cincinnati Conser- vatory of Music Graduate: C.C.M. Degrees: Bachelor of Music, Masters of Music Experience: 22 of 29 years at North Favorite Food: All Interests: Violin, Conducts — North Orchestra, Roosevelt Mid. Schl. Orch., Wittenberg Symphony, Collects Recordings, plays in Springfield Symphony, Likes card games. Sports. Mr. Smarelli would like to be remembered as a musician and teacher who had great interest in music education of young students.

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A sound idea from the start, the Pep Band played on the emotions of the crowds at basketball games, helping everyone find that fever pitch. When the band got down the fans got r-o-w-d-i-e. By the time the band was finished, the bleachers were bouncing as much as the ball. Everyone was dancin ' to the fieldhouse rock. wouldn ' t you like to be a Pep ' r too?

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Orchestra In addition to Superior ratings in orchestra contests, tliis year ' s Or- chestra provided the accompani- nnent for the Spring Musical. Earlier In the year it gave seasonal con- certs at North in conjunction vi ith the other musical groups. ORCHESTRA OFFICERS — Front: John Brooker, Terri Souder, Lisa Nave, Marty Johnson. Back: Anne Parker, Teresa Tehan, Missy LaManna, Beth Titer. picking out a tune Front Row: Anne Parker, Melissa LaManna, Rose, Payton Holden, Laura Hamilton. Row Steve Nourse, Susan Jurkat, Tim Johnson, Lisa Nave, Stacy Walters, Shanna Philpott, Terri Souder, Kathrin Eimer, John Brooker. Row 2: Linda Juergens, Chris Altick, Beth Titer, Jackie Kruz, Bonnie Wood, Amy Bunger, Melissa Taylor, Kate Busarrow, Theresa Donegan, Lynne Appleby, Brian 3: Linda Kinnison, Molly Carmosino, Michelle Frey, Claudine Minnet, Laird Dixon, Nate Crawford, Julius Henry, Susan Heeg, Jill Comerford, Malinda Stevens, Kim Wooley, Marci LeFevre, Rob Confer, Steve Easley, John Titus, Teresa Tehan, Cindy Valley, Steve Koppenhaver, Marty Johnson. Row 4: Amy Powell, Steve Leath, Ezeli Proctor, John Joseph, Barb Hannel, Karen Linn, Liz Willeman, Tim Birt. Conductor John Smarelli.