St Marys High School - Bell Yearbook (Sandusky, OH)

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Band maintains busy Schedule through Thirty-four musically-inclined St. Marians com- bined their efforts to form the 1965-66 high school marching band. Appearances at all home football games, pep rallies, the Armed Forces and Memorial Day Parades, and programs at Cedar Point high- lighted the season. The group, under the direction of Mr. Hector Martinez, performed precision drills, dance routines, formations, and the Mighty M exit. Junior Donald Cuthbertson was featured as drum major. Besides their regular duties, some bandsmen Strntting stylishly down the football field, Dram Major Donald Cnthbertson leads the band' at a lialf- time performance. donated extra time, organizing a ten-member pep band to boost spirit at the home basketball games. A thirteen-year teaching veteran, Mr. Martinez un- dertook the training of dance and concert bands. The latter teamed up with the choral club to stage the Christmas Concert and operetta. Assembled only six years ago, the band now receives most of its finances from the Band Boost- ers Club. Percussion Section: Carol Polta, Sylvia Kramer, Emilie Kromer, Lynn J oerger, and Gayle Frankart. Clarinet Section: Patricia Scroggy, Donald M antey, Karen Young, Constance White, Patricia Etowski, Diane Koelsch, and Nannette Jesbergcr.

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F l Operetta caps Choral schedule To build a voice of such flexibility and beauty that it responds instantly to a change of thought or emotion, and to have a complete understanding of music studied-such are the aims of the SMH Choral Club. The group of roughly 120 members, under the direction of Sister Mary Delphine, S.N.D., performs at school assem- blies, and sponsors a Christmas Choral Concert, as well as the spring operetta-the climax of the club's activities. Music selections are varied among the works of the Masters, modern composers, Negro spiritualists, and folk singers. A versatility in voice arrangement has also been achieved. Through the Choral Club,students are expected to enjoy fully the use of singing voices, develop skills in singing, a practical working knowledge of musical theory, and a basic understanding of the art of singing. ROW ONE: Jacqueline Eckler, Kathleen Kromer, Vicki Palmer, Christine Del Aguaro, Linda Scheel, Mona Rae Barrett, Gary Faber, Frederick Haas, Mark May, John Guendelsberger, David Bennett. ROW TWO: Kathleen Wade, Patricia Hohler, Chris- tine Arnoldi, Pamela Kromer, Sally Sturzinger, Roseanne Singler, Diane Tucker, Mary Ann Blake- ly, Carol Yeager, Laureen Ott. ROW THREE: Bar- bara Wilken, Vicky Bradford, Paula Ott, Sharon Yost, Emily McCall, Carol Schemmer, Ruth Guen- Sharon Noftz, senior speech, student, obtains practical experience by narrating for the Christmas Concert. delsberger, Dolores Nejedly, Carol Scroggy, Barbara Blystone. ROW FOUR: Alan Wintersteller, Steven Hiss, Stephen Hewitt, Anthony Long, Kenneth Sum- ser, Mark Roth, Kenneth Lill, James Woodin, James Roth. ROW FIVE: Daniel Romick, Steven Kromer, Joseph Fitz, Terry Denny, Robert Feltner, Mark Klepper, Lawrence Kromer, Paul Tight, Mark Weber, John Kramer. ROW SIX: LeRoy Mesenberg, James Hiss, Richard Wiesler, Peter Hoffman, Dan- iel Brady, Edward Higgins, Robert White, Dennis Davie, and John Hinde.

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rallies, parades, concerts l l l Lower Brass Section: Carolyn May, Ann Windau, Clyde Busam, Mark Carruthers, Suzanne Hill, Patricia Burch, and Chris- tine Grekso, , Lk. , . , The Concert Band-ROW ONE: Karen Keller, Vir- ginia Schemmer, Sally Printy, Jeanne Sennish, Karen Bauer. ROW TWO: Nannette Jesberger, Di- ane Koelsch, Karen Young, Patricia Etowski, Con- stance White, Ann Windau, Carolyn May, Clyde Busam, Steven Verock, Mary LaLond, John Schae- fer. ROW THREE: Patricia Scroggy, Donald Man- tey, Christine Grekso, Suzanne Hill, Susan Stookey Thomas May, Gregg Christman, Donald Gallam William Cheetham, Patricia Burch. ROW FOUR Emilie Kromer, Donald Cuthbertson, Sylvia Kra- mer, Gayle Frankart, Lynn Joerger, Carol Polta Mr. Hector Martinez, and Mark Carruthers. Page 63 7