St Stanislaus College - Reflections Yearbook (Bay St Louis, MS)

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Barbershop Quartet “Hit a C.”, chimes Brother Pierre as the stu¬ dent quartet prepares to sing. The lead, Frank Burdette, starts the harmonic with a C, followed by the bass Ian Alcalen; the baritone, David Bast; and the tenor, Matt Heitzmann. They pause and start into “My Wild Irish Rose . . Barbershop Quartets are a rich tradition which involve four singers, a pitch, and of course, a song. The harmonic chords blend together until they ring as a clear sound to the ear. The lead carries the melody, which is harmonized by the bass. The tenor tops off the two while the bari¬ tone pulls it all together with a sound all his own. Great songs, like “Coney Island Baby,” “After Dark,” and “Honey” echo back to the times of Sunday strolls in small town America. This year’s Quartet sang at the annual SSC Christmas Program. The four singers also spent school hours and weekends singing at the homes of shut-ins, at nursing homes, at children’s day care centers, and at the local VFW. The members of the Barbershop Quartet really feel that their work is a service to others as well as an art. It serves as a positive link, as do other scholastic organizations, between St. Stanislaus and the community. 20 Barbershop Quartet

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91 OPPOSITE PAGE TOP: The 1987-’88 band officers from left to right, Joseph Overal, Lori Heavey, Wendy Joseph, Michael Pickich, Danny Berry, Howard Norris, James Benigno. OPPOSITE PAGE BOTTOM: The 1987-’88 marching band. LEFT: Michael Pickich plays at Rock- a-Chaw football game. BELOW: George Holder, Clifford Ling a nd Doug Morris play at Spring Concert. BOTTOM LEFT: Sean Edwards stands ready in parade. BOTTOM RIGHT: Bill Barker plays at solo ensemble contest. Band 19

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Radio Club H|W The SSC Radio Club was very good this year. The Administrator was Brother Eduardo, who has been in Ham Radio for over ten years. The Radio Club has been going to Ham fests, which are loads of fun! One can get a good bargain on almost anything electrical! We also went to a couple of local meetings put on by the Gulfport Radio Club. In addition to our many adventures, we worked at all of our home basketball games to help pay for two radios which the club recently acquired. We also worked at most of our home baseball games to gain funds to purchase an additional and much larger radio. Club members also had the opportunity to utilize their radio skills at this year’s 5K race. Managing such an event would have been difficult without the club’s help. The radio club challenges one to seek out his inner technical potential and to put it to good use. On behalf of all the Radio Club, 1 would like to thank Brother Eduardo for all of the patience, skill, and fun that he has pro¬ vided for us throughout the year. Radio Club 21