Sumner High School - Spartan Yearbook (Sumner, WA)

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- OCTET I TRIO llfggigggglgxfgliiigfgveffsgffgsrgalgmI ,232 Edna smith, Beatrice Muncie, Laurie Higgins. tin, Ioan Carel, Shirley Garrett. MUSIC The Spartan A Capella Choir, under the direction of Mr. E. Thormods- gaard, has in the past year enlarged its membership to eighty voices. This group sings by memory and without accompaniment, tour and eight part music. The Choir has been very active in concerts, radio programs and appearances in the community and vicinity. Our high school was represented by eighteen students at the Northwest solo contest. The ratings they received were all above average. These included three superiors, nine excellents, and six goods, A girls' sextet and a boys' quartet represented our school in Seattle for ratings. Two trios, the Spartonians, and a mixed octet, have filled many of the engagements during the year. During the first semester the Spartanettes, under the direction of Miss E. Sandblom, and a boys' ensemble were active groups. i A

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BAND lst row-Mr. Thormodsguard, Adviser, Shirley Garrett, Kathryn Goodwin, Lucille Fehr, Marian Orton, Carol Oliver, Katherine Patterson, Vivian Moriarity, Garnet Percy, Dorothy Rutledge, Terrill Romnes, Mary Fortier, Russell Coltman, Bill Peterson, Lorraine Atkinson, Stanley McGowan, Mgr, 2nd row-lune Iorgen- son, Beatrice Miracle, Geneve Purvis, Zouri Lewis, Dorothy Peasley, Roma Nix, Lela Solheim, lone Davis, Shirley Kellogg, Linnea Iohnson ,Lorraine Purvis, lim Cole, 3rd row-Arnold Denton, Gordon Voiles, Doris Ward, Betttg lean Riddell, Gloria Ellexson, Arthur Bowman, Marilyn Andrews, Donald Waketield, Eugene McColley, oss Lumback, Wallace Staatz. 4th row-Vernal Paige, Virginia Garrett, Iane Zech, Phillip Zoller, Lavon Percy, Elaine Conlon. Sth row-Ted Uttleman, Hal Stalhut, Ruth Nix, Donald Campen, Robert Radmaker. Sth row-Leslie Anderson, Stanley Purvis, LeRoy Bayless, Merle Story. Missing-Ronnie An- derson, Lloyd Percy, Bill Staatz, Bill Helrnold. STRING ENSEMBLE lst row-Anna Kaelin, Irene Vokish, Ruth Kellogg, Marcella lensen, Dorothy Yarbough, Twilla Swannak. Znd row-Albert McCoy, lean Crawtord, Bill Sparks, Lela Solheim, Iohn Pratt. 3rd row-lane Iorgenson, AD This year our high school band has doubled in size since the initial enrollment last fall. lt now numbers about sixty pieces. Under the direction of Mr. E. Thormodsgaardjthe band has striven for high musical standards throughout the year. Many new instruments were purchased last fall to complete the instru- mentation. Performances presented by the band throughout this school year included marching at football games, playing at the Western Washington Fair, pre- senting the winter and spring concerts, and several other concerts in neigh- STRI G E EMBLE This group has functioned under the direction ot Miss Lowella Blue as a training group for string instruments with the hope of expanding it to complete orchestration in the near future. The string ensemble has also performed at the school concerts. Arnold Denton, Beatrice Miracle boring cities.

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ir SENIOR PLAY Here dre two scenes from the Senior ploy, Adam ond Evo. This ploy, which was given in Penthouse style, wos presented in Q matinee on November 27, cmd in the evening on November 28. ij 7 5 K' 1 xc - If , K J, leltvto Right-Veryle Di- vilbliss, Donna lean For- rest, Ivur Antonius, Lu! :ille Fehr, Ardys Harmer, Stanley McGowan, Stan- ley Purvis, Charles Zed- ler, Betty Butts, Ralph Bekken, Ralph Bekken, Charles Zedler, Betty Butts.