Temple City High School - Templar Yearbook (Temple City, CA)

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Up, Up, and Away. .. Up. Up, and Away were the Brighter Side Singers on August 10, 1971. Travelling to England, Wales, and Holland, the singers embarked on the first leg of their journey of the performing at the airport to fill a five hour wait for the plane. Arriving late in London, the singers attention was well monopolized by the scenery and the most picturesque part of London, Leinster Square. Such famous sights as Big Ben, St. Paul's, and Buckingham Palace were seen the next day. Beginning their three week menu of peas, peas, and peas, the singers adjusted quickly to English cooking. Aided by a king- size bottle of Dramamine, the Brighter Side Singers travelled over 1500 miles on a luxurious tour bus at the hands of Mad Norm , the Mario Andretti of the RTD. With him the singers could always count on a suspenseful ride. The trip to Bristol from London was enhanced by the presence of Reverend Trevor Davis, a native of Bristol. 114-A Among the highlights of the tour was the visit to Amsterdam. From boat to train to bus, the trip across the English Channel, and into Holland was smooth. The return was over rough seas and had many of the singers incapacitated. Each singer and chaperone came home from Europe with memories unique to the people they met and places they went, Each one returned richer in their knowledge of life, and of the world. This year's Brighter Side Singers strove to follow in the tradition of excellence set by former groups. Singing for various community groups, the group maintained a rigorous performance schedule, representing their school and community well. Credit must be given to Director Roger Lockie, whose inspirational leadership provides a tremendous experience through music year after year. Members of the Summer 71 Brighter Side Singers, LEFT TO RIGHT, BACK ROW: Dan Clark, Bill Reid, Don Sanders, Steve Halasey, Glen Cooper: MIDDLE ROW: Sally Routery, Michelle Dwyer, Robin Gaghagen, Sandy Pearson, Terri Zufall, Debbi Schaub: FRONT ROW: Barbara Welch, Cal Magro, Sue Vaage, Phil Beakes, Jon Peirson. Signe Malm, Stan Wilbert. Gwen Peterson, Wes Hewett. Shelley Brooks.

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You've come a long way baby. . and so has the performing arts at T.C.H.S.. especially in the vocal department. It has grown to such proportions that it is slightly amazing. Roger Lockie i Mean Mel as the students like to call himl started in 1955 with a group of 4 girls called the Temple Belles and a girls' choir. He soon found that the boys in TC weren't so bad at singing either. Now with the aid of the Acappella Choir, Men's Choir, Concert Choir and the Brighter Side Singers, Mr. Lockie has no trouble in producing some high quality shows for the TC public. At Christmas these groups combine to present The Sounds Of Christmas, featuring portions of Handels 'Messiah'. In April, the vocal department presented many of the large production numbers for the 'Green and Gold Fleview'. However, the highlight of the year was the Jester Hairston Concert. He thrilled both the audience and choirs as he filled the auditorium with his chairsma. Director, Roger Lockie, plays noted patterns for the altos of the A cappella choir during a rehearsal, --....-,. -. - ....... -..- ,.., .--,.--.., -. -- ..,-,, . ,- ,, , . , , , ', , Slemons, K. Schwab, B. Block, V. Chellson, L. Griffith, S, Cutler. M. Nelson, T. Hernandez, M. Wolfe, D. Senne, J. Shaw, S. Minor, D. Potts. M. Miller, P. Fitzgibbon: Second Row: L. Weleba, G. Rosenberger, B. Agajanian. J. French, P, Mclntosh, P. Dougherty, H. Malm, B. Kuhne. S. Hartlett, L. Heiman, H. Schwartz, P. Higbie, A. Burza, D. Vandenboom. B. Burwell: Front Flow: F. Sturgoen. A, Sofra, J. Byers. C. Beierschmitt, M. Marquet, J. Wick, J. Duffy, P. Moran, G. Peterson, K. Harrison, P. Lindsay, S. Brooks, N, Gehre, D. Pearson, J. Wyckoff: Not Pictured: B. Welch, M. Downey. LEFT TO RIGHT, BACK ROW: L. Moorehead, K. Brooks, G, Lindenmeyer, J. Peirson, J. Clarkson, J. Thorndyke, A. Armstrong, L. Gardner, D. Sanders, D. Clark. K. Parker: Second Flow: D. Sanders, P. Beakes, C. Burrows, H. Pardella, K. Beckman, B. Workman, B, Coe, C. Moore, Front Row: J. Campbell, S. Waller, J. Rogitz, M. Massie. D. Dooley, N. Pearson. C, Darnell.

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-4 LEFT TO RIGHT, BACK ROW: C. Ramsey, L. Weleba, D. Senne, P, Fitzgibbon, D. Clark: Second Row: J. Thorndyke, B. Welch, B. Block, P. Beekes, G. Lindenmeyer, V. Chellson, 8. Coe. M. Downey, K. Beckman, N. Gehre, S. Hartlett, D. Nelson: Front Row: S. Routery, D. Sanders, S. Brooks, E. Pardella, N. Anderson, D. Sanders. G. Peterson, J. Peirson. 1971-72 Brighter Side Singers 2 I r The Brighter Side Singers provided special entertainment at the homecoming assembly as they sang the favorite songs of each of the nominees.