Thomas Carr Howe Community High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Talented Groups Enliven Activities Howe ' s Choir, Madrigals, Girls ' Octet, and Boys ' Octet made up the major portion of the Music Depart- ment. As a group, the choir ex- hibited its skills on radio, in school, and on the downtown Circle during Christmas under the direction of Mr. Frank Watkins. Mr. Bob Bram- blett led the Madrigals, an elite group of twenty-one. Both Girls ' and Boys ' Octets gave live perform- ances for various organizations. Mr. Watkins and new teacher, Mr. Tom Lewis, conducted these groups. Mrs. Janet McNeill accompanied the groups and assisted all the di- rectors. Heading the list of activities were the musical and the Music Festival in the spring. OCTETS, Front Row — Alex Stalas, Demise Page, Sherry Thomas, Marcia Reasoner, Syndie Cherry, Karia Pannell, Bethany Ber- ger. Second Row — Ron Spice, Mark Watkins, Harold Potter, Dan Alexander, Chris Stone- braker, Dan Hartley, Doug Dye, Gary Conway. At Piano — Joyce Cox, Tom Evans, accompa- nists for the groups. Going over selections for their groups, Mr. Robert Bramblett and Mr. Thomas Lewis de- vote much time to Hornet vocalists. Dedicated to the study of music, Mr. Frank Watkins, Music Department head, directs a church choir in addition to his school duties. A friend to all, students and adults alike, he is affectionate- ly known as Pop. 25

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CHOIR: Front Row— Roxane Long, Marilyn Hurt, Marilyn Duhamell, Martha Graves, Mary Lau, Terri Cross, Carolyn Taylor, Alex Stalas, Sherri Thomas, Denise Page. Second Row — Chris Worrell, Margaret Neal, Julia Alexan- der, Kathy Van Buskirk, Cindy Larson, Diana Dininger, Joyce Cox, Lana McCarty, Kathy Henry. Third Row— Terri Poynter, Diane Kingery, Marcia Reasoner, Bethel Reed, Pam Saba, Linda Chapman, Diane Shockley, Mary Griffo, Rhonda Cazula, Paula Barnes. Fourth Row— Becky Morris, Mary Ring, Sally Rich- ardson, Karia Panneil, Ronnie Hannemann, Kathi Hancock, Brenda Cook, Bethany Ber- ger. Laurel Pope. Fifth Row — Steve Calla, Rex Thomas, Harold Potter, Bill Totten, Dennis McPherson, Gary Scott, Tom Boyd, Ron Spice, Jim Crews, Ken Evens, Steve Morgan, Bill Striby. Sixth Row — Steve Zylstra, Danny Alexander, Mark Watkins, Lenny Thornburg, Rob Albright, Kurt Loy, Tom Milburn, Dave Thomas, Rick Garsnett, Tom Walker, Seventh Row — Tom Evans, Dick Wood, Ralph Merkle, Wayne Evans, Jim DeMaster, Steve Apple- gate, Richard Price, David Hurt, Dave Edens, Steve Duhamell, Owen Ratcliff. Eighth Row- Pat Dugan, Danny Steen, Doug Dye, Dan Vermillion, Jim Adams, Gary Conway, Lenny Farmer, Dan Hartley, Tom Hamill, Jerry Anderson. Not Pictured — Terry Rowlett. MADRIGALS: Front Row— Martha Graves, Denise Page, Margaret Neal, Alex Stalas, Mary Lau. Secor7d Row — Terri Cross, KarIa Panneil, Sally Richardson, Nancy Smith, Kathi Hancock, Chris Worrell. Third Row — Ron Spice, Mark Watkins, Roger McNeill, David Hagy. Fourth Row — Harold Potter, Tom Milburn, Jerry Anderson, Dan Ve rmillion, Jerry Stockdale, Richard Brown. 24

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Concert Club Girls Gain As director of the girls ' chorus classes, Mr. Robert Bramblett works to prepare the novice groups for advanced music. Fifty-eight girls made up this year ' s Concert Club. Most of the girls were picked from the girl ' s chorus classes. Being a member of Howe ' s choir is the ultimate goal of most Hornet vocalists. A wide variety of music was sung including Negro spirituals and modern-day pop music. Hard work was put into the improvement of their numbers. They met with their director, Mr. Frank Watkins, every day to reach the peak of perfec- tion. After this goal was achieved, the group performed here at Howe and at other places in the com- munity. They participated in the PRV and the Music Festival as school functions. At activities out- side of school they sang at neigh- boring churches and song festivals throughout Indianapolis. Claudette Greene timidly sings a solo in chorus class. She has eager hopes of be- coming a member of next year ' s Choralaires. Marcia Thomas displays her musical abilities by presenting a solo to her fellow students as Mrs. Janet McNeill accompanies. 26