Union High School - Gleam Yearbook (Union, SC)

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BLAZER CLUB. Bottom: Dennis Yount, Erma Lee Langley, jane Toney, Gayle McGowan, Kay Bailey, Jean Brown, Brenda Baker, Stanley Hcmbree. Top: Anita Gowan, Annette Corn, Wil- Blazer lub Members To qualify for the Blazer club, a band or chorus mem- ber had to be in the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade. He had to be able to play or sing all the major scales, to have played or sung a solo, or to have participated in a small ensemble, and he had to have no unexcused absences from rehearsals and performances. Besides all the musical requirements, he had to maintain at least an 80 average and be a well-rounded student. A member of the Senior All-State band was eligible for membership in the Blazer club. MAIORETTES. Rosemary Nabors, Suzette McGowan, Phyllis Kelly, Katy Morrisey, Kaye Mullinax Cdrum majorettel, Mary Frances Kelly, Frcdia Smith, Gwen Simpson, and Gloria Eubanks lard Jackson, Rosie Godshall, Boyd Scott, Jack Greene, Charles Whitener, Alice Grady, Barbara Ward. ust Be ln pper Grades On December ll a group from the Blazer club traveled by school bus to Spartanburg to hear the Festi- val of Christmas music at the Spartanburg Memorial auditorium. Brian Sullivan, leading tenor of the Metro- politan Opera, was guest soloist. Also on the program, were the Converse College chorus, the Wofford College glee club, the Spartanburg High School chorus, and the Spartanburg Symphony orchestra. Each member that went paid a small fee to cover cost of bus transportation. are shown practicing their precision drill. They appeared in all band performances of the year. Wherever they went, they were acclaimed for their smart appearance and their timely precision. .

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JUNIOR BAND. Bottom: Ester Holt, Patricia Pace, Rebecca Hodge, Ralph Crocker, Connie Thomas, Peggy Alexander, Polly Ann McAbee, Ruth Ann Barnett, Teala Barnette, Candace Davis, Sharon Feaster, Herbert Kitson. Top: Johnny Nichols, Gwen ome Beginners And As a treat for the Beginners band was the sight reading clinic for them. Using his own book, Mr. Pat Garnett, author of the book, Better Sight-Reading, conducted this course. This course was designed to help prepare begin- ners for the Junior band. Some beginners participated in the District Festival held in Spartanburg in February. They were able to get into the Senior band after the first year if they passed the requirements of 14 major scales, sight reading, and musical terms. BEGINNER BAND. Bottom: Monty Smith, Judy Wilson, Dennis Longshore, Marsha Hecht, Rebecca Nance, Guy Jeter, Robert Guess, Jimmy Stewart, Kattie Morisey, Arana Talley, Linda Jolly, Geanine Fincher, Cheryl Baber. Top: Steve Howell, Johnny Johns, Boyd Simpson, Tommy Hill, Patricia Cape, Bobby Holly, James Kirby, Randy Mahan, Mike Pearson, John Hicks Greer, Dennis Teague, Rita Spears, Phyllis Shore, Larry Carver, Louis Hughes, Dianne Palmer. Juniors Pla ln Festival The Junior band also had the sight reading course this year. These classes lasted every day for two weeks after school. Each student received help and found this course interesting. History was also made in the Junior band this year. A member was chosen to play in the Junior All-State band for the Iirst time since the Junior band was organized. This pleased all members of the band. Union High has a lot to look forward to in the future years as t ese students proved by their work they will make good Senior band members, many thought. Black, Carolyn Alexander, Buddy Garner, Monty Hines, Carolyn Hewitt, Sammy Cain, John Rogers, Vickie Lipscomb, Tommy Vaughn, Rosemary Nabors, Barbara Barnette.

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Clee Club Cets Mrs. Vaughan As New Director Second semester brought a change to the chorus as Mrs. Charles Vaughan took Mr. Smithis position as di- rector. The chorus met during first period in the band room on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. After winter sports were over Mrs. Vaughan, with the help of Mr. Smith, organized a night class. This class was for the benefit of students whose schedules would not allow them to take chorus during the regular school hours. They met on Tuesday nights with the regular chorus class. A sextet was selected from this group, and these girls entertained at the annual Teacheris banquet in February. Later, the combined classes presented a program of Easter music in assembly, and brought their season to a close with their annual spring concert. Earlier, in the first semester, the chorus sang in assembly, appeared in Unionis Christmas parade, and also sang on the program at Rose Hill on which this old mansion and its grounds were dedicated as a State park. CHORUS. Bottom: Jean Christopher, Gayle McGowan, Delle Ivey, Carole Murphy, Carolyn Hembree, Sylvia Simpson, Kay O,Shields, Judy Smart, Claudia Howell, Dianne Treadway, Kathy Dills, Alpha Lyon. Second Row: Sandra Robinson, Susan Puckett, Ann Adams, Carlisle Dreier, Annette Smith, Brenda Blackwood, Kaye Hicks, Ruby Io Stevens, Sybil Garner, Beverly Cain, Anita Chorus officers Sandra Gregory, secretary, Rusty Weatherford, vice-president, and Karen Farr, librarian are just trying out a piece. President Kathy Lybrand Was absent from school that day. Cowan, Brenda Dockery, Mary Sue Palmer, Kathy Lybrand. Top: Carolyn Garner, Jeanette Baldwin, Willie Vaughn, Sandra Gregory, Sheryl Robinson, Kay Bailey, Jane Toney, Donna Io Cooper, Rosie Godshall, Martha Lawson, Janice Going, Janice Thackston, Karen Morris, Toni Gallman.