Unity High School - Hi Lites Yearbook (Mendon, IL)

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JAe Si an d TOP: Nancy Dedert, Joyce Conover, Barbara Brickman, Judy Reiter, Mary Wietholder, Panchetta Grotz, Carol Ash, Daryl Priepot. SECOND: Sharon Duke, Mary Ellen Carolan, Nancy Ann Hyer, Mary Ellen French, Shirley Brinkman, Doris Graham, Karen Muegge. THIRD: John Hendrickson, Janeen Baker, Ed Schroeder, Kay Adair, Teresa Wietholder. BOTTOM; Mr. Hill, Judith Evans, Janet Tieken, Judy Warning, Gerhardt Jung. The Music Department had an active and highly successful year during 1956-57. While the Chorus was preparing for the annual Christmas Concert on December 12, the Unity Marching Band played and marched for home football games. This band also marched in several parades including Western College Homecoming parade at Macomb, the Culver-Stockton College Home- coming parade at Canton, the Red Feather parade in Quincy, and the marching show performed at halftime at Blandinsville for the Northwestern High School Homecoming. They also marched and played at our Homecoming and performed during the half-time festivities. Janet Tieken was drum majorette; Judith Evans, Sandra Baker, and Judy Warning were the twirlers. For the first time, the band marched and performed with a color guard, trained by Larry Cornwell. Members of the color guard were Eddie Powell, Clara Corrigan, Ronald Cramm, Gerhard Jung, Maureen Caley, and Larry Harris. The band included fifty-five musicians. The Adams County Music Panorama was held December 5 with Unity students participating in the festival in band, ochestra, and chorus. The chorus was composed of 250 boys and girls of the county--forty-five of them Unity students. The joint Christmas Concert was performed by the mixed chorus of 93 voices and the band. The basketball season was a busy time for the band for they played at all the home games and for the Pep meetings. They also played for Parrack’s Pancake Day and for the Ursa Elevator Co-op meeting. The District Contest for the solo and ensemble entries for both chorus and band was held March 9. Unity musicians made considerable preparation for this event and earned 9 Superior, 17 Excellent, 12 Good and 2 Fair ratings. The Mixed Chorus and the Girls Chorus each won ratings of Excellent at the District Contest on April 5 and the Band won a Superior rating. 24