Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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ABOVE LEFT : Symphonic Band gets a final chance to prepare Festival , at their pre-contest Concert. ABOVE: At halftime of the Hobart game, Mike Bondi performs in a tribute to Chicago. LEFT : Using percussion instruments. Janice Loch- mandy , Barb Stordeur, Gail Grandfield, Dianne Pearce, and Jill Hohneck sound out the rhythm to Dry Bones.

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Performances challenge ability Thousands of people graded band and choir members on several occasions. The end product of class time spent in practice was the various concerts presented during the year. ' Concerts represented the performance end of music, of facing critical audiences who might not all be well-versed in music, but who knew what they liked and what sounded good . Pre-contest concerts provided bandsmen with an opportunity to sharpen their contest material in front of an audience. Another concert the band provided was pep music at football and basketball games. The annual Christmas concert, featuring all the bands and choirs combined, drew hoards of listeners, who were a little disap- pointed because the choirs sang contempo- rary Christmas carols instead of the more traditional ones. A bittersweet mood prevailed at spring concerts. For many senior musicians, these concerts were the last time they would per- form together after having belonged to the musical organizations for five or seven years. Jo Ann Erceg received the Glee Club a- ward and A choir members voted to give Linda Ficken the senior choir award. At the band concert, Keith Wetmore accepted the Bucci Award for outstanding bandsmanship. ABOVE: Student choir director, Bryan Borg ma- neuvers 51 attentive Girls Glee Club members through Killing Me Softly with his Song. RIGHT : To get in the spirit of Christmas, Ron Maxey, Eleanore Shewan, and Don Mohr play Sleigh Ride”, at the Yuletide Concert.

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Bands decide dances ' success A dance isn ' t much fun without a band. Couples who attended the Christmas dance found that out when they arrived in the W) silent north balcony. Decorated to fit the t theme, “A Christmas Carol , the balcony 0 looked festive, but the band, BUS, didn ' t arrive until 9:45 p.m. By that time, every- one had had their pictures taken and left. O Student Council, who took over sponsorship of the dance from the defunct Hi-V, re- C turned S2.50 of the $3.00 fee to the disap- pointed couples. 120 girls got up the nerve to ask their S2 heart ' s desire to the V-Teens ' King of ? Hearts dance on February 23. The band, iS Prologue, had quite an extensive repertoire, .52 consisting of Smoke on the Water (played three times), plus the usual sprinkling of Vj 50 ' s be-bop music that seems to be so popular at dances these days. Students voted for the King of Hearts by contributing to the Heart Fund banks with the court ' s names on them. Rick Dofka was crowned King of Hearts and Greg Guastella, prince. V-Teens donated $450 to the Heart Fund. BELOW: King of Hearts Court and escorts, the V-Teens officers, are Karen Burey, Greg Guastella (prince). Sue Ruge, Jon Thiele, Nancy Gertsmeier. Rick Dofka (king). Sue Thebo, Chris Dugan, Kendra Lindberg, and Tim Johnson. RIGHT: Edie Johnson and Chuck Hazlett flash- back to the ' 40 ' s as they rock and roll at the King of Hearts dance.