Warsaw High School - Ozark Echoes Yearbook (Warsaw, MO)

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SOUND- — Many students expand their musical abilities Of all the elective classes of- fered at Warsaw High School, many students chose to enter the field of music. Many people thought that music was just an extra-curricular activity, but was a fine art. Every student needs a fine art in order to graduate. To be in music, a student could enter either vocally or in- strumentally. Vocally, there was girls ' glee and mixed chorus. In mixed chorus, students learned the staff of the scale, listened to music on a tape or record, and sang songs out of a book. Girls ' glee sang and listened to vari- ous types of music. Junior, Rachelle Hurst, who is in a vocal m usic class, commen- ted, I liked to learn about an- cient music and where it originated from. Some people wanted to dis- play musical talents by playing an instrument. The jazz band, better known as the Jazz Cats, gave the students the oppor- tunity to do so. The Jazz Cats consisted of three trumpets, two trombones, two flutes, one tuba, one baritone, one tenor sax, a piano and drums. They learned jazz pieces, they also learned to improvise, and attended many contests. Melanie Wallace, eighth grader, expressed, I liked the Jazz Cats because it gave me a great learning experience. These classes, vocal and in- strumental were taught by two of the most musically inclined teachers. They really made the music department expand in the last year. Their vast knowledge and help enabled the students to reach their summit in music. The Jazz Combo entertains the audience playing Santa Ciaus is Coming To Town. Photo by Mrs. C. 88 music designed by jason gronewold The clarinet section brings out the instajmental beauty during a Christmas concert. Photo by Mrs. C. The men In the Madrigal blend well together. Photo by Mrs. C

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Mr. Brady shows Kenny Noland and Tim Pitts, sophomores, what is underneath the hood of a. ro ' Photo by Lance [Ramsey According 1o the new Missouri law. buckling up is !he best thing to do as demonstrated by Chad , ' ' utsler, junior Photo by Lance Ramsey Buckle up for safety Are seatbelts really safe? Some people were puzzled by this question. Some people thought that they were un- safe. They got this conclusion by think- ing about the fact if their car turned over and was about to blow up the seatbelt would jam and they wouldn ' t be able to get out. Others agreed that they were safe and went along with all of the sur- veys taken involving seatbelts. Ben Rhodes, senior, stated, 1 think everyone should wear them because they may save your life. Tina Thomas, sophomore, stated, I think that using your seatbelts should not actually be a law. If people think that their lives will be safer with them, then they should use them, but in a lot of cases I ' ve heard of people that might have been killed if they would have used them. If people don ' t think it ' s the safest way then they will take their lives in their own hands. When a poll at WHS was taken, as- king whether or not they wear their ■seatbelts 21 out of 74 people said yes, that is 28%; 44 out of 74 said no, 59%; and nine out of 74 said sometimes, 13%. Shirl Taylor, senior, stated, I feel safer when I wear my seatbelt. We never wore them when we were little kids and a lot of people are scared of being trap ped; however, I have no desire to be thrown through a windshield at 55 mph Seatbelts have been proven to save lives and so many people believe in wearing one. If you want to save your life, shouldn ' t you? «7

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Mixed chorus gives students an opportunity to expand in music. PlTOto by Wayne Jaclcon All eyes are on Joson Gronewold and Brad Campbell as they blend o sound of Christmas on the trumpet and tenor sax. Photo by Mrs. C The Jazz Combo: A new group was added to the music department. It was a jazz combo. This combo consisted of Fred Allen, senior, on the piano, Jason Gronewold, junior! on the trumpet. Brad Campbell, fresh- man, on the tenor sax, Bobby Hart, freshman, on the bass guitar, and Mike Higgins, senior, on percussion. I thought it was one of the neatest groups in Warsaw High School, and I thought it accomplished a great deal. I am glad they made it a class, stated Fred Allen, senior. They performed in such places as school assemblies, basketball games, and many contests. Not only did they play as a whole, but each one of them would play a solo, which lasted several bars. These solos introduced a new challenge to these students. When they would play their solo, they would im- provise. This was an art of making up his or her own melody, while the rest of the band accompanied them with back- ground chords. The improvisation hel- ped the student expand their playing ability. The jazz combo played a varied selection of music from slow jazz to snazzy jazz. A number of hours went into learning how to improvise. While most of it came naturally, there was still time needed to learn the pieces. A lot of time and patience went in to putting together the right people and just the right amount of talent to successfully have the group the jazz combo. S9