Willshire High School - Willow Yearbook (Willshire, OH)

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' 2: The music program has been made available to practically every student in the high school,and nine out of ten students take advantage of this opportunity. A comprehensive music program is begun in the grades , and the high school interest is a natural outgrowth of such a program. The school band is perhaps the most popular of the musical organi- zations because it appears before the public so often, and band music seems to be universal in its appeal. Before a student is eligible to be- come a member, he must have had private lessons until he achieves a certain required amount of skill on the musical instrument of his choice. At the present time the band is a regularly scheduled class and each student receives one-half a credit per year of his membership. ln ad- dition to that,he earns a band letter for satisfactory work. This means that he must appear with the band for all public appearances and attend classes regularly. At the present time, the band boasts of thirty-five instrumentalists, five twirlers, one drum major, two majorettes, and two flag carriers. Activities include band shows at basketball games, participation in county and state fairs, and local parades. The band also joins in with other bands of the county to present an annual All- County Band Festival. Membership in the glee clubs is required for freshmen and sopho- mores, and is elective for upper classmen. These groups perform for local school programs such as minstrel shows,operettas, cantatas, etc. The members for the high school chorus are selected according to vocal ability and skill in sight-singing. Each pupil must try out individ- ually for membership in this organization. This group represents the school in competitive festivals with other schools both in the county and district events. At the present time, the chorus is composed of forty- five members, and each high school grade is represented. This or- ganization sings the more serious songs and usually provides the music for the baccalaureate services. The students feel it is a privilege to be a member of the high school chorus. 33

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, in? y X-1 Si A,JW Es' iz F rw C, Their- in FQ- 5+'f1fP .Y .Y,A kd 'yr Qi mm :fx qqvi-l 11 'Q-4 FIRST ROW: Lynn Stucky, Edlon Habegger, Dick Samples, Gilbert Merkle,John Goodwin, Leon Kallenberger SECOND ROW: Jim Finch, Ralph Resor, Charles Koch, Larry Mi11er,Kent Stetler,John Hunter, Robert Merkle Gerald Kuhn, Vernon Kuhn. THIRD ROW: Barbara Deitrich, Mary Ann Fisher, Marcile Byers, Donna Bienz Janice Geisler, Carolyn Dull, Kay Clouse, Phyllis Goodwin, Mary Jane Whitter, Dana Hoblet, Susie Caffee Martha Fisher, Ruby Merkle, Connie Marbaugh, Shirley Buchanan, Mrs. Vining, Elodee Bye. FOURTH ROW Anita Hughes, Betsy Estill, Shirley Deitsch, Colleen Weinman, Rose Ross, Sharon Hovermen, Janet Koch Charmaine Wilson, June Gallant, Bonnie Stetler, Vernie Frank 32

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Wee FIRST ROW: Jeanette Alspaugh, Sandra Marbaugh, Rosie Charleston, Emma Marsee, Darlene Gibbons, Nada Bayles, Clara Garver, Phyllis Goodwin, Sondra Schlickman, Dana Hoblet, Sharon Hoverman, SECOND ROW: Louise Merkle, Beverly Norton, Charmaine Wilson, Janet Koch, Mary Jane Witters, Anita Hughes, Anne Byer, Norma James, Vernie Frank, Judy Byer, THIRD ROW: Shirley Buchanan, Susie Caffee, Kay Clouse, Bonnie Stetler, Donna Mae Bienz, Linda Hoblet, Anna Kallenbarger, Barbara Kuhlberg, Mary Schumm, June Gallant, Barbara Dietrich, Linda Finch. FOURTH ROW: Mary Byer, Wilma Schumm, Colleen Weinman, Elodee Nye, Fredda Mae Marsee, Mrs. Rosella Vining, Connie Marbaugh, Shirley Deitsch, Sonja Shoup, Jeanette Voltz, Pat Bayles, Julia Ann Suman. FIRST ROW: Jim Finch,Joe Schinnerer,John Smith,Wa1ter Roehm, Allan Baker, Eugene Huston, Jim Kruecke- bert, SECOND ROW: Dick Samples, Gerald Kuhn, Donnie Jones, Jerry Dennis, Boyd Hey, Ralph Lautzen- heiser,Raymond Midlam, LaVaughn Merkle, Bud Marbaugh, THLRD ROW: Paul Bollenbacher, John Goodwin Alan Clase, Larry Miller, Gary Kesler, Mrs. Rosella Vining, Ronnie Lautzenheiser, Larry Miller, Larry Huston, Bill Huffman, Max Kallenbarger, 3-1-