Woodlan Senior High School - Arrow Yearbook (Woodburn, IN)

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Company Front Row: Lisa Drunson, Jon Gevers Second Row: Lynn Engle, Steve Swing, Orion Gerig, Morcio Rosene, Korhi York, Jerry Hommon, Kyle Former, Joy Zimmermon Third Row: Jeff Mc Kinley, Tomi VonGunren. Jon Albrechr (piono), Jon NVerling, Tommy Mullerr Bock Row: Croig Smirh (drums), Jeff Zeilenger (guiror), Keirh Ort (guiror) Mrs. Phillips provides lost rrilnute Instruc- tions end encourogemenr ro Joy Zimmer mon, Lisa Drunson, Tomi VonGunren, Lynn Engle ond orher members of rhe Compony huddle before rheir firsr performonce of rhe year Todd Drown uses his own reserved ond cool woy ro rell rhe Dluffron oudience rhe hidden meoning of his Summer Nighrs While Keith Ort skeptlcolly checks out the DIuffton audience, Croig Smirh, Jeff Zeilenger ond Mike Szjono worm up for rheir porr in Compony ' s performonce Jon Albrecht savors a well deserved nop ofrer her speool porr m Compony ' s presento rion before rhe long bus ride home Swing Choir 2 ?

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We ' ve Got Company COMPANY wos esroblished Moy ' 81 when anxious Swing Choir hopefuls oudi- rioned before Direcror Joan Phillips ond Choreogropher Kelley Pierce Sevenreen srudenrs, consisring of ren seniors, four ju- niors, rwo sophomores, ond one freshman, were selecred to form rhe copirals COM PANY The group ' s smoll size wos advonro- geous for leorning donees and creoring rhe uniry needed for o group srriving roword rhe some goo! — performance level com perency The firsr srep roward reaching rhii gool began wirh donee worl hops in prep- ororion for rhe DIuffron Srreer Fair in Sep rember The group procriced rwo after noons a week led by choreographei Pier ce As rhe performance dare neored, rhe directors increased rehearsals to three mornings and two evenings each week Another goal of the group was ro ac- quire o new imoge The girls wore block leotords, block wroporound si irts and dance hose, ond Mrs Lois Swing mode block dance pants and sofin shirrs for the boys, all members wore vests and top hots trimmed with sequins On Septembet 24 the group walked onto the DIuffton stoge psyched up to put on dynomic show The production num- bers included Summer Nighrs from GfXEASE, Laughter in rhe n,ain, feoturing Janet Gevers and Sreve Swing as soloists, and the show stopping number One from A CHORUS LINE The eight member compony bond od ded rhot extra rouch which mode perfor monces oppeor more professionol COM- PANY received sixrh ploce at the contest, scoting one point behind the winners in choreography Members worked on the show another monrh preparing for o per- formonce at Dellmont High School in Deca- tur The choir olso performed mony Christ mos progroms including rhe onnuol op- peoronce on the Woyne PvOthgeb Sho ' 6 30 am , on oppeoronce or Hall ' s (Xeo rourant and Goegleins Dorn During the spring, practices thinned out os well as per- formances The moin performance during the spring wos the onnuol Spring Concert which involved all the school ' s choirs During rhe yeor COMPANY proved be- yond o doubr thot it could meet any chal- lenges posed to it — It wos Here ro Stoy! 28 Swmg Choir Lynn Engle and Marcia ftosene tell of their Sum- mer Nights in song ond dance ot a late summer contest. Jon Gevers enjoys a moment free of tension before a contest performonce ot Dellmont High School Hots in hond. Tomi VonGunten, Marcia Piosene, Jon Verling and Tommy Mullett attempt to persuade the mixed chorus rhor she ' s the one duting o rehearsal

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Music Stirs Joyous Songs Under rhe direcrion of Mrs. Joan Phillips, music and song added a happy dimension ro rhe somerimes dry rourine of academic srudies. Singing different parrs — soprano, airo, renor or bass — psychologically lifred rhe spirirs of members of rhe Girls Glee Club and rhe Mixed Chorus. Dorh groups allowed o large number of srudenrs ro parricipore in rhe musicol pro- gram, paving rhe way for many of rhem ro move ro rhe advanced Swing Chorus. For those who chose nor ro go on, rhis musical parriciporion in rhe choruses raughr rhem sight reading, hormony and group coopera- tion during rheir procrices and perfor- mances. miiF M:%msiiim ' Mik- ii.B] Girl ' s Glee: Front Row: Noncy Hockemeyer. Sonee Dorsey, Soroh Zehendner, Rhondo SrncKer, Tommy Miller, Theresa Moyes, Trudy Crersmger, Ten Giese. Crystal Clark, Porry Herr-idon Second Row: Troci Reddin, Donno Hogan, Debbie Dorreron, Dione Gruber, Sondy Docror, Down Woods, June Meyer, Down Knepp, Cindy Heckler Dock Row: Someno Khon, Poulo Moddex, Liso SchnelKer, Derh Evilsizer, Kyla Deormon, Noncy Koch, Michelle Wogler, Aniro Sreury, Wendy Miller. Pom Wo rermon, Porsy Morns, Angie Delegronge, Shern Eoger, Down Anderson, Decky Werlmg, Liso Drunson, Michelle Fisher, Dionche Drown 30 Girls Glee