Yorktown High School - Episode Yearbook (Yorktown, IN)

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Glamorous Glenda the good witch, alias junior Chris Terrell, sits pretty while backstage a joke is shared by choir accompanist Joe Tincher and junior Rod Morrow. Later, senior Kenny Williams shows his yellow polka dot bikini during an American Band- stand medley. Being swept off his feet after rounding Dead Man ' s Curve is senior swing choir member Mark Reno, being pushed by senior Todd Walker. From the Land of Oz is the wizard himself, por- trayed by senior Paul Strouse, while senior Cindv Taylor helps the Oz prepare for his debut. FALL PREVIEW 19

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Changes in the choir department sparked enthusiasm for a different type of Fall Preview. The theme of this year ' s show celebrated... PERFORM American Pop ith new risers, new outfits, a new sound system and a whole new show, this year ' s choir members work ed hard to produce a quality Fall Preview on November 16 and 18. In the past, the show included varieties of pop, country, broad- way, jazz and gospel. This year ' s theme, American Pop, forced the choir members to per form more pop music than anything else. Choir director Joanne Keesling felt that a change in the order of the show was needed to spice it up. After six years of the same format, I felt the need for change. I think it turned out real nice. The change in the order of the show included the entire first half as a fast-paced, non-stop medley of pop music from the ' 50 ' s through the ' 80 ' s. Highlights included solo- ists senior Mike Jarnagin ' s Only You, and Junior Shelley Gillette ' s Flashdance. The second por- tion of the show opened with a broadway number with various solos and duets inserted between each choir ' s section of the show. Perhaps the most diffi- cult part came in the Oz Wiz med- ley. The medley was done in true Wiz style, including Wizard of Oz character Dorothy, soloist Jun- ior Tracy Walder. It featured many special effects that required precise timing. Timing and many hours of work combined to make the show a suc- Norrie Owens cess, selling out on its first perfor- mance. Each choir practiced at the start of the school year. As the per- formance day neared, there were many more mass choir practices that lasted far past the 2:45 pm bell. I never thought I ' d make it. The practices were so much harder that I was used to from middle school choir, admitted first-year member Molly Burress. This year ' s show included harder choreography than in the past, ac- cording to Keesling. Former swing choir member Damon Brown, cur- rently a member of Ball State Sin- gers, taught much of the choreo- graphy for the first half of the show. Sharing time with practice was time selling dif- ferent things to fund the new $1250 synthesizer, and the $2850 for risers. The annual rock-a-thon raised the money for the new outfits purchased this year The choirs sold through the summer such items as gift checks, trash bags, and vanilla. With Fall Preview being the first show of the year in the newly reno- vated auditorium, the sound sys- tem was hard to work with. It was frustrating working with the sound system because it had just been installed and the levels weren ' t set yet, commented Junior George Poulsen, who worked with the sys- tem. Along with Poulsen was Jun- ior Ryan Swain, and the lighting crew consisted of Seniors Mark Voiles and Derek Neff. Junior Mike Hendrickson worked on the light board. David Slagle 18 FALL PREVIEW

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In their one minute commercial to the nation, band members finally realized a hard-earned dream... ever or nearly 18 W weeks, the 118 m- band members and m 1 their boosters ate, JL drank and slept Fiesta Bowl. The band ' s goal was to raise the S90.000 they needed to fund a Dec. 27 to Jan. 2 trip to Phoenix, Ariz- ona, where they would perform and compete in Fiesta Bowl activities. Commenting on the fact that Yorktown was the only band in Indiana to be represented there, Senior Brad Holloway expressed, I felt it was a great honor to represent my school in the pageant, but it was an even greater thrill and respon- sibility to know we represented our state. In f act , it would ' ve been almost impossible to live in eastern Indiana and not know about the many fund-raising activities involved. These included a Marsh Grocery Shopping Spree, Green Travel Service Delta Airlines Ticket Drawing and a part in the Indiana Pacer ' s Bow Ties, Bal- loons and Basketball that opened in downtown Indianapolis. They continued with a pancake and sau- sage supper, a WERK radio auc- tion, and a Bowl-a-thon. The Rent- a-kid program, coordinated by Mr. and Mrs. Mel Reese, included odd jobs ranging from cemetery burials to cabin decorating. It was strange to bury someone. I had to stomp on top of the casket and pack the dirt down real well, exclaimed Junior Steve Reese. But why would little old York- Beth Frieders town be chosen for such a presti- gious event? Band Director Mickey Stisher explained, We were chosen for our well-rounded music pro- gram. I submitted a tape of our show with a detailed description of our group ' s achievements and activities. Even though the band spent numerous hours preparing for the field competition Dec. 30, where they finished in eighth place out of eleven, the band found time for fun and sightseeing. On the 28th, all the bands went to Rawhide, an old-fashioned western town where they had a big steak fry and dance. One of the more unique occur- rences took place on New Year ' s Eve when Chuck E. Cheese pizza parlor, their restaurant for the night, was burned down when they arrived. We all sat there on the bus until Mr. Stisher came back and an- nounced that we had found a place that would stay open for us. We counted down and celebrated New Year ' s on our way to the Big Apple restaurant. We set our watches and celebrated in Phoenix as well as Muncie time! reflected Junior Rod Morrow. The incident became the center of many jokes that night. Every time Chak-a-Khan came on the radio, the band sang Chuck-E-Cheese. This was our one minute com- mercial to the nation, expressed Band Director Mickey Stisher. Practice takes on a different per- spective when viewed through a trom- bone as the band awaits instructions. 20 FIESTA BOWL