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‘The most interesting wonderful learning
thing that was done this experience.”
year was our fall musical, Price said his most
‘Camelot”. I was real successful project in all
pleased with the students’ the years he has been at
performance. It was an Ralston was being
expensive show, but it invited to sing for the
worked out very well,” National Choral Direc­
Choir Director Dwaine tors Convention in
Price said. Minneapolis. “To be
Price noted the Holiday accepted by your peers
for Madrigals in Grand is high acclaim.”
Island, the Bellevue East
Invitational and the Vocal Katie Thorson, Kami Hooker and
Department Ralston Leslie Nelson practice for a
Schools Tour as additional performance in Girls' Ensemble
highlights of the school and Swing Choir.
year. These were some of
Price’s favorite perform­
ances because he said it
gave the students a chance
to perform with students
from other schools and
sing for each other.
Price said one of his
goals was just to carry on
VARSITY CHOIR the vocal program. Ap­
Front Row: Amy Johnson, Tricia Carbullido, Shonae Dore- proximately 50 students
mus, Dianna Chesness, Gina Gray, Chantelle Romaire, Bev­ were involved in the vocal
erly Friesen, Dwaine Price director, Jennifer Schirmer,
Michelle Swett, Marcia Selinger, Dianna Tessin, Stacie music program compared
Palmeiro 2nd Row: Kelly Quance, Michelle Mikkelsen, to the 120 students that
Sally MacNeill, Susie Tompkins, Kami Hooker, Deana Ch­ participated when Price
esness, Melissa Faltin, Candy Carlsen, Lori Reese, arrived at Ralston about
Christina Alcaraz, Rosie Smith 3rd Row: Scott Jones, Kole 20 years ago. “About 10
Snodgrass, Danny Huehns, Bob Herman, Aaron Rood, Sonja percent of the student body
Richarz, Lisa Bishop, Barb Daup, Veronika Jegeris, Katie is involved and there needs
Thorson, Marcy Graham 4th Row: Lanny Hicks, Brad to be about 30 percent
Bryson, Kwame Bolden, John Metzler, David Pursel, Dustin involved. Once we get the
Lutz, Wally Wright, Jeff Miller, Craig Jones, John Reek, Pat students in to the music
Reilly Back Row: Jason Gibbs, Mike Tourek, Wade Perry, program, they’ll stay there
Marty Price for the rest of their years
at Ralston,” Price said.
Marcia Selinger, member
of Varsity Choir, said she
would encourage other
students to join choir
because it’s a lot of fun and
offers a little bit of culture.
“Mr. Price is a great
teacher and remly fun to
work with.”
Each year Price prepares
a record or a tape of the
students singing for them
to keep. This 90-minute
cassette tape gives history
to the kids to hang on to so
CONCERT CHOIR they know what they did
Front Row: JoAnn Goshinska, Tanya McNickle, Amity that year according to
Alexander, Dwaine Price sponsor, Kara Koehler, Kristen Price. “Tney’ll be able to
Watkins, Jenny Butcher, Amy Kottman 2nd Row: Angie look back forever.”
Meisinger, Heather Johnson, Kathy Keiser, Shantel Forte, A beneficial change for
Vanessa Carter, Jodi Drawbaugh, Leah Vojtech Back Row: choir was the addition of
Paula Smith, Billie Jo Antisdel, Richelle Knapp, Heidi Dock­
ery, Shelly Hartley, Kathy Springsted the accompanist, Dirk
Lindner, Price said. “He
has the ability to make
music arrangements, he
organizes the tapes and
materials so when we need
The Ralston Choir wason television for the first time in 1964-65. anything, we’ll have it in
no time. That makes a
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