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VOCAL MUSIC STUDENTS RECEIVE, HONORS
<br />The following Orono High School vocal music students
<br />received one or more superior ratings for their per-
<br />formances at the Suburban West Conference Vocal Solo
<br />and Ensemble contest held at Shakopee High School on
<br />March 10, 1987:
<br />Sherri Jenkins, Casey Stevens, Vonda Williamson, Missy
<br />Brehm, Kathy Skeie, Karl Pederson, Jenny Thurk, Wendy
<br />Gabriel, Nicole Utsch,F.lizabeth Jones, .Jenny March,
<br />Jenny Abdo, and Michelle Martin.
<br />The accompanists for the contestants were Vonda William-
<br />son, Missy Brehm, and Danna Bergman.
<br />Howard C. Lerohl
<br />Choral Director
<br />DIANA LEE WINS MUSIC AWARD
<br />Diana K. Lee, a tenth grade student at Orono Senior
<br />High has won first place and was selected as the
<br />"High School Young Artist" at the M.M.T.A. (Minnesota
<br />Music Teachers Association) piano competition on
<br />March 14, 1987.
<br />She will perform solo at the M.M.T.A. Honurs Concert
<br />at Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota
<br />on June 6. Her piano teacher is Mrs. Janice Balazs
<br />of Golden Valley.
<br />ORONO SUMMER SOCCER
<br />The Orono summer soccer program is organized to pro-
<br />vide a competitive soccer experience for boys born in
<br />the years of 1971-1976. The sign up meeting will be
<br />held Saturday, April 4 at 10:00 a.m. in the Orono High
<br />School lunchroom.
<br />If enough players desire we will have teams playing in
<br />the Northwest District of the Minnesota Junior Soccer
<br />Association. The playing season is the months of June
<br />and July. Our local teams would be competing with
<br />others from the western suburbs including Wayzata,
<br />Minnetonka, Golden Valley, New Hope, Plymouth, Eden
<br />Prairie, Edina and Brooklyn Park as well as others.
<br />Orono expects to field teams In three age levels,
<br />"Boys Under 16," "Boys Pnder 14" and "Rnys Under 12."
<br />The April 4 meeting is to set guidelines and determine
<br />our involvement. Prospective players must bring a
<br />parent to sign the registration form provided by the
<br />M..I.S.A.
<br />It is suggested that bows burn prior to 1971 and girls;
<br />it year of age and Aden sign up at the Wayzats West
<br />.Junior High School on Saturdays. March 14 and :8 fr,,m
<br />9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and on Thursday, Much 14
<br />trots 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Players again muFt Minx .,
<br />parent to register.
<br />Cale l;raham
<br />Admintstrat.jr
<br />TEENS IN DISTRESS - ORONO SCHOOLS CARE ABOUT THEIR
<br />STUDENTS
<br />On Sunday evening, April 26, 7:00 p.m. at the Orono
<br />High School Auditorium, Dr. Susan. Erbaugh will present
<br />information on identification and management of "teens
<br />at risk" for all interested parents. Dr. Erbaugh will
<br />discuss stress and suicide intervention. She is the
<br />Director of Mental Health Services at Minneapolis
<br />Children's Hospital.
<br />Also, Becky Halvorson, MSW, from Wayzata schools will
<br />discuss Wayzata's response to "teens in distress."
<br />Lynda Meador
<br />School Social Worker
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<br />"LIFE OF THE PARTY" TO BE PRESENTED APRIL 9, 10, 11
<br />The high school drama department presents "Life of
<br />the Party" April 9, 10. and 11. in the high school
<br />auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
<br />Billed as a "family comedy" when It was first present-
<br />ed in 1945, it looks today like a hilarious sestment of
<br />television's "Happy Days." Mike Tisdale (Jared John-
<br />son) appears to be an early version of the smooth
<br />talking Fonzie who talks a new girl (Wendy Gabriel)
<br />Into hosting a big party at her house after the prom.
<br />Major supporting characters include Joe Mechavich,
<br />Heidi Dwinell, Mark Tomlinson, Jodi Buhrer, Jean Lee,
<br />Chip Brown, and Robb Grandt.
<br />Reserved seat tickets are on sale in the high school
<br />office for $2.00 each. Tickets may be reserved by
<br />calling 473-5472, but they must be picked up by 3:00
<br />p.m. the day of the performance. Remaining tickets
<br />will be sold at the door each evening.
<br />Senior citizens and district pass .:alders may pick up
<br />free tickets to the opening night performance, April
<br />9th. This is the only night the passes will be
<br />honored.
<br />D. Nelson
<br />Drama Director
<br />JODIE QUAM NAMED WINNER IN ESSAY CONTFST
<br />Jodi Quam was named the third -place winner in the
<br />statewide essay contest sponsored by Mothers Against
<br />Drunk Driving and National Car Rental. The top three
<br />essays have been sent to national competition.
<br />the purpose of the contest is to make students more
<br />aware of the dangers of drinking 4nd driving. lodi's
<br />essay is Trinted in the March issue of the high
<br />school newspaper, "Inside the Aquarium." Copies are
<br />avail ible in the high school principal's uffice.
<br />The essay was originally written as an assignstent in
<br />Live Nelson's Advanced Composition class. All the
<br />essays from those classes were submitted to the con-
<br />test. Contest judges included Don Shelby, WCCO-TV
<br />new, anrh,,r, and 'Im Klobochar, Minneapolis Ttibone
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