Under the leadership of the new director, Craig Jones, the Senior High Chorus raised enough funds to travel to Washington D.C. for their Spring Break. There, they were allowed one full day of sightseeing. Other stops included Nashville, Tennessee; Arlington , Virginia; Cincinnati , Ohio; and St . Louis, Missouri . The fall tour was a four-day trip to the Dallas-Ft. Worth area and then on to Oklahoma City. There they visited the Cowboy Hall of Fame and Oklahoma Christian College. A special event occurred for the chorus when they were asked by Miss Williams and Mr. Sanders to sing at their wedding. Eleven girls from Senior High Chorus were selected to be the first members of Women 's Ensemble. They performed in chapel and on the spring tour . They sang such songs as "Send in the Clowns" and "Go Not Far from Me, Oh God ." They were enthusiastic about their music and were glad that Mr. Jones instigated this area of music in the Academy. . In its second and third semesters of existence, the concert band got off to a slow start , but highlighted the fall semester with a Christmas program. A concert was also given in the spring. Several members participated in the regional contest in March. The pep band became a realization in the spring. Learning several numbers in less than a week, they helped spark the basketball Wildcats to their last few victories. 340 • Music Groups 3
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