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The swin g choir practi ce'  th eir 'ong'
                                                                                                                 to prepare  for upcoming performance
                                                                                                                 Student s practi ced at lea' t three hour'
                                                                                                                 week before school to perfect
                            Singing  Out  With  Swing                                                            performances.  photo hy Aaron Jam u
                                             by Kelsey Riewer

                                   It was 7:05  in  the   talented people in  it  that love
                            morning. The swing choir   to perform.  I like it  because I
                            room was filled with students   have always like to sin g and
                            who were perfecting songs and  perform,"  sophomore Kirbi
                            choreography.  Teacher Cindy  Long said .
                            Nabity stood at the front of the   The choir also
                            room directing.  For fifty-five   allowed students to get
                            straight minutes, students let   involved in  the school and
                            their uplifting voices flow out,  meet new peopl e, but most
                            and their feet take control with  participants joined for their
                            difficult moves.          love of singing and dancing.  It
                                 This took place every   was also used by  some as a
                            Monday, Tuesday, and Friday,   way to  prepare for All-State
                            and when there was an     competition.
                            upcoming performance or new      "Next year I am goin g
                            choreography, the swing choir  to  try out for All  State ,and I
                            met everyday  of the week.   figured this would be a good
                                   Their dedication was   way to  prepare me for it, "
                            more than knowing a song.   freshman Joe Selzle said.
                            They had to know about         Besides traveling to
                            pitches, tones, and intonation.   local pl aces, the choir gave
                            The choir used these essentials  talented  hi gh school students
                            to perfect and blend all  of the   an opportunity to get up in
                            songs and dances.         front of audi ences and do what
                            "Swing choir has many     they loved best--perform!



                                           Kell y, Mi chael
                                            Kent, Ronald
                                       Kimbrough, Nichelle
                                         Kingkade, Ashley
                                           Kirstein, Katie
                                           Kitchell, Glenn
                                         Kl eckner, Brooke

                                            Kl ohs, Bailey
                                            Kni ght, Kelli
                                          Knudsen, Jeffrey
                                           Koehler, Katie
                                          Koehl er, Nathan
                                            Kolar, Molly
                                         Kopecky, Donald

                                          Kotschwar, Kurt
                                         Kroenke, Brandon
                                             Krogh, Julia
                                            Kuehn, Justin
                                          Kuhns, Jeremi ah
                                          Kurbis, Michelle
                                           Ku ss, Brandon

                                          Kyler, Matth ew
                                            Labenz, Ryan
                                              Lai , Doan
                                          Langnas, Rachel
                                            Lanoha, Josh
                                            Lasher, Katie
                                           Lebl anc, Amy





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