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Abramso n Which of these

A. Junior Kati e Gu inn and se ni or
Laura Ch ambers practice for a choir singers
district cl inic at M illard W est. All
three M illard sc hools practiced
their so ngs and perform ed at a isn't a I
conce rt at the end of the night. I
B. Sophomore Taylor Sidles and
freshman Alex Hippen sing and
dance to the Hairspray song Showstopper?
"M ama I'm a Big Gi rl Now ."
Th ey sa ng at the Pop's Conce rt
in December in front of fam il y
and friends. C. Se ni ors Rebe cca
Fuhs, Erin Coleman and Lizzie
M attern and junior Emily Welch
perform in the MN auditorium at
the Pop's concert. Showstoppers
put seven medleys together fo r
the event. photos by Kelsy Taylor
and }ana Schaaf.

Choir crews danced and sang their way throughout the year.

Swing and concert choir in volved more many new peopl e," fres hman lan Thackray
1an just sin gin g and dancing. It took ta lent, sa id.
)m mi tment, and pass ion. To make either Dances were choreographed once a wee k
1semble, pe rform ers had to show off their to go with so ngs they chose .
Ka l sk ills at an audition. "Th e so ngs we picked out always went
"The tryouts were rea ll y nerve rac king. with our dances. My favorite was when we
le had to learn a dance and sing while did Hairspray so ngs, and we got to lea rn
ree judges watched. It was worth it though all so rts of 60s dances," so phomore Anitra
~cause it was so much fun," so phomore Akmeemana sa id.
~resa Champion sa id. Sh owcases and Sh owstoppers performed
Afte r tryouts, each perform er fo und out at a va ri ety of places es peciall y for their bi g
hich of the choirs they made: Showstop- perform ances, such as the big holiday con-
~rs or Showcases. ce rt.
"I was in the group Showcase w ith all girls, "During Christmas time we perform ed for
1d the other singe rs made Showstoppe rs, the elderl y, Children's Hospital, and eve n
hich was boys and girls," so phomore Syd- a few banks. It felt rea ll y good giving bac k
~y Kading said. to th e community for so mething that we all
Show choir met in the mornings and prac- loved to do," so phomore Xander Brandquist
:ed their routines to prepare for their big sa id.
~rformances and medleys. With conce rt choir's musica l poise and
"We would sing one day, and the next day show choir's impress ive moves, both sa ng
2 danced . It was a lot of fun , and I met so and dance d their way through perform ances.

Swing/Conce rt Choir 69+-