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Which of these

A. Sophomores Matt Schaich orchestra
and Michae l Southern er practi ce
playing their violins during first-
hour orchestra. "I was rea lly ex-
cited to conduct th e winter co n- members isn't
cert beca use it showed the high
leve l of trust my teac her had in
me," Schaich sa id. B. Sopho- a violinist?
more Rachel Stein practices her
violin with the other violinists.
Th e cl ass practice d in sec tions
base d on their individual instru-
ments, and then co mbined as
one in the end. C. Junior Edd ie
Hanlon pl ays his ce ll o during
cl ass . "In orchestra we get a lot
done, but we always find a way
to make it fu n," Hanl on sa id.
photos by Kelsy Taylor

B flats, F minors, and C sharps filled the orc hestra room every day.

Students in vo lve d in orchestra ca me to "It was rewarding when our pee rs and
love the so un d of music. Th ey fo und joy in parents came to li sten to w hat we've bee n
being ab le to lea rn a new so ng and share it working on all yea r. It was great to fee l like
with an ap prec iative audience. people appreciated our talent," junior Shay-
"I loved orchestra because it made me lee Coleman sa id.
fee l like I was good at so mething, and I got In cl ass, students practice d for their con-
a chance to show support for my sc hool," certs.
fres hm an Sarah Reimers sa id. "Every time I played I felt like there was so
Orchestra was both a class and a cl ub, much power behind the music. Th e inter-
meetin g eve ry morning as a first hour. It al- weaving of the different instruments sounded
lowe d students to ex pand their musical abili- amaz ing," fres hman Karen Cheng sa id.
ties and make fri ends along the way. M any members of orchestra wanted to go
"Orchestra was rea ll y fun and Mrs. M arti - into music as a ca ree r.
nez was great because she was always rea lly "I joined the orchestra beca use I wanted
energet ic. I loved being abl e to play music to play in a sy mphony or become a violi n
with a group of such great people," fres hman teacher so me day," freshman Maggie Wil-
Meredith Gold sa id. li ams sa id.
Orchestra pl ayed in five conce rts dur- Th e energy created by the rh ythm of their
ing th e yea r. Th e concerts were held at the notes left audiences craving more. Th ese
school, and, at times, they would pair up talented musicians found joy in sharing their
wit h the win d ense mble to add va ri ety to instrumental abilities though their musica l
the ir music. melody.

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