Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2009, Page 83

Description:	around the worldBloomington Souths orchestra students share storiesabout raising money for their trip to France.Last summer while most students werebusy not thinking about school, theHoosier Youth Philharmonic (HYP)orchestra members were fundraisingfor a trip to France to play at the 65thanniversary of the Allied invasion ofoccupied France. Sixty HYP membersplanned to journey to France.The HYP orchestra was a collectionof students from Bloomington Northand Bloomington South. While it mighthave sounded difficult to play in an orchestra comprised of members fromtwo schools, sophomore MadelineQuigley said that, the only thing toadjust to is how loud the group is.Sophomore Emily Cherry said,combining allows for a fuller orchestrawith a richer sound. Songs scheduledto be performed included the famous1812 Overture, a piece from WestSide Story, and a piece from Romeo andJuliet.The trip amounted to a whopping$225,000. The cost for each student toattend was about $3,000. We startedraising money for France as soon as wecame back from Washington, D.C,Quigley said.Students were responsible for earning their money for the trip. Its a lotof hard work to get the money raisedbut theres a whole bunch of differentoptions to raise money, Cherry explained. Fundraising included usheringIU games, performing at the FourthStreet Festival of the Arts, and washing cars.All of their hard work would pay offwhen the orchestra finally played at thishistoric event. Cherry concluded, Thistrip is a big deal. Itll be a once in alifetime experience.-LINDSEY ELLINGTONFar Left: Junior IsaacBrown strums his electric guitar, while juniorNadia Naoumoff andsophomore ElizabethNixon play theirflutes. SophomoreMaxwell Walter standsfor his solo in thebackground.Middle: Concentrating on his xylophone,sophomore PeterInnes plays away forall to hear.Left: In Souths atrium,junior John Wagnerholds his cello whilewaiting to perform.Bottom Left: JuniorMorgan Smith playsher violin duringSouths orchestraconcert, photos byRACHEL JOSEPHbands \| ACTIVITIES \| 83
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