ARTS and ENTERTAINMENT
LIGHT UP THE WORLD {TWILIGHTERS 2012}
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by MIKAYLA ILSLEY
t’s like varsity music, everybody wants to be here,” said senior Allyson Ulbricht. These people all share a passion and talent
they possess and treasure, being a part of the choir program and being Twilighter for McMinnville High School’s choir program. It’s also an honor to the Twilighters for having the last generation of the Humlies, Manny Humlie, be a part of the choir. He recently sang the national anthem at the Welcome Back assembly. “It’s an honor and a privilege, being a Twilighter. To me, it’s more experience on performing and blending with other people,” said Humlie. He’s following in his footsteps of his older brothers and has big dreams as far as being a musician. “It’s sometimes easy being the last Humlie because my brothers have paved a good path for me, yet sometimes I feel like I have a lot to live up to,” said Humlie.
He has taken an interest in music since he was extremely young, he has been singing before he could remember; he grew up singing. Humlie is not only musical vocally, but he has the talent of playing two instruments. He currently plays the guitar and trumpet. “When I’m about to perform, I’m always nervous right before I go on stage,” said Humlie. “Once I’m up there though, I feel very comfortable.” In Humlie’s future, he wants to continue performing but also become a music teacher. He would like to make performing and teaching music his future career. “The Humlies are very humble,” said Ulbricht. “They know they’re good musicians, but they’re more of the ‘I’m here to help you’ type of people.” The Humlies do a lot to help out the choir program. “They help repair some of our chords because a lot of us don’t know how to do that,” said Ulbricht. According to Ulbricht, the Humlies are very kind and helpful people. Manny Hummlie seems to follow in the footsteps of his brothers, from what his classmates say,
and he’s a very good student in choir. “He’s very productive in class,” said Ulbricht. “He has good work ethic, doesn’t talk very much, but he knows what he’s doing.” “Manny is very ambitious, motivated, and focused in choir,” said sophomore Audrey Pattishal. “He has a great voice along with great talents as a musician. And he’s also a very nice person but sort of quiet and shy like I can be. I definitely think he’ll go somewhere with his musical talents.” According to McMinnville High School choir students, the Humlies seem to have made a strong, positive impact on the choir program at MHS by being helpful, kind, and talented. “The Humlies have really brought a whole new meaning to being a Twighlighter,” said Pattishal. From the looks of it, it seems that the Humlies will be remembered deeply within the choir program and won’t be forgotten. Manny will continue to progress and grow with his music as a Twighlighter with his years at this school, being the last generation of the Humlies.
“It’s an honor and a privilege,
being a Twighlighter. To me, it’s more experience on performing and blending with other people.” MANNY HUMLIE, SOPHOMORE
hayden allen/ The Bruin BRUIN MAGAZINE
OCTOBER 26, 2012 PAGE 3