Dimmitt High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Dimmitt, TX)

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Bobcat Band Best Dressed At Trl State Falr The krds went up there to wm Thls ts Director Ralph Smlths comment on wmnmg 1h the Tr1State Falr Band Contest Monday He sand I was really proud of them and a great many people remarked about thexr beautful umforms Mr Smith explaxned further that the band had to march well and play well too to w1n and that they had to wear the umforms well Thls 1S where each of the 70 members comes ln The Dxmmltt Bobcat Band stepped out to a fast march and contmued through 15 blocks of Amarlllo streets Monday to wm S200 and the honor or bemg the best dressed at the Farr They marched ln open competltlon wxth 41 other hlgh school bands from three states from all slzes schools m all classes Eyery group m the event was a fme band Spectators and offncxals agreed tthat thxs was the best contest that the Falr had ever had Followmg the awarding of the prlze the band was mvlted to re turn Saturday as guest Band of the Farr Simpson. Murphy. Gollehon Selected For Chorus Band The D H S muslclans yyere hosfn to reprf sent thls dxstrnct at the annual Te-cas Nluslc Ld xcators Assoclatlon Conyfntlon ln Trllxs late ths yymter and they M11 partlclyate in the All State horns 'md All State Band Ioulsf slmpson S010 tlutlst yyas named o thc band Fawayne Murphy md Benme Collehon tenols yycre tamed to the chorus DlHlITll1l studfnts yyho ertered ry outs at X TSC' rn' Canyon on ast Thursday m band yum Cal Jlyn Rothyylll BHSHCIJH Jerry v ndlyel B s Cla mfr Ref Dunold r x 'Xe 1 Ragyyell and Nancy Neumayer Alto Sax and 'Xklba Clusm per cu slon SCILCTIOHS for he band were named tha cyermg at the oncert glktsll t XKT Collmec Band Students yyho trxed out for the chorus vyere Raneal Iyey and Louise Slmpson sopranos Golle hon and Murphy tenors The prxze was presented to Mr Smith by the Amarlllo Chamber of Commerce ln a Farr Broad cast oyer KGNC Judges of the contest yx ere XVarrant Offlcer Pat Xelt e of the Amarlllo Arr Force Base Clyde Roller Dlrector of the Ama xllo Symphony Orchcs tra and Vyees Izzard Edxtor of the Amarlllo Darly News The Best Dressed band dates back to September 1952 yyhen the band began a moyement for tt purchase of the present un1 forms The moyement became r-ommumty yude under the Band 'Roosters Club The PTA the Ath letlc Assoclatlon and mdlyldual cltlzens contrlbuted A check was recewed from an adm1rer at S11 yerton The umforrns are made ln a modxfled West Pomt style wxth a West Pomt Front but no talls The materxal 15 a gray wool ga bardxne wlth purple and white trtm 3- sl

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C N Band Elecrs Officers The Bobcat band elected offx cers the flI'St day of school They are as follows Presldent-Carolyn Rothwell Vlce Presldent Loulse Sxmpson Secretary Carolyn Bagwell Reporter-Gwen Smxth The band dld thexr flrst half tlme performance durlng the D1mm1ttArnar1llo B football game They formed the word H and sang How Do You Do to the crowd The band also made a formatlon to represent a merrx go round It's purpose was to adxertlse the Castro County Falr Thls was the flrst tlme the band marched ln thexr new umforms The band vull go to Amarlllo September 21, to perform ln the Battle of the Bands Lct's wlsh them luck icF 'Q, Gwen Smllh And lerry Vandlver Are Band Favorites MQ mbexs of the band elected as tht lr faxorltes of 1953 54 Gwen 3l'Tl1lh and Jexrx Nandner Gwen plus tlomhonz ln the band Jer 15 IS drum magor and plays bass cllrmet Pxctures were made for the an nual l'1st vsetk too The band was m full umform Group pxctures were made of the favorltes the drum major and twlrlers and the offlcers 'lhaulers of the bn ld are Melbi Chlsm Nelda Bigwull Peggx Dlx on and Mary Ann Witt OfflCPIQ of the hand are Car olyn Rothwell Pres LOUINI blmp son V Pxvs Carolxn Ba well Qac Trcas 'nd Gwen qmllll rc portex The Band mll appear n puhlc concert Jan 28 n hr Hlgh School Audltorlum i- 1 . - if , , , 2 ' ,,' l .4 ' fi T - ' J C 5 Q A A , , Q X A Y. -5 ,A v I - v L . - - . , v -. .Q ' , - l ' . 1 U .. , , ' A fb . ' '2 . 'z ' . rg r , ' - e - - I V h 5 i L. , , n , ,ji . , t . ' F7 , - , W y f ' , ' H. .L A L I 'I' c 'X V ' l '- . . . ',., - . - . ' Q' , Q .,-.- ex' ' - ' - ' 'A i a l' ' . ,, i t V .fmt V ' ,,,v4.1e1'f! - 4 ,..,f.., 3-- 1 Y Y 41 iVI ' ll

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..,,,: Tw! 1-171, RIGHT FACE LEFT FACE If you have been hearing these phrases dont become alarmed It is Just the band working on their new facmgs For the last two weeks the Bobcat Band has been drilling on new pointers learned attending band school 1n Canyon thus summer 'lwventy eight students from Dxmmitt attended this school Marching instructor was Jack Lee from the University of Arizona The band hopes to spot light during halftime performan ces at the football games this season Enrqllment in band this year is seventy two but only approx lmately sixty are in' the marching band. The band thought they would be working under a handicap this year due to graduation of Kay Bearden but Jerry Vandiver has proved himself quite capable f filling the place as drum major. The drum major majorette, Mary Ann Witt, should know a lot of new stunts this year, because both took' instruction from Ted Otis, drum major in the movie STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER. Let'so all support the Bobcat Band. W Moy Band Performs AI WT McMurry The Bobcat band was guest a the Amarillo Tri State Palr Sat urday September 26 They playec a concert in fxont of the Sport Arena That afternoon the band went to Canyon where they were vlted to perform at the football game between West T xas State and McMurry Before the game the West Texas State band and the Bobcat band marched out on the field together and played the National Anthem The Dnmmitt band performed at the halftime in the absence of the McMurrv ban The band has really had a busy week The performance at Can yon was the favorite one of this week Bond invited To Lubbock Contest Dimmitts High School Band has been 1nv1ted to enter the first annual band contest t the Pan handle South Plains Fair in Lub- bock according to information re- ceived this week As another innovation m thus years s1x day fair we are plan ning a band contest on the epen- mg day Sept 28 Charles L Adams Jr president of the fair association reported ,,.f-, 5,