Abraham Lincoln High School - Railsplitter Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Marching Band (left) has a victorious performance at the state competition, (center left) My! Oh My! We re having some fun now. Marching Band (below) is pictured at the foot of Mount Rushmore duing their June 1984 trip to South Dakota. Art V ' . ' yn tyb Wind ensemble (first row) Miriam Smith, Debbie McGary, Sung Chea, Sharla Tiffany, Susan Marshall, Angela Struve, DeVon Reed, Julie Schaffer (second row) Michelle Summers, Shelly Smith, Julie Moist, Amy Wolf. Shelly Mowland, Amy Marshall, Scott Horn, Tammy Daughtery, Leigh Riggle. Cammy White, Lisa Miller, Pam Snyder, Sandy Kieser, (third row) Jill Johnson, Laura Tucker, Judy Robinson, Crystal Panovich, Denise Gustufsun, Wendy Wilson, Paul Scott, Chico Reed, Jenny Newell, Steve Snyder, Warren Erickson, Michelle Helmuth. Faith Chapman, John Wiezorek, Mark Reynolds, Amy 0 Keefe. Randy Post. Lester Leslie, Nancy Johnson, Renee Bates. John Brown, (fourth row) Harry Hagar, Julie King. Melissa Johansen, Jeff Strong, Steve Scott, Pat Dulaney, Brian Mack, Scott Bowers, Dan Reed. 25

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Marching Band steps to success What would a football game ' s halftime be without a marching band? Two weeks before school stars, the 185 new and old members of Marching Band are up at 6:45 practicing for their first performance for halftime. Learning new music and a new routine takes a lot of patience and endurance. Then, when contest rolls a round, even more practice and hardwork is added. The first contest was the McDonalds, October 1, where they received a I div- ision rating and took first in theauxilary competition. October 6 at state competi- tion, they received a I division rating for the eighth consecutive time. In the spring the band marched in the Drake Relays parade, Veisha Day parade, and the Pella Tulip Festival. Also they have been invited to March in the King Kamehameha Day parade in Hawaii in June 198(5 and the Hula Bowl in June 1985. The Wind Ensemble is made up of the best players from Marching Band. They competed in the Adventurel and Festival April 26 and also in the state competition at Valley High School May 3. Gina Dagestani (left) majorette. Head Drum major Faith Chapman (center left) leads the band with a great solo. Chris Burkhart and Brian Mack (center right) wait for donuts to go on sale infront of the ban- droom. Drumline (below) has Swing during a pep assembly. 4 24

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Concert, Prep Bands swing with new talent Concert Band, under the direction of David Killinger, performed at the annual Holiday and Spring Concerts. Concert Band combined with Wind Ensemble at the end of the year to play for Commencement Services. Prep Band met second hour to practice and polish their musical skills in the hope of making Concert Band the following year. Although few in number, Prep Band members were strong in pride. Mark Rushton (top left), toots his saxaphone for Mr. Killinger. David Killinger (top right), shows the band how it ' s done, (center), Scott Lester, John Mascaro, David Castellano, and Mark Rushton practice hard in the band room. Scott Lester (lower left), got the beat at band practice. Scott Richardson watches Mr. Killin- ger s tempo. 26