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

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Drill Team: (first row) Jennifer Perkins. Dawn Rector. Tricia Olson, Denise Sevedge. Lori Nelson. Jodi Kcphart. Jamie Mitchels. Ann Gustafson, Vicki Carter. Denise Jones. Denise Cole. Angie Irons, and Scung Chae. (second row) Raelynn Park. Cheryl Cropp. Meta Stundins. Tori Soda. Lisa Kellis. Paige Corrigan. Nicole Colosimo, Amy Irons, Stephanie Wolfe, Denise Gustafson, Diana Dagistani, and Melissa Johansen. (third row ) Chris Putney, Elizabeth South. Sarah Wyckoff. Lanette Greco, Mindy Wood, Tammy Daugherly. and Abbie Holmes. 23

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Exuberant Squad $ travels to islands ' The 30-member Drill Team received high ratings at both state and local competitions. Early in the season, the team entered the McDonalds Marching competition and the State Marching contest and earned a 1 rating in both contests. At the State Danc- ing Competition the Drill Team received a 2 rating in the Large School Pom and Dance Contest. During the spring season the band and Drill Team marched in the Pella Parade. Twenty members of the squad performed with the band in Hawaii in June. Lanette Greco served as captain of the 1985-86 Drill Team. Greco, with the help of co-captain Amy Irons, Nicole Colisimo. Tori Soda, and Paige Corri- gan, created dances for pep assemblies, contests and halftime performances. Jungle Love. Relax, What I Like About You, i-nd Party All The Time entertained the crowds. Lanette Greco (opposite page, top left) dances at a pep assem- bly. The Drill Team (top right) plays to a capacity crowd at Hutchens Field. Drill team (top) performs to Relax. Raelynn Park (center left) dances to Party All The Time. Tricia Olson and Lanette Greco (center) model the costumes they wore at the State Contest. Paige Corrigan, Lisa Kellis, Nicole Colosimo, Lanette Greco, and Jamie Mitchells (lower right) perform at the Homecoming assembly. Dcnise Cole and Amy Irons (above) look forward to the Hawaii trip. 22

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Band earns eighth No. 1 State rating All those early morning practices finally paid off for the 180 members of the Marching Band. Starting at 6:45 a.m. on the first day of school the members of the Band, Drill Team, Baton Twirlers and Flags were on the practice field working away. Because they worked so hard they received a number one rating at state contest held at East High School. This was the eighth consecutive T rating they received. They also received a ' l ' rating at the McDonalds contest and the drumline received the most outstand- ing drumline award. These students also participated in the Drake Relays Parade, Pella Tulip Festival Parade and the Veisha Parade in Ames. They left for Hawaii June 5 to march in the King Kamehameha Day Parade, to which only two schools from the continental United States were invited. Drum Line (top left) rocks the pep assembly. Marching Band (top right) struts their stuff. Band performs (center at state competi- tion. Marching Band (right) entertains a large audience at Hut- chens Stadium. Majorettes (opposite page, top right) Gina Daghestani and Des- ira Johnson add zest to band performances. Drum major (top right) Julie Schaffer leads the band. Band and field performers assemble for state competition at East High School. 24