Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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Head Majorette Nolene Roten, junior Majorette Susan Turgeon, and Sophomore Majorette Tracy Overstreet help lead the band during marching season Band Director Mr. Dick Rischling has the help of the three majorettes to keep everyone in step, in line and the tempo of the music steady. Not only do they help him during marching season, but they also perform at basketball games. Sophomore Majorette Tracy Overstreet had this to say about being a majorette, It's really fun and exciting, especially during football games!” AHS band members show their Bulldog pride Left, right, left, right - the band marches to their opening number, Novena. Their entire show won them first place at contest. It can be very, very cold when performing halftimes during football games. Cheryl Bolen and lohn Balderson illustrate this clearly while waiting to form the victory line, (above) The AHS Marching Band demonstrates their winning style, (left). Marching Band Majorettes 19

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AHS Band Marches to First Place This year's flag team consisted of: Captain Katie Chouanard, Basketball Co-Captain Veronica |esse, Rachel Schmer, Patty Shaw, and Marcy Kerns. (Valerie Curtiss and Marching Co-Captain folene Brenner are not pictured). As a sophomore flag girl, Patty Shaw shows the concentration needed to perform at halftime during a home football game After a lot of early morning practices, the AHS marching band started off on the right foot by earning a ''one” rating at their first contest. However, a week later at the Sidney Oktoberfest Band Day, they won first place in both street and field marching in their division and second place overall. Their show included an introduction to the music ''Novena, a flag team feature to We Got the Beat, and concluding with Shadows of the Night.” Keeping with the beat, the flag girls added a flash of color and synchronization to the band. After a lot of hard work and dedication, they received excellent comments on their performances at both football and basketball games. As Captain Katie Chouanard said, Like any team, everything was not all roses; we had our rough spots. But I think we got it together and had a great year!” Angie Kerns, among others, carefully watches the majorettes for the tempo of the music. 18 Marching Band Flags

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Changes Are Made in Sound Alliance was the name chosen for this year's swing choir. Directed by Mrs. Oralene Hofmann, they sang songs such as Since I Fell for You , and Putting On the Ritz. In their black, gray, and pink outfits, the group performed many concerts for various functions around the community. They also helped the concert choir with the chili feed during the winter. What do five trumpets, three trombones, six saxes, three percussion players, two guitarists, and one pianist have in common? Stage band! Under the direction of Mr. Dick Rischling, the stage band made jazz music come alive. They performed at several banquets, concerts, and competed in Spearfish, South Dakota. Can one see somthing wrong with this picture? Tony Berry, a 1984 graduate, playing the sax, was recruited to fill in for this particular concert Regular stage band members include Sandi Gruntmeier, John Christensen, Tammy Ushio, Dan Hempel, Susan Turgeon, John Lulow, Karl Knight, Jim Graff. Eric Green, Ralph Gonzalez, Jo Brenner, Melody Pebley, Eddie Burgess, Sherry Clark, Vesta Curtiss, Brian Hinton, David Koester, John Moyle, John Burgess, and Chad Leever. Susan Turgeon, David Koester, Vesta Curtiss, and Chad Leever concentrate on making the music come alive. Sound Alliance members include Vesta Curtiss, Jeanette Bilstein, Stacy Brass, Brenna Barner, Susan Stinnette, Lori Fraedrich, Jennifer Connelly. RaShelle Wodke, Kim Nelson, Tami Ushio, Maria Vasquez, Dee Panwitz, Todd Rehder, Shawn Allen, Steve Stinnette, John Valderson, Tyler Winkler, Ralph Gonzalez, Ramiro Vasquez, Rod Stark, Eric Green, and Jim Graff. 20 Swing Choir