Arlington High School - Simba Kali Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Musicians March in Style Jimmy Winn advertises his running skills while aymg away efore a big performance. Kay Alexander puts 3 finishing touches on Lisa Morgan ' s hair Sauntering past room F-3 ai of the day or night, you most likely would have heard the roaring of the band ' s practice booming out the door. The band ' s growth continued every year, there are now 103 mem- bers, including twenty tall flag and ma- jorettes. Outfitting the members in new uni- forms proved to be the highlight of the year. It was a luxury worth all of the hard work. Students protested last year ' s ill-fitting hand-me-downs They earned money selling handcrafts at a boutique at the Tyler Mall, having car washes, and selling Lion Pins The new uniforms for both the band and the tall flag came to a stupendous cost of $23,000. The Band Booster Club played an important part in helping raise money and supporting the band as a whole. After a delivery delay until October and a uniform-less football game, the wait was worth it. LeeAnne Reynolds remembers the day the uni- forms finally arrived. . . everybody in the whole room jumped up ana down, screaming... The new uniforms, in white with maroon backing, made an effective contrast when the band made sharp turns. When the uniforms were selected.it was decided not to limit themselves to the hard-to-match gold or the traditional Fur Shako hats. Instead they chose the new West Point-style caps. When the Poly football game fell on Halloween, the band abandoned those handsome new uniforms to dress in appropriate ghoulish costumes. One major honor and responsibility the band had was hosting the Lester Oaks Parade The students knew it would be a lot of hard work and has- sles, but at the same time they would be able to bring in eighty percent of the parade profits, approximately $8,000, selling concessions to the other performing schools. By practicing an average of five hours a aay the per- formers kept up with the full schedule of competitions. Riverside ' s North High School was Arlington ' s toughest com- petition. Sure our competition with North was stiff, but we were getting better every minute, commented Betsy Price, a first-year tall flag. Mr. Downs, band teacher and advi- sor haa a unique way of getting his point across. His frequent punishment was making members walk around the track if they weren ' t playing up to par LeeAnne remembers. Rehersais were fun. everybody joked arc but they didn ' t get too radical. Some- how, we got it all together. Band 25

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BAND Karen Alexander. Kathy Alexander, Shar- on Alves, Tina Alves. Chris Atlas, Kim Atlas. Neva Bahler, Andrea Barber, Tami Barton. Tommy Bay- gests. Denise Benjamin, Kim Benjamin. Jennifer Bower, Tom Brenn. Jeff Brown. Larry Brown, Melis- sa Brown, Shelley Brown, Jana Buchbinder, Mia Buchbinder, Richard Buchbinder. William Burnett. Albert Caballero, Todd Chevis. Robert Chostner. Teri Chostner. Donald Ciota. Holli Cochran, Scott Crabtree, William Davis. Joan Diebold. John Die- bold. Terry Ehrhard, Wylie Eng, Michael Espmosa, Gloria Favela, Ron Finley, Anthony Garcia, Maria Genovese, Christe Giddens, Rodney Green. Bri- an Griffith, Brett Guigneaux. Jennifer Haase. Candace Hawkins. Ned Hocking. Mike Holtorf, Gregory Johnson. Erik Jones. Julie Jones. Hillary Kahn. Bart Kats. Victor Kats, Magie Lacambra, Barbara Lamg, Lori Lauda, Ann Lavan, Winona Longacre, Mark Lopez. Renee Lopez, Mike Lowe, Cheryl Luther. Curtis Lyon, Damon Lyon. Donene Matthews. Caryn Miles, Shirley Moody. Lisa Morgan, Sherry Mullen, Synthia Newman, Justine No vak, Kenneth Patrick. Brian Pirn. Laurie Presson, Elizabeth Price, Steven Pulcheon, Deb- ora Renstrom, Rochelle Revere, Lee Ann Reyn- olds, Janice Rhind, Sandy Rogers, Stephanie Ruppert, Brian Ryan. Steven Salazar, Daren Snider. Tami Sorenson, Richard Starr, Michelle Stephenson. Richard Stevens, Mathew Thomas. Mike Thurman, Jeff Tripp, Fred Turner, Debbie Uebel, Gregory Uribe, Michael Vaughn, Vance Velardez, Scott Vincent, Terry Voss, Jacque Walker, Lasheila Walker. Barbara Waters, Jac- que Waters, Jana Weimer. Alan Wensel. Larue Wensel, Albert White, Marvene Willey. and James Winn 1 I At various parades, competitions and shows, the band proved to work well together, but they had a tenden- cy to joke around a lot about who was the better section. The band, baton twirlers, and tall tlags were divided into competitive sections. The trumpet players liked to cut down the flute section while the saxophone players had fun putting down the clarinet players. Lee Anne Reynolds, a three-year flute player, warned that the flag girls were ...dangerous; watch out for them. . . you are liable to get hit. Ac- cidents do happen and tragedy struck 24 Band . . Dangerous, Watch Out. . . when Winona Longacre fractured two of Marvene Willey ' s fingers when her flag twirled out of control. The band room walls became an open area to post convictions about other sections. The drummers were the delinquents of the band; sometimes they boycotted rehearsals and went on strike when they didn ' t like what was happening. No matter how much fun the band, majorettes, and tall flag had playing their games, they managed always to get their act together, according to LeeAnne, in time for performance.

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FRONT ROW: Paul Tucker, Ron Maher, Carie Quintana. Hillary Kahn, Karin Herman, Barry Cook, Kathy Sadler. Yvonne Wakefield, and Barbara Bishop. ROW 2: Lisa Mayfield. Susan Muertter, Debbie Weichelt, Monica Gasparotto. Ron Lawler. Brian McMurray, Rob Lawler, and Meg Whyrick, ROW 3: Mr Lauritzen, Steve Pulcheon, Pat Ralston, Rodney Jarnagin. Brian Skajem, Rick Huspek, Randy Hanley, Kevin Poland, Ellen Lueb, and Mrs. Yaryan. FFA Grows It and Shows It Riding to victory for the third year in a row, the Future Farmers of America Mounted Horse Group was proud of their accomplishments. The group, in- cluding chairperson Robin Anzaldi, Hillary Kahn, Ron Lawler, Lisa Gamble, and Mike Gamble, won the title of State Champions for the California State Horseman ' s Association State Parade held in Ridgecrest. The group practiced together for many hours during the sum- mer to perfect their riding formation and techniques. This wasn ' t the only honor Arlington FFA earned. The chapter landscape at the Los Angeles County Fair won first place; this brought in $150.00 in premi- ums. Individual students won awards for their own landscapes and animals at the Farmers ' Fair and the Riverside Junior Livestock Show. Raising livestock to show at the fairs was a major activity of the members. The livestock included beef and dairy cows, sheep, and pigs. Some animals were kept on campus and used for demonstrations for students in agricul- ture classes. For a Christmas fund-raising activity, students grew and sold Christmas trees at the Arlington FFA Nursery. Mrs. Alice Yaryan, agriculture teach- er, emphasized, It ' s too bad that more Arlington students aren ' t aware of the facilities that the Agriculture Depart- ment has to offer. We would love to have more people involved. 26 FFA