C E Ellison High School - Free Spirit Yearbook (Killeen, TX)

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POISED with a rifle in his hands john Connie jones, and jackie Moody execute Thompson prepares for his routine their routine to uRock Around the Clock featured at open house SYLVIA HARDIN during the fifties pep rally. af- H, , Jah, E , A ntiiifk- -sei-'R L :yr - as THE Varsity Color Guard performs during the Copperas Cove pep rally to Twelfth Street Rag . MEMBERS of the junior1Varsity flag line are Donna Fleming, jamesia Lyons, Kathy Kilpatrick, Debbie Ott, and Amy Carter. junior Varsity Coordinator is Sandi Knowles. Color Guard 171

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The Few, the Proud, the Color Guard uLine up the music's on ready, set, and 5-6-7-8 No, no, stop. lt looks like a mess. Let's try it again and this time no more memory lapses. Yes, this was Color Guard practice. The Color Guard worked long, hard, grueling hours after school learning and perfecting their routines. We've got time to do it one more time. Over and over again they were drilled until it was perfect. But it did not all start with the first day of school. lt started in luly when the Guard attended E.T.S.U. summer camp. While at camp both the varsi- ty flag and rifle lines and the junior varsity flag line received superior and outstanding ratings. john Thompson was awarded most im- proved in the intermediate advanc- ed class and Robert Bowie was awarded most improved in the beginners class. Barely rested from camp, the Color Guard joined the band in August for long, hot practices. Once school started the Color Guard performed at pep rallies, halftimes, and in parades. As well as performing they participated in the various school spirit raising events. ln order to raise money for their winterguard competitions the Color Guard held bake sales and sold M 81 M's and acrylics. The director of the Color Guard who always gave one hundred per- cent was Mr. Albert F. Ainsworth. Not only did he design and teach the routines to the Guard, he also designed and made many of the flags himself. When asked what he thought the role of the Color Guard was, he said 'lThe role is to interpret the band's music visually for the audience. When the Color Guard perform- ed they filled the audience with ex- citement. The vivid colors of the flags, especially the new orange, green, and silver ones for contest, and the precise movements of the rifles added colorful imagery to the band. Their long, hard hours of work proved that practices makes perfect. i - ...ex W , W MEMBERS of the Varsity Color Guard are tfront rowl Robert Bowie, Robert Keefe, and john Thompson. fsecond rowl loni Lutz, Mira Hebert, Diana Ferril, Karen Yates, Kianne Stalter, Kim Lien, Madison Campbell, Sylvia Hardin, lackie Moody, 170 CoIorGuard Ly t d opybylackieMoody gg V' ?.,f,,,, 7 i 4 L . .-..-.-1 Arlinda Meno, Sara Lynn Flores, and Sandi Knowles. Not shown are Connie jones and Chris Plourd. JOHN THOMPSON, Chris Plourd, Robert Keefe, and Robert Bowie watch the football game while wlaiting for halftime. ' 2 A 2 COLOR GUARD colonel Sylvia Hardin ct centrates intensely on her flag routi KATHY KILPATRICK and Debbie Ott pr tice their halftime routine with the lur Varsity band. NL-it

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Clubs Are Spirited When no one else was there they were. They came in any weather, hot or cold. Eagle Screamers were there when no one else could make it to the games. They were the spirited group that faithfully followed the football team and occasionally they cheered for the basketball team. Why did the members join? Leav- ing school early, getting into all the games free and going to other places to meet new people were reasons many of the members gave. Some wanted to be with their teams and cheer them on. 'll think that the team plays much better when there are people there to share their wins, said Donna Mackey, and that's why l joined this club. Many members said that they would also join next year. Kate Conner really summed it up when she said, You bet your life l'd join again! Instead of cheers and pompons, calculators, video equipment, film projectors and more were some of the things that members of the Ellison Li rary Club learned durin the school year. The club was not ai work because they planned trips li horsebackriding and playil miniature golf. Before the club members col go on any of these trips, they h the task of raising money. They c this by having caramel-apple sal When asked what was the purpc of this club, Mrs. Roberts said, T purpose of the club and its membl was to assist in the function of t library. Also, their purpose was assist the teachers with class wc and for their personal use of t machines. Both of these clubs provided sp and helpfulness. . , W... ,,., X fi' li 1 . , C ff 1535? '1lfw..,.,.1:..1 ' K K 'an an -' no ...lj WM Q4 ' U1 Na ' 'Ls ag i...,...,,,,,.,Q .5 WORKING in the magazine room are Charles Turner, Avery Matthews, Mike Cooper, Lenora Foster, and Laura Woods. AT FRESHMAN orientation, the president of the Library Club, Avery Matthews, sets up a table to inform freshmen of the ac- tivities of the club, MEMBERS of the Library Club are lfront rowj Stephanie jones, Lenora Foster, Laura Woods, and Tarril Adlesperger, l2nd rowj Carol Woodruff, Angela Chaney, Charles Turner, and Mar- sha Carter, l3rd rowl William Mahoney, Avery Matthews, and Mike Cooper. 172 Library Club -LWQ-aw LI RARY C U