Durango High School - Toltec Yearbook (Durango, CO)

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MUSIC . . . The music students started off this bang-up year by the annual magazine drive. It started the 12th of November and lasted until the 24th. Mr. Zahradka set the goal as Sl000. This year music students had a special reason for putting the campaign over-band uniforms. Helen Morgan and Bill Davenport were appointed team captains, with Anne Williams as General Manager. The Curtis Publishing Co. offered prizes for highest salesmen. Connie Austin and Helen Morgan were awarded the prizes. lncidentally, the goal was exceeded by 35500. The band mothers came up with the idea of a turkey dinner. The food for the dinner was donated by the mothers. The dinner Was held the 23rd of October. Proceeds went to the Band Uniform Fund. Band uniforms by this time were a reality. Durango business men donat- ed to the fund, and the School Board gave 352500. 1 .. The losing team, which was I-lelen's, gave a party for the winning team. The losers brought sandwiches and pop for a member of the winning team. After the picnic, which was held in the gym, Helen's team had some games planned. The favorite seemed to be the one where you pushed a potato with your head. Later there was swimming or dancing. The band put on a marching exhibition for each football game. Zahradka took the band to Alamosa to put the scare in our old rival. When the traditional Armistice game with Cortez came up, the band again took to buses for Cortez. Pep Band was organized to give our basketball boys spirit. The same Pep Band played at all the bonfires and snake dances. A big vote of thanks to the Pep Band for playing at Pep Assemblies. Our band did us proud at concerts in the new uniforms. Mr. Campbell of Penney's, spent a great deal of time getting them just so. They came just in time for the concert. The band marched up the aisles and on to the stage. There was standing room only to see the uniforms. Everybody from the drum major down to the piccolo was proud enough to burst. The Concert was an overwhelming success. Orchestra opened the pro- gram, followed by Girls' Glee, Boys' Glee, and Mixed Chorus and Band. There were several special solos. A rather different organization is Dance Band. This year Dance Band proved to be very good. Their debut was when they played for the Teen Canteen. The Dance Band was only to play for intermission, but they played until 12:00, by popular request. Ieanne Dannels is the vocalist. After months of preparation, at last came Fine Arts. The music organi- zations had their chance to perform beginning Friday. Sixteen different towns brought music organizations for the festival. Boys' Glee, Girls' Glee, and Mixed Chorus all received l ratings, doing credit to Durango. Saturday was high- lighted by a parade of all the bands. The Durango Band halted before Penney's and the A. and H. Bootery to salute Mr. Campbell and the Ashers for their help in outfitting the band. After the parade the bands went to the Fiesta Grounds for marching exhibitions. Again, Durango received a 1 rating. The Durango orchestra opened the evening program and the band was last: both received ratings. The following week State Music contest was scheduled. Durango took 249 students to Alamosa. Since each group received a l rating, each was entitled to go to the State Contest. Again, performance was tops. The band marched in the afternoon, with the Glee Clubs singing in the morning. Orchestras performed in the afternoon and bands in the 'evening. Aztec, Farmington, and Durango arranged to have joint concerts at the three towns. The first concert was at Durango on May 5. The band played at Aztec the 6th of May and Farmington the l2th. The annual Senior--directed concert marked the end of a highly eventful and successful year. Thanks to Mr. Zahradka who gave unselfishly of his time to make the music department a success. Our slogan was This year is it. It really turned out to be, too.