Echo High School - Echoes Yearbook (Echo, OR)

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GRADE SCHOOL BAND The grade school band is composed of forty students from the second to the eighth grades. These students have made several performances this year. Although they have no uniforms they wear white blouses and shirts with dark skirts or pants for spcial performances. The grade school band has taken part in various programs, including the Community Program held in the gymnasium every Christmas eve. The Echo Grade School is proud of their young musicians. 1

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HIGH SCHOOL BAND This year the band is composed of 53 members, part of whom ore grade school students, who are advanced enough to play in the High School Band The suits are blue and whtite, the school colors. The slacks ore white with white spots, the jackets blue with gold braid, and the hats are blue, trimmed in gold with a white bill. This year the band started out by playing in the Westward Ho! Parade in Pendleton. At Christmas the band played at the Community Tree in the school gymnasium, the bond played several evenings during the district tournament. The band also took o very active part in the Echo Community Program Various members of the bond played solos over the radio during the Echo Community Program. Those who played solos received received iionor medals. The officers of the band received gold medals. The officers of the band are: President....................................Shirley Cunha Vice-President ................................... Dick Snow Secretary and Treasurer......................Adell Graham Manager ............................... Dorothy Wiglesworth Assistant Manager ...........................Kaye McAtee The band was under the capable supervision of Mr. Worren Center. 1

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Senior Pep Club The Echo Pep Club started this year with just five of the ten former members. They were Shirley Cunha, Barbara Vohs, Joanne Ramos, Mary White, and Adell Graham Hale. During the summer, these girls had morched in the Grand Floral Porode at Portland, Oregon, the Dress--Up Parade in Pendleton, Oregon, and ployed at several proms and dances. After the school started, eleven other girls were voted into the organization. They were Dorlyne Wattenburger, Lucille Wattenburger, Donno Snow, Charlotte Laughlin, Jeanne Jordan, Dorothy Wigles-worth, Kathy Ellis, Jeanette Ellis, Mary Wills, Grace Abercrombie, and Betty Emerson. During the school yeor the Pep Club ployed for many bosketball games, wearing either block ballerina skirts and blue lettermon sweaters or gray skirts and white sweaters. They marched several times and also ployed for Farm Bureau, as well as numerous other things. December 31st, the Pep Club held their bonquet honoring their third anniversary. There were eighteen couples present. The beautifully decorated cake was cut my president, Mary White. Several new members were pledged into the club The bonquet was served by several of the mothers and members of the Junior Pep Club 1. This bonquet is to be an onnual affair. The officers, who will hold their positions until graduation are: President .................................... Joanne Ramos Secretary-Treasurer.............................Shirley Cunha I