Echo High School - Echoes Yearbook (Echo, OR)

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WE LOVE A PARADE Below is a picture of the Echo Majorette Band in action. They are taking part in the Westward Ho! Parade in Pendleton. Twenty-eight girls participated in this parade. The same routines and formations were used as when the girls marched in the Lilac Festival at Spokane. After the parade the Round-Up Committee gave each of the girls a free ticket to the Round-Up.

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HERE COMES THE BAND Echo High School Band The Echo High School Band is composed of 51 members. The band again, this year, played for the Echo Community Program. This makes the third consecutive year the band has played for this program. The band had a formal concert April 4 in the high school gymnasium. The first trip that was taken by the band was to Pendleton October 21, 1950, where the band marched in the Cantonment Military Order of I. 0. O. F. parade. After the band marched, a ten piece band went to the Odd Fellows' Hall where they played a few marches. On November 30, 1950 the band marched on Washington Field at Pendleton for the six-man championship play-off between Pilot Rock and Triangle Lake. The band also participated in the entertainment for the District B 7 Tourna-men at McEwen High School gymnasium. The officers of the band for this year were: President ................................... Sis Ramos Vice President...............................Roy Rohde Secretary.................................... Donna Snow Treasurer ................................. Swede Ramos Managers .............. Rich Fullerton and Jim Stockard Director ............................................ Mr. Center

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MA]ORETTE BAND PEP CLUB There ore 24 active members in the Echo Hi Pep Club. They ore: Jeanne Ramos ................................trumpet Mol ley Esselstyn ............................trumpet Merrillyn Dorn ...............................trumpet Dorlyne Wottenburger ........................trumpet Beth Wilson ..................................trumpet Barbara Bennett ..............................trumpet Charlotte Loughlin .........................saxophone Jeanne Jordan ..............................saxophone Vanyla Wilson ..............................saxophone Kay Laughlin ................................clarinet Carol Ottum .................................clarinet Sharon Chapin ..................................flute Donna Snow ..................................trombone Shirley Myers ...............................trombone Crystal Hutchins ............................tromdone Sis Ramos ...................................baritone Joyce Sathers ...............................baritone Beverly Clark ............................French horn Mary Lou Farrens...........................snare drum Kathy Ellis ...............................snare drum Patsy Stockard ............................snare drum Shirley Winks . bass drum Dorothy Wiglesworth .........................moiorette Kay Lieuallen ..............................mojorettey The Pep Club officers are: President ...................... Sis Ramos Sec. Trees......... Mqry Lou Farrens The Pep Club hod an active year with the g'rls marching at many of the football games. During basketball season they furnished entertainment during holves and between games They also performed at the tournament. They received their official Pep Club sweaters which are white, long-sleeved, and V-necked A monogram of a majorette's hat with a baton, the girl's name, ond the number of years she has been a member of the Pep Club are worn on the sweaters. They also got some blue caps with Echo Majorettes written across the top. An invitation to the Spokane Lilac Festival was received and accepted. This is the girls' third appearance at Spokone.