Fairmont West High School - Dragon Yearbook (Kettering, OH)

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Rain forces band festival to postpone On October 30, the band and Rhy- thmettes together with the Fairmont East band and Debs co-sponsored the first Kettering Invitational Marching Band Festival. Wet weather forced a change of plans and the contest took place in Fairmont West's gymnasium. Seven of the original ten scheduled bands participated in the festival. Of- ficials originally scheduled the event for October 9, but inclement weather postponed the contest until later. Also, the parents of the Fairmont East and West bands and drill teams provided overnight accommodations for band members from the Champion Band of Warren, Ohio. During two weeks in August, the band learned a new style of marching. The drum section also underwent a bid change. They eliminated the four man squads and marched togethersas one larger unit. Marching band director David Finkam commented, I was pleased with the way the band was able to adapt to the glide step from the high knee stepg it brought about a larger, more consis- tent sound with less effort on the part of the marcher. Band members put together another student show which provided musi- cal entertainment for all the fans. Num- bers performed included Evil Wo- man, Black Magic Woman and the song Long Train Runnin'. On November 15, the band played downtown at the Court House Square. They played during the lunch hour, to kick off the Christmas Seal cam- paign. The numbers played ranged from Battle Hymn of the Republic to Kentucky Fried Chicken. Marching band officers for the year consisted of Eric Schneider as presi- dent, Mark Brownfield as vice-presi- dent and Carolee Taylor as secretary. Squad leaders aided these officers dur- ing the entire marching season. Drum major Steve Bieranowski had as his assistant Mike Brownfield with Andrea McQueen as the twirler. 22 Marching Band x iv thnx While performing a patriotic show, at Wel- come Stadium, Steve Bieranowski shows his patriotism by placing a flag in his belt.

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Student team gains Homecoming vvin Students and faculty battled the traditional football game for a Home- coming victory of their own. As it ended, the students came out with a 28-22 win. Player Phil Drayton stated, I was deflated. l even thought about suicide for a while but... After the game, the audience, cheer- leaders and pep band gathered around a blazing bonfire. Captains Don Whit- mer and Joe Copeland ended it with a promote spirit speech. Morning announcements the follow- ing Friday contained an assortment of commercials for mums and dance tickets. At the end of the day, the Student Council sold approximately 250 tickets for the dance. Pre-game activities kicked off the excitement of Friday night. To begin, the court created their own parade with porsches and corvettes donated by students. Then the band came on the field for the anthem. Cold overcame much of the crowd, but the game made up for the heat lost. After the end of the first half, West had obviously played the better game. A half-time show foIlowed,in- cluding the naming of king and queen. Springfield North's Band played a variety of songs first. But the crowd cheered loudest as West's Band came on the field. After they played a few songs, emcee and council VP Gary Snyder pulled out the magical paper with the two winning names. Diane Moore stepped out of line as she accepted the crown from last year's couple, Pat Snyder and Dave Kolbee. Football player Tom Bridg- man could not accept during half-time as he played in the game. When the game ended, West left the field with a victorious smear, with the score of 54-13. To celebrate the tri- umph and to welcome the alumni, a party took place in the cafeteria. Tak- ing charge of the party, Vicki Blair served the refreshments. Saturday morning had the chairman Elena Merrill worried about the lack of assistance on decorations. Momen- tarily, a rush of help arrived to help complete an array of murals and over 200 name sign decorations. For only 354, couples could enjoy their own Utopia. This created the theme for the '76 homecoming dance. Stain glass windows adorned the en- trance and a mirrored ball revolved from above the dancefloor as the band Primo provided the music. Because of a late soccer game, the dance started at 9:30 p.m. and ended at 12:30 a.m. Primo played a spe- cial song for the homecoming court only. Dana Kenney stated that the dance was a real success. Homecoming court and escorts watch at the opening of half time activities. Feather centerpieces make lovely hats for homecoming couples, as Dave Denka tries to fit one on his date, Pam Mason. ,. saw! V if l 9 1 Homecoming 21

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WT Front row: Steve Bieranowski, Andrea Mc- Queen. Row 2: Mark Tron,TeresaSturgill, Brady Harding, Drew Wilson, Teresa Har- ney, Stan Glander, Mike Brownfield, John Smith, David Allen. Row 3: Tom Black- ford, Fioger McCready, Paul Johnston, Mike Bailey, Wes Leibrook, Linda Myers, Phyllis Payne, Dave Grant, Terry Moore, Suzie Fer- delman, Vicky Jakes, Kathy Harshbarger, Dave Moore, Patty Stabler, Beth Miles, Sue 'Dm Korosi, Stan Glander, Mike Brown- During half-time, at the Springfield South field, John Smith and Teresa Sturgill try game, Doug Knee -D?ff0fmS t0 The time their new cadence out at the Alter game. Long Train Runnin. ig.: .gs F391 Trim' 1 Justus, Al Cross, Debbie Singleton, Greg Weinberg, Tim Korosei, John Ginter. Row 4: Jill Lewis, Cindy Mason, Lynn Root, Fion Dopf, Mark Brownfield, John Weyrauch, Doug Knee, Bruce Bacher, Dan Schneider, Eric Schneider, Jim Weyrauch, Kevin Bee- chey, Carolee Taylor, Janice Weithoff, David Finkam. Row 5: Bob Suriano, Sue Howard, Amy Dickenson, Jeff Schelling, Beth Graham, Cindy Niekamp, Dean Neil- son, Dave Sharpe, Ed Patrick, Jerry Hulshult, Perry Hays, Brad Middlebrooks, Lauri Bursh- tan. Row 6: Dan Brownfield, Steve Dris- coll, Kevin Sartin, Mark Bogner, Laura Shaw. Julie Bettis, Alison Fellows, Liz Fed- erspiel, Dave Greiman, Jim Dolan, Tina Griffith, Ann Rismiller, Jim Gordon, John Caron, Jim Rogers, Jeff Ankeney. Sack row: Peggy Marshall, Lisa Phillips, Fiobin Haber and Linda Young. Marching Band 23