Hamilton High School - Agi H Eco Yearbook (Hamilton, AL)

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Hard Work Rewards Majorettes I Being a majorette was not as most of the new routines, and the To finish their season of glamourous as it might seem to other girls would elaborate on marching, the majorettes marched be. what they thought of them, in the alumni and Christmas During the summer before the making a joint effort of it, stated parades, withstanding heat and school year had begun, seven girls Mrs. Sheilah Wiginton, the cold. went to Birmingham for a week of majorette sponsor. lt takes more work than C0fhD- The CCIYTWD WGS not Gil fuh- It cannot be said that the De0D'9 l'hiQhT fhihkf' STGTGC3 The I f0f they hOd to leflfh bOSlCS Grid majorettes do not have a bit of SDOFWSOF- new rOuTiheS fOr The UDCOITHUQ imagination. Many times they used Thefe Wefe The 90045 l'h0fhehTS marching season. hqtg for the megning and for the majorettes and their The majorettes selected their popularity of the pieces of music, SD0hS0f- Wifh CO0DefGTl0hf 'fhGY routines from summer camp and such as Dallas and Swing Shflfed 9000 TihW9S with 9ClCh by the ones handed down through March. Ofhef while 0CC0h'iDliShihQ WhGT the years. Sometimes they would The majorettes received their ThGY Sei' out to GO- listen to taped music of the band reward for their dedication at Q The SDODSOV had STGTGG TVIOT Oil and add their own touch to the Gordo where they received 'h GW' hOfhihQ h0S ChGhQ9C5 SWIG routine creating their own styles. superior ratings for their She hgd heeh 0 fh0l0f9T'f9 GT HHS Susie West, the head performances in action and 59V9h YGQVS G90- Imajorette, would come up with routines. Head majarette Susie West stands reverently as the Alma Mater is played. Y 'l Leading the band in the Exodus number, major- ettes prepare to thrill the fans with a tosseup ripple effect, 6 g Takingabrfefrespitebetween quarters, me moe 6 s Q . jorettes grab the chance to pass a quick word 'ge i ' f A among one another, V i ' I i' ' ' , , r A , essxb- .. . l i - 1 1 3 l l Majorettes

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Flag Corps RoTes 'ExcellenT' Being in flag leT me realize ThaT There was a loT of work To be done on cerfain parTlculariTies before performing Them in fronT of The audiences, menTioned Sherry Cayson. The flag co-capfain was expressing her view on being a flag girl. The flag corp sTarTed off The year wiTh The summer band camp held on The campus of Birmingham SouThern College for a week. ThaT week was filled wiTh cerTain obligaTions for each member To fulfill. Their daily schedule consisfed of Two morning classes and Two evening classes jusT for The flags. The Twelve-member corp gof an honorable menTion in The compeTiTion. AT This compeTiTion, The corps goT TogeTher so ThaT each school could show Their abiliTy as a corp Team. The main idea behind The summer camp was To Teach each flag girl her capabiliTies and compeTiTiveness Through learning The roufines, The rouTines were noT forgoTTen. for each one learned was applied To The performances during The marching season, shown when The flag corp received excellenT rafing aT The NorThwesT Alabama Marching FesTival. Karin KunTz, The flag capTain, creaTed The flag corp's shows by lisTening To music and fiTTing The rouTines inTo The counTs of The many pieces of music played. The procedure of Teaching The show rouTines To The oTher girls was done when she TaughT Sherry Cayson The rouTine. When ThaT was accomplished, each one divided The flag corp up inTo differenf seciions and TaughT The oThers The rouTine. AT The Nnale ofa show, Tracy Gann raises her flas as oTher members of The band kneel, Renee Hamilfon, Toni Flfppo, and Tammy Childers march in unison in The Homecoming parade, wg! 1-AJ T U. X--P-.. x ,N 1 F Flag Corps