Harbor High School - Mariner Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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Well . . . band is fun, but it's also a lot of hard work. A good example of both of these is band camp. The fun swimming, the dances, and being with your friends. The hard part is the work; you get up at about 6:00eand work until 8:00 p.m. Another hard part of band camp is the food . . . it's usually rotten? But after all the work, we get to go to all the football games . . . free. And we get to go all over Ohio and Pennsylvania for competi- tions and band shows. That's the fun! :lj'LEMJ Wit Bande27

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Not too far! Nutmn hatter tlmi'li-m- Rzattnur diu'x ii lmtt .Imi hunk txhitv Intth J wirr'timg tugh nutv UH h r . hirinvt We glide 8-5 better than any band alive! The start of this year's marching season was at band camp in Alleghany College, in Meadville, RA. The band was there for six days and five nights. When the band arrived at camp they were thrilled with the idea of an indoor Olympic size pool, a talent show and a volleyball tournament. But the spirit and enthusiasm soon dwindled when members of the band began getting sick, leaving them in their rooms to recover. The cause of this epidemic', was never fully arrived at, but the most widely ac- cepted theory was people undereating, and not drinking enough water, and the heat. This did slow down the progression of their show, along with some rain. Despite the setbacks, the band didnt have a hard time having fun, while getting the show finished The show consist- ed 0f Mirada as the first number, a Do it to it! Suphumure DaVid Russell blows his baritunu during a pre-game show, 2 6h5tudcnt Life medley of Georgia, featuring Art Brace as a soloist, and Rnhcrt L. Lev with Charlene Ruffner, Dave Lesperance, Shawn Hall and Dan Goodman as a quartet as the second number. The percussion feature, Popeye, was third, and Come in fmm the ruin, featuring Tanya Pennington, was the closing number. At camp the last number did not get finished, but was worked out at evening rehearsals when the band returned home. The band now more-less has a new character almost synonomous with the band; Popeye. His popularity slowly grew as the song was slowly accepted. A giant sized Popeye rode on the band float for the Beat Bula Parade, and is now hanging at Kaleva Hall. Drum major Chris Rebera devel- oped a new spirit getter for the band. Its the infamous check list! Chris called out a part of the body Check her out! Drum millur Chris Reberd proudly leads the band to anvther one of their halt-time performances necessary for the correct position of attention. Then the band called out the position the part should be held at. Usually up, out, in, squeezed, but most importantlye-WITH PRIDE. That was the response given when Chris yelled out eyes. Eyesewith pride! The band wasn't able to attend any competitions this year from a lack of funds. But they did receive warm welcomes at the Conneaut Band Show and the Jefferson Band Show. They were able to raise the money for buses to the Harbor Creek Come petition by having a last minute carwash. In this competition, instead of competing against other schools, they were evaluated on their own performance. The band has really improved a great deal since they began marching corps style! Aren't they cute! luhn Rcbem and Tim Lamberg pnse pretty during their ten minute break at n hvme game

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looking stern, tuniti drummer Hum Iiilhwl'il hentx on his timm at this Hulu pep .ivwml'tx' It's Tuesday afternoon after school Hi! I'm glad you've decided to join me in a tour of a typical jazz band rehearsal and performance. ltis Tuesday afternoon after school and Kaleva Hall begins to fill up with anxious musicians. Uh oh! Now it's 3:00 p.m. and some people haven't shown, Time for Mr. Heusinger's weekly talk about how we don't have to have stage band But we all know he loves it more than anyoneji l,2,3,4-The first downbeat of the day. The trumpets sound, the drums pound etc . i . Arenit you glad youire here? As you look around people are mostly concentrating on their mu- With tap pulled down low, Ion Herman fingers the notea nn hh- tmmbone after school at Kaleva Hall 28i5tudent Life sic-but having fun too! You just know everyone is good friends. Now it's almost 4:00 p.m., and they are almost done. They want to be just perfectethey have a performance tonight, you knowi They're gonna perform at a Jazz Festival. Everyone is really psyched! Well, here we are. It's 7:00 p.mi and everyone is uniformed, except for maybe one person who lost his uniform. That's O.K. though they'll be great. You heard them practice. Theyire on Stage now. Not really all that nervous. Maybe some sweaty palms among their great soloists. The lights are burning bright, a couple 3 Puffing away, Shawn Hall plays his tuba at a pep assembly The pep band performed at all the home boysl basketball games. last comments from Mr. Heusinger and they're off. The first song was really great, the audience is really en- thused. All the eyes are on them. The second, and third were just as great. Everyone is roaring. Now their finale. It's over. The audience is on their feet clapping and jumping up and down. Encore! Encore! Weren't they great!! The band is relieved-but not too surprised After their performance you see them patting each other's backs. What a great team. They please their audi- ences wherever they go! Holding his music in one hand and his horn in the other, junior Danny Goodman performs RHIIYV.