Harbor High School - Mariner Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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Snutrmg thew stuff, Elizabeth Snltesz, Kim DeGennaro, and Kellie St-ei dance to the mUSIC of Eli's Coming at the Edgewood Band Show In the spotlight. Head Majorette Maureen Cragon SIYIIIES to the crowd as she performs her solo routine to the popular hit song GlorIaT Anxiously awaiting the results of their competition Jutiann Stredney doesn't seem to hear Stacey Hayman's opinion of their performance. Togethemess IS the key to success as majorenes Kellie Stief, Maureen Cragon, Cathy Balsley, and Ra- mona Chapman displayed while they and the band high stepped their way into first place at the Girad Band Competition. 28h5tudent L'fe

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g A t W. Although the Harbor Jazz band has only been in existence for 5 years, it has quickly grown in prominence. The band was organized 5 years ago when Earle Heusinger took over as director. The band usually plays at elementary and Jr. High schools for the students and faculty. They also play at dinner dances, carnivals. and school concerts. Annually, a jazz festival is held when Ashtabula's, St John's, and Harbor's jazz bands get to- gether and each perform. The all city band, a combination of select players of each band, perform at the end of the evening. But this year there was a creditted addition on the program-the Youngstown State University Stage Band performed and gave clinics to each section of the band. Drum roll please. Rachell Ridell keeps the beat while fellow drummer, Mike Hanson, enjoys the music. Stage t band keeps busy! ! The band practices two days a week after school at Kaleva Hall for about an hour. They raise their money from dona- tions given for their performances. Even though the band is a lot of work and dedication the participants enjoy it for various reasons. For example, Art Brace said, t'l like jazz band because it is less formal and a lot of fun. Scott Benett has similar feelings, he said, hJazz band is a lot less formal than regular band so that you realty accomplish more. But Chris Music has different reasons, he feels, Jazz band is a lot of fun. I enjoy being in the stage band because it gives me a chance to play my favorite kind of music with a good group of people. Stage Bandh27

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This Is rhe way H's done. Flagline Captain Amy Karhu demonstrates her skili during the opening number of Firebird. Amy and flag line member Suzy Davis competed at two competitions as a duet and came back with a first place trophy from both. Auxilaries work to win! Almost everyone has, at one time or another, been entertained by the auxiliary unit's flashy routines during the pre-game and haIf-time shows. But have you ever wondered how they managed to get their spins together while still marching back- wards? One half-time show can very often take hours or weeks of practice to perfect. This year the auxiliary units began prepar- ing early for football season. All four majorettes and six of the sixteen flag line members attended a summer clinic in June. Spirits were high as the ten were awarded several ribbons and a trophy. Flag Captain Amy Karhu was named Most Outstanding Flag at the end of camp. But the group didn't stop there. Throughout the summer while most people were sleeping in or swimming at the beach the girls were hard at work learning new routines for the band's competition in Syra- cuse, New York. The captains decided that they should polish up their marching skills as well and so once a week the group met with BiII Greenawalt and drum majors Da- vid Lesperance and Sandy Rebera and did nothing but march for two hours. Flag Co- captain Andrea Baker said, 'ilt got to be boring after a while but it made the difference in our performance. The extra effort paid off when the flag line won the trophy for Best Silk Line during band camp. Receiving the award made me proud to be a part of the flag line, said new- comer Juliann Stredney. This year saw many new looks for the auxiliary units. Three of the four majorettes were new to the squad with Head Majorette Maureen Cragon being the only returning veteran. The flag line went with a completely new look. New flags, matching longer skirts. and aussie hats showed that the band truly had changed to a military corps style image. xhx'hgbhx e Student Lifee 29