Pinson Valley High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Pinson, AL)

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DRUM MAJORS — BAND DIRECTOR Strong Leadership Benefits Marching Chiefs No group or organization can achieve any amount ot success without strong leadership, and this year for the Marching Chiefs is no exception. Once again Mr. Carlos Perkins, Pin- son Valleys incredible band director, has done a wonderful job. Before summer band prac- tice even began, he put in many hours of hard work selecting music and designing the 1984-85 show. He created a show that pleased and ex- cited both spectators and judges alike. The success of the band this year can also be attributed to the drum majors, Jeannie Bras- well and Dianne King. The two worked very hard to create a sense of unity and comaraderie that few bands possess. The drum majors proved their leadership ability by taking command on the field. Thanks to the combined leadership and skill of Mr. Perkins and the drum majors, the band has enjoyed a fan- tastic year. ORGANIZATIONS 171

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.. I : m ■K ' w m- Practice Makes Perfect M ' The Pinson Valley Mar- ching Chiefs have again ex- perienced a banner year. They attended five marching competitions — Hoover, Midfield, Vestavia, Homewood and the 1st An- nual Veterans Day Marching Festival. They fared ex- tremely well, as usual, at these band competitions, receiving superior in almost all categories. This was not an easy task to accomplish, since they were competing against other excellent bands such as Hewitt and Homewood. Circumstances were unfavorable in some cases. At Vestavia, the band performed in a driving rainstorm. But again the band lived up to their reputation of being one of the finest bands in the state. The success can be at tributed to hard work put in during the summer. The season began in August, with band members putting in up to 8 hours of daily practice. But all the hard work has paid off, with the Marching Chiefs proving that they are the Pride of the Valley. r ULm IC W? 170 ORGANIZATIONS

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INSTRUMENTALISTS gl HHPHHKnMB|| EJHH|l ! 1 l l 1 r T ' 1 f ' W ir n I C -v ' ' ' H i R ' Working Together To Be The Best Although the auxiliaries receive credit for the sparkle and ex- citement of the halftime show, it couldn ' t be put on without the fine instrumentalists that our band has. These members of the band do an excellent job of performing the difficult musical selections that they are called on to perform. Their hard work is greatly appreciated, as evidenced by the applause which they receive. Saxophones: Armstrong. Counts. In- gram. Roberts, Elgin. Green, Little. Trumpets: Benneger, Ivie. Burke. Reeves. Bird. Moss, Brownlee. Carlson, Holliday, Barr. Vandermark, William- son, Sheridan, Russell, Thomas. Wilburn. Whitfield. Low Brass: Fitzgerald, Campbell, Howell, KnaffI, Lovell. Sanders, Hayes, Griffin. Bradfor, Kaley. Woodwmds: Ourseler. Lawley, Jones, Allred, Silas, McAnally. Braswell, Hall, Knight, Morris, Bramlett. Cor- nelius. Johnson, Cromwell, Devaney. KnaffI. Callahan. Roper. Jones. Bowden. Graves. Meeks. Rumsey. Drums: Churchwell. Bailey. Smith, Hanks. McGuffie. Turner. Gammill. McKinney. Gurley. Green. Parker. 172 ORGANIZATIONS