West Memphis High School - Cotton Boll Yearbook (West Memphis, AR)

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Representing West Memphis at festivals, clinics, and on tours, was our Concert Band. Our band vvas composed of sixty-five members, vvho tried out for district and state honors. This year the band gave a winter and spring concert tor West Memphis citi- zens. They also had many concerts for assemblies and other programs. Concert Band Develops Appreciation of Good Music' BAND OFFICERS President, Guy Kennedy, Reporter, Anniece Tara very Secretary, Margaret Stough, Vice-President, Sue Bogard. Finally came the time for the senior members of the band to leave and listen to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance, which has become the tradi- tional commencement march. The extensive training that Mr. Vance gives in concert Work proves invaluable in musicianship train- ing ancl in appreciation of very fine music. FIRST ROW: We-ivcr, Callan, Frazier, Stough, Gaines. SECOND ROW: Hevvgley, Cotner, Vance, Guin, White, Manning, Campbell, THIRD ROW Hicks, Carrington, Sorrclls, McMiIIin, Campbell C,, Dean, Holmes, 50

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