Whiteland High School - Warrior Yearbook (Whiteland, IN)

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II A. The band performed its Bicentennial show for the student body, after winning several awards at march- ing contests throughout central Indiana. B. The flag corps added color and special effect to the excitement of the band show by using Bi- centennial theme flags. D. Drum major Cathy Callon learned the skills that she used in leading the hand through a successful year at Casavant Cavalcade drum major camp. E. Jay Shelton, Lynn Grayson, Gary' Kiesel. Cathy Callon and Richard Leach were among the members of the band that participated in ensembles. F. The Pom Pon corps did a special performance for Homecoming. They performed at all home basketball games. G. The VFW honored the hand for its annual partici- pation in the Franklin Holiday Festival Parade by presenting it with an American flag and a plaque. . The student body seemed to appreciate the popu- lar tunes that the concert band performed at the as- sembly before dismissal for Christmas vacation.

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Band marches in State competition The Marching Warriors prepared for competition by attending Camp Cre- scendo during the summer. After much practice in marching and playing, the hand performed its Bicentennial show at the Indiana State Fair. It was ranked 32nd in this contest, but the group went on to win first place ratings at District Marching Contest, held at John Marshall High School, and the CYO Marching Contest. Having won a first place rating at John Marshall, the hand qualified for the State Marching Contest, where the Warriors competed with top bands in the state. It placed seventh, defeating a rival band in the county. The VFW honored the band for its an- nual participation in the Franklin Holiday Festival Parade. In keeping with the Bi- centennial, the VFW presented an Ameri- can flag to the band. Members of the band participated in the District and State solo and ensemble con- tests. The members also made up the or- chestra for the musical and the Pep Band, which provided spirit and music at the bas- ketball games. C C. THE MARCHING WARRIORS:FRONT ROW— C. Shaw, J. Smith, A. Eastbum, C. Gallon, J. Hoff- man, C. Lewis, D. Shaffer. ROW 2—J. Shelton, T. Martin, K. Adams, L. Conrow, T. Austin, J. Fish, G. Dennis B. DeVries, D. Distlcr, L. Crouch, R. Leach, S. Showalter, P. Doyle, G. Kiesel, D. Dunlap, L. Pruitt, A. McCabe. ROW 3-K. Staudinger, M. Scott, J. Curtis, S. Spahr, D. Smith, T. Trout, J. Strange, R. Liffick, J. Milton, R. Dovlc, D. Cummings. S. Sharp N. Speckin, B. Moore, D. Reeves, K. Sebastian, V Tex, M. Thomas, C. Ross. ROW 4-Mr. McGrcw, E Lively, S. Wchb, S. Fledderjohn, B. Polcsel, K. Hole man, C. Huffman, M. Jones, B. Hakes, K. Mitchell M. Lindauer, M. Burnell, C. Daily, R. Melloan, L Grayson, R. McDonald, S. Spears, Mrs. Kienitz ROW 5—K. Porter, K. Wooten, C. Palmer, K. Den nis, M. Aliam. D. Lewis, C. Schneegas, A. Liffick, R Martin, J. McGrew, P. Pruitt, I). Hite, D. Poyntcr B. Harding. ROW 6—T. Burton, P. Dale, P. Grant D. Morris, D. Allen. D. Povnter, B. Houseman, J IX ckard, S. Hannon, C. Holtz, D. Whitaker, C. Ag new, C. Black, A. Hall, P. Lesjak. C. Long, B. Long S. Deckard, C. Purdue, J. Dunlap, D. Pace. 24 BAND

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A. To boost spirit. Seniors James Richards and Dana Moore acted as Warrior and Squaw. They stand proudly looking over the Warriors. B. The annual balloon race adds beauty and excite- ment to the Homecoming festivities. The balloons travelled as far as Ontario, Canada. C The Warrior fans try to fire up the basketball team by showing their spirit. The number of fans increased as the season ended. D. The junior girls express their jov in upsetting the senior girls 6-0 at the Powder Puff game, which was part of Homecoming. EL Fans display their overflow ing spirit at the Home- coming game. Despite the backing that the Warriors received, they lost to Center Grove. F. Seniors David Craig and Jerry Cottingham were among the boys in Booster Club who supported the Warriors. C. Reserve cheerleaders, Nancy Speckin and Sherri Fickes express their reactions to a play made bv the varsity basketball team. . Pep Band led some musical cheers of their own to support the Warriors. The band also provided music for the half-time entertainment. . Juniors Doug Skaggs, Tom Downey, Bill Row land, (top) Mike Lawson, and Arvy Owens got into the spirit of the Powder Puff game. . Patti Hackett, Elmo Anderson, Teri Harris, and Steve Shirley show off’ one of the signs which Booster Club made to spark spirit. K. Supporting the wrestlers included keeping score, running the clocks, recording statistics and other jobs for the Wrest lerettes. L. “Dancing Hall,” alias Mark Hall, generated spirit throughout the Warrior fans w ith his “jive” dancing. 26 BOOSTER CLUB