Churchland High School - Trucker Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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Calendar Sale Helps Finance New Band Uniforms To assure its precision on the field, the CHS Band began the year with marching rehearsals before the opening of school. During football season the band represented Churchland at almost all the games. With ten new and original half-time shows and with fight songs played in the stands, the band entertained spectators and helped boost school spirit. This year the band employed a new technique which consisted of using flashlights to produce “lighted” formations.” The purpose was to enhance the half-time shows with something a little out of the ordinary. The majorettes have always given the band the eye appeal for its football shows. With new uniforms and new hair styles this year, the CHS majorettes added fire-twirling to their usual routines. These baton pyrotechnics were used especially to augment the band’s ‘lighted formations.” Immediately following football season while the band was busily preparing the Christmas Concert, the individual members were intently practicing for the All-Regional Band auditions. The festive holiday spirit of CHS was magnified with the annual Christmas Band Concert. But the holidays were over all too quickly as the band began three long months of preparation for the Spring Festival. The band competed in the most difficult musical category, grade six. The Churchland organ- ization was fortunate enough to draw the final posi- tion in the order of presentation. This allowed the band to perform after the other six competitors in the grade six division. With the pressures of the Festival behind them, the band members directed their efforts toward the presentation of two spring concerts. The first in- cluded more light or “pop” music. During the spring season the band also gave concerts at the local ele- mentary schools. Since money is essential to the functioning of the band, its members held two money-raising projects during the year. Candy was sold at Christmas to help with general expenses, and birthday calendars were sold in order to finance new uniforms. 84 Band

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Front Row: Tommy Potts, J. P. Leigh, Billy McGlaughon, Randy Williams, Wayne Hitchings. Back Row: Ashley Butler, Jack Humphreys, Buddy Sivils, Dan Parker. Middle Row: George Gonstantinides, Ray Lesoine, Roger Lesoine, Gary Dickie Arculin, Boyd Pace, Robert Lawson, George Pittman, Lawson. Front Row: Gary Estes, Nicky Psimas, Joe Braintwain, Jim Lutz. Back Row: Larry Kellam, Hunter Roop, William Ware, Ford, Leonard Hillers, Buddy Perkins. Middle Row: Douglas Jimmy Hawks, Mel Kunkle. Garthright, Hank Harris, Bill Murden, Gharlie Jean, Beverly Varsity “C” 83

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PERCUSSION. Seated: George Duvall, Robert Murphy. Standing: Larry Trimyer, Mary Copeland, Virginia Lawson, Sharon Klop- fer. Bill Barrett, Arnold Peterson. bbB [■ mM 1 ' :£M CLARINETS. Front Row: David Seale, Larry Benton, Bruce Garris, John Eastwood, Edward Channel, Wilbur Hundley, Richard Minton. Middle Row: Ruthanne Hen- dricks, Brenda Brett, Mary Owens, Maureen Parker, Marion Gregoire, Becky Bender, Marilyn Baggett. Back Row: Janice Upton, Amelia Nespoli, Don Robin.son, Beverly Lutz, Craig Upton, Pat Dewey, Georgi Jacobs. Band 85