Port Huron High School - Student Yearbook (Port Huron, MI)

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Working together to make the concert balance har monically, Bill Wert, Duane Hartley, Paul Watson, Scott Kelly, Steve Hiller and Chris Jollie concentrate on their respective trumpet or percussion scores. Signaling an attack in the music, Mr. Clark directs the Varsity Band through “The Fairest of the Fair” by Sousa. The Varsity Band took a Second Division at State Band and Orchestra Festival this past March. fay; . Spring Concert 1 1

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Playing to a Hectic Beat Per usual, the band season was hectic. Many hours of practice resulted in success in Band and Orchestra Festivals, Bandtastic, Spring Concert and the Virgin- ia Beach Band Trip. December’s Bandtastic was performed to a full house. The first part of the concert consisted of performances by the Honors, Varsity and Cadet bands. Suppe’s “Light Cavalry Overture”, Sousa’s “Washington Post March”, “Novena” and selections from Tchaikowsky ’s “Nutcracker Suite” were performed. For the second half of the evening, the Big Red Marching Machine surprised the audi- ence; all the lights in the gym were turned off while the band. Flags and Thunderbirds made their formations to the beat of the “Fast Entry” cadence and to the light of a dozen strobe lights. Some of the works performed were “Meet the Flintstones”, “Throwdown”, “Macarena”, “Civil War Suite” and the ever popular “Louie, Louie”. In March and April, the band students were successful award winners in compe- titions. Both Honors and Varsity bands competed in the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Associations’ District 16 Band and Orchestra Festival, where both bands qualified for the State Festival. Each band was awarded a Division II rat- ing at the State level. Many students also were awarded high marks at the Solo and Ensemble Festival, and quite a few of them competed later in the State Solo and Ensemble Festival. As one of the special appearances during the concert, sophomore Michael Dauphinais plays the piano accompaniment to Shepherd ' s Hey. Mike also plays the tri-toms in the BRMM. From May 11-15, the bands were exper- iencing fun in the sun, rehersals and com- petitions in Virginia Beach, Virginia. They participated in the Dixie Classic Band Fes- tival which consisted of marching and concert competitions. They also spent time on a cruise ship, in malls, on the beach and in Busch Gardens. On May 19th in McMorran Auditorium, the Cadet, Varsity and Honors bands of Port Huron High School presented their annual Spring Concert. As a different twist from the band uniforms, the mem- bers were dressed in formal dresses and tuxedos while they performed a program that consisted of many works, some with unconventional parts written into them. The band played and Mr. Kraft sang the lyrics to Percy Grainger’s “Ye Banks and Braes O’Bonnie Doon.” Michael Dauphinais played the piano part to “Shepher d’s Hey”, also by Grainger. Scott Kelly executed a special anvil part for the “Song of the Blacksmith” from Holst’s “First Suite in F”. The concert ended with a rousing version of Alfred Reed’s very upbeat “Gallop”. After six halftime shows, one Bandtastic concert, one formal Spring Concert, two Band and Orchestra Festi- vals and several group and personal awards, the hectic season closed. Perhaps the attitude of the band students can be best summarized by the words on a red and white banner hanging in the band room: “Commitment, Respect, Spirit”. BY MIKE DAUPHINAIS

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As the last rows of the senior class marches in, the intricately designed red and white pattern is re • vealed. Jeff Hill displays the ingenuity of the class of “88 with his version of air conditioning. 12 GRADUATION