Aiken High School - Hornet Yearbook (Aiken, SC)

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On December seventh several members of the Aiken High School band were selected to audition for the All State Band. Auditions were held in Charleston, South Carolina. Freda Dorman, Kenneth Caver, B u d d y Holley, Jim Meyer, Fred Gentry, Walter Rogers, and John Pope were chosen to participate in this event. In the spring the band competed in the district meet at Orangeburg, later going on to the state contest held at Winthrop College in Rock Hill, S. C. The band closed the season by presenting a spring concert featuring the long practiced pieces used in the district and state competitions. The success of the Aiken High Band should be credited to Mr. William T. Slaughter, director, who had unlimited energies and expectations. Patsy McGee, secretary'; Nookie Rifkin, assistant librarian; Jack Dorn, sargeant-at-arms; Buddy Holley, manager; Walter Rogers, student conductor; Dent Johnson, president; Jon Lackey, vice-president; Virginia Cumbee. librarian; Jimmy Miller, assistant manager; Freda Dorman, assistant librarian; Tom Moseley, treasurer.

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Band William T. Slaughter Director Walter Rogers Student Conductor This year the Aiken High School Band was an outstanding attraction in both school and community life. In the fall the band added color and spirit to the football games by entertaining the crowds at half-time with outstanding maneuvers. W h e n the band wasn’t busy practicing for ball games or adding spirit and enthusiasm to the pep rallies, they were practicing for one of the many concerts which they gave. They also participated in numerous civic events. Clarinets Jim Meyer Fred Gentry Dent Johnson Hen Lacy Jane Christine Carolyn Cash Beverly Jones Janet Holley Patsv McGee Gail Bonnett Sarah Hhoden Lucy Sloan Mary Esther Powell Mary Jane Willis Jon Griffin Steve Beasley Bernice Morton Kay Gullum Ann Schwertfeger Joan Crawford Kay Coffey Bass Clarinet Freda Dorman Alto Clarinet Anna Going Oboe Everett Summerall T romltones Walter Rogers Annetta Spmcll Mack Bentley Bell Lyre Kay Wells Pcrctission Clebum Stokes Leslie Sanders Nlatina Kigas Connie Jeancake Dianne Plott Timpani Beverly Driver Alto Saxophone Mary Virginia Wahl Patsy Carter Tenor Saxophone Jimmy St. John Baritone Jimmy Miller Jon Lackey Boye Pridgen French Horn Kenneth Gaver Buddy Holley Bo Coward Philip Shideler Flutes Julia Anne Goss N’ookie Rifkin Jill Ryon Mary Hovas Comets and Trumpets Charles Ricks Larry Courtney Virginia Cumbec Tom Moseley John Samples Jerry Kaplan Tommy Gibbs Jimmy Hatfield Donnie Ellison Roland Seigler Basses Fred Wansley Jack Dorn John Pope

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Hornet Slade HobnCT Aiken High School’s year-The Hobnei, n Jf. in a short erarv rcQuircrncots. . fr Becoming a member of the H.msrr staff an honor, but it is not honor without ork. The average student does not realize ie headaches and heartaches encountered , trying to plan a Ik,ok that will please zer eight hundred students. Many e'en lgs and weekends, when other students ere dating and dancing, the Hornet staff as busy at work. Above: The business staff prepares the ad section for the 1955 Hornet. Miss Barlow shows Chartee Muckenfuss a technical detail as Sybil McNeil and Ann Schwertfeger check the dummy. Right: Emily Parker. Hermeine Tovey, Laird Slade, Tommy Heyward, and Jim Overbeck check the last-minute details before taking the dummy to The R. L. Bryan Company in Columbia on February 16. 24