Aviation High School - Talon Yearbook (Redondo Beach, CA)

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Manh n Un ts Band and Drill Team Combine Efforts to Create Ri The Band and Drill Team proudly present a half-time performance, the result of a week ' s hard work and effort. lr %( iMlCw I ■ L ... TV hl -»i f Drill Team members work after school three times a week, perfecting their precise routines. Working as a unit to coordinate themes for upcoming performances, Mr. Raven, Mrs. Wyatt, Claire Chandler, Kathy Mahan, and Dar- lene .Akridge argue out their viewpoints. 64

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Dan Hickey and Claire Chandler examine the application for Any- town U.S.A. Both spent eight days of last summer discussing con- temporary problems at the camp. 01 to Earn Community Respect Marsha Palm, from .Aviation, and Jo Bosaki of Mira Costa take time to help their community by offering their ser ' ices as Candy Stripers at South Bay Hospital. y . r i J Shauna D ' Ambrosi excitedly prepares for her trip to ew York this summer. Scouting offers many opportunities like this to teenagers. Discussing controversial problems, wheeling patients down hospital corridors, counseling de- prived children, and attending Red Cross seminars were a few of the off-campus endeavors in which Aviation students participated. Besides keeping a strong academic record and joining in extra-curricular activities, .students gained prestige by serving in community service organizations. Anytown representatives related the spirit of tolerance to others while Dave Laffoon, a Red Cross representative, succeeded in bringing honor to Aviation by becoming the Red Cross Chapter president. Serving the community was a project Mr. Green ' s sophomore history class undertook in an effort to achieve understanding with community leaders. The band, also, gave their time and en- thusiasm by participating in ground-breaking ceremonies. Thus, even as the older generation gnashes its teeth over imagined teenage mi.sdeeds, Aviation students have spread out over the South Bay area to invest their time and skills in helping others. 63

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Rip -Roaring Half -Time Student leaders of the Drill Team work with their sponsor, Mrs. Wyatt, to make up routines for the show. A t pical half-time performance required 19 hours of preparation. The Drill Team and Band not only spent their designated class period to pre- pare for it but many a lunch period too. To make up one of these half-time perform- ances first the leaders of both the Drill Team and Band decided on the theme, the music to go with the theme, and the formations which would be used. The next step for the Drill Team was to make up routines while the Band members prac- ticed their music. Once the routines were made up they were taught to the 60 Drill Team members who strived many days after school for perfection. The pro- gram was now to the point where both groups could practice together on the field for the night practices. By Thursday night all was taken care of and all were bus doing necessary jobs like making pom- pons and getting uniforms cleaned. Fridav night was the big night and the work still wasn ' t completely done. Both Drill Team and Band arrived an hour early to run through last minute practices that would guarantee a perfect performance. Claire Chandler, Drill Team cap- tain, was quoted as saying, The response we re- ceived from the crowds was the only reward we needed. Claire Chandler, Drill Team Captain, leads the Drill Team in rou- tines at an after-school practice. Members of the Band work hard practicing formations in addition to perfecting their musical scores. 65