Ben Davis High School - Keyhole Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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At one of the varsity basketball games, senior Kim Martin, a member of the Marching Giants Flag Corps, marches during a halftime performance. The flag corps, as they were most often called, were required to perform at every home ball game. During a summer practice for the State Marching Band Contest Larry Ryan, sophomore, Greg Sprinkle, junior, and Dave Foxworthy, junior, wait as Mr. Darrel Horton, Band Department chairperson, gives instructions. The Ben Davis Marching Giants finished one-tenth of a point from first place in the state contest. Blank git f QX f To help recruit freshmen, Deep Purples swing choir performed Tuxedo Junction during the Fresh- man Orientation days. Students performed for the freshmen to get them interested in one of the choirs when they came to BD as sophomores. The students in Deep Purples created their own dances for their music. lm Ll IINIEIIQ ll IHIINEY AFitTNS'Ei5'bl 23

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W NNIINIQQS Noir I viliilowrihilwie Students find 'pulling together' and proving 'we're good' satisfying Although the thrill of victory was al- ways much nicer than the agony of de- feat, students in band, choir, and art found that winning wasn't everything. When the BD marching giants lost the state marching contest by one- tenth of a point, the students were let down for a couple of days but came back and said 'wait till next year,' Mr. Darrel Horton, Band Department chair- person, said. We weren't disappointed in them, we just wanted them to do their best, Mr. Horton, continued. MANY OF THE MISTAKES made during concerts were often turned into learning experiences for the students. Mrs. Geraldine Miller, Choral Depart- ment chairperson, said, When a stu- dent made an error during a concert, I tried to correct it, but it wasn't a life or death matter. Students weren't ex- pected to be perfect. We needed to know we were learning something, we didn't need medals. Although students enjoyed winning more than losing, most of them could handle a loss, and sometimes they found good in it. I felt good anyway, Cabout the state band contestJ, Kay Walser, junior, said. We're a good band and we're getting better, he continued. I think we came closer to winning this year than we did last. MISTAKES WERE ALWAYS possible while giving concerts, no matter how hard students practiced, but students didn't die because they messed up. They were just a little embarrassed. Jennifer Tyson, senior, said, We practiced so hard it was a little embar- rassingf' We're all human, said Mrs. Miller. We're all here to learn. Art students entered the L.S. Ayres Scholastic Art Contest for fun, to say you did it -not with winning or losing r in mind. JEAN McFARLAND, SENIOR, said, The teacher didn't promise we'd win. She said to do it to say we did it. The chances fof winningj were really slim, said Michelle Williams, senior, who entered a painting in the contest. lt was no big deal if you lost. Winning could have been an excuse for teachers and students to get a we're number one attitude, but BD students and teachers seemed to want to keep striving. I don't like the 'only we can be number one attitude,' Mrs. Miller said. Other schools could be, but if we worked hard we should have been first. Mr. Horton said, To me the hardest years to teach were the ones after you had already won. SWING BAND---Front Row: Lorna Smith, sophomore, Maure- en Moore, sophomore, John Winegard, sophomore, Jan Hynes, sophorgore, and Greg Neilander, sophomore. Second Row: Mlrk lffl,100f1'lG'O.lldKl!WllK junior. Udrhov Cindy Kinney junior, Max uson, sophomore, Charles Stedman, sophomore, Jerry Walser, sophomore, David Neal, sophomore, Tammey Ledbetter, sophomore, Mike Baxter, sophomore, Jerry Beasley, sophomore, Fiobin Altmeyer, senior, Marla Wagner, so homore, Mr. Carl Ouiliette, S director, Tom Danz, junior, ob Bild, sophomore, and Dennis Wade, sophomore. Following his solo performance, Greg Hill, soph- omore, relaxes aI'ter placing third in the State Choir Vocal and Solo Ensemble Contest at Butler University. Hill placed first in his division of the regional contest in order to go on to the state contest. IEHI -I Ll IINIEIIQ -I ll IHIINIGS 2SS'CBAtS2 125