Brazosport High School - Exporter Yearbook (Freeport, TX)

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I ,ooo Marching Band The BHS marchers were very busy in the fall and winter. They put together many fine half time shows. A Black Light Spectacular was done at the Brazosport-St. Thomas game which featured the drill team, the twirlers, and the drum section in three differ- ent songs, after a drill hy the band. At the Brazosport-Brazoswood game, the bands and drill teams from both schools comhined to present a Patriot- ic Show. Formations of different American emblems were performed. After many weeks of hard work, the band went to marching contest and made a First Division rating despite freezing rain and blowing wind. 48-ACADEMICS THIS PAGE: ftopj The BHS Band plays for a Friday football pep rally. fabovej Com- bined band, choir, orchestra, and drill team put together a beautiful patriotic formation for the half time show of the Brazoswood game. V

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, ,xi 'K' W 33, . e ' wg pggp PT I THlS PAGE: ftopj BHS String Ensemble members fl to rj K. Phinny, C. Kidd, D, Ferguson, W. lVlcAda, lVlr. Martino, K. Hall, W. Landry, and D. Perryman. fa- bovej Stage Band members Billy Canady land Penn Pennington sing and play as 'Tommy Bullard supports them on the mike. frightj Stage Band members ffront row, l to rj R. Woodward, R. Gilliam, J- Sharp, xD. Stamps, fmiddle row, l to rj G. Cushion, iD. Boyd, B. Crooker, P. Gilliam, lL.Jauerqui, fback row, l to rj S. Eudaley, lt, Bullard, s. Fuller, R. Boley, and lVl. Honeycutt entertain at the Turkey Trot. Stage Band and String Ensemble This was the first year that the Stage Band was officially in the BHS curricu- lum. The group provided great enter- tainment for many school functions, as well as outside affairs. ln spring, the group attended two jazz festivals. One was in Beaumont and the other in Wharton at WCJC, ln February they did good will concerts in West Colum- bia and Alvin. As a final activity, they took a four day tour with the Sym- phonic Band in central Texas. The String Ensemble was a seven member group which will form the neucleus of a full orchestra program for next year. The ensemble played for both school open house nights and entered UlL Contests in March. Their trip for the year was to Corpus Christi, where they combined as a unit with the Festival Orchestra of the American String Teachers Association. I ACADEMICS-47

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THIS PAGE: fbelowj Exporter Marching Band drills during a half time show. fbot- tomj Pit Band members warm up for re- hearsal of BRIGADOON, 'XY -ACADEMICS-49