Cairo High School - Raconteur Yearbook (Cairo, GA)

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History of the l5'a :I Organized in 1946, the Cairo High School Band has been most active throughout the twelve years of its existence. It has played for practically every civic celebration of any importance, plus many out-of- town engagements, During the school year of 1954-1955 the band played some seventy-odd public per- formances of one sort or another, averaging more than two per week. The Cairo High School Band has participated in every band contest in the state of Georgia in the past nine years and has earned top ratings each and every year. During this time it has won one hundred and forty-five First Divisions, ten second Divisions, and two Third Divisions, in state and district competition. Entering the state contest in 1952, the Cairo organization won the top ranking ratings for an all time high mark, entering thirteen events, this band earned a perfect score of thirteen First Division ratings. This mark will stand for all time, been discontinued for the In 1955, in Moultrie, at Cairo Band entered 13 events or top ratings, for a re- scores. Again in 1956, and equaled this record by en- 13 First Divisions. In Thomasville at the made a perfect score. En- scored 12 First Divisions. six years of competition that in contest. No other school country can boast of such The band is thought by of the best school musical of the country. It performs playing music of the best firsts to its credit: the since the state contest have present Regional Contests. the Regional Contest the and won 13 First Divisions, gional record for perfect again in Moultrie, the band tering 13 events and eaming 1957 contest the band again tering 12 events the band This was the fifth year in our band won a perfect score band in this section of the a fine record. those who know to be one organizations in this section in a professional manner, quality, It has several first band in the state to use Blacklight in its football showsg the first band in Georgia to use Swiss Flag Swingersg the first and only band in Georgia, and one of the few bands in the country, to go on an extended concert tour each year. Last year the concert tour took the band into three states: Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. The 1957 concert tour will take the Cairo High School Band into South Carolina for the third year. However, this year the tour will be through the Eastern pat! of the state and will number 938 official miles. The only section of the State of Georgia in which the band has not played extensively was the north- western part. This portion of -our state was covered bythe band last year on their annual concert tour. Traveling as far north as Cartersville the band played in every part of the western portion of our state. Veaqgf abil!! I . A w . -Alzflac QQ!!-4-,Of ,245 df! w 'f?'Z'7'7x H-fQf-A-fifff-f4fwj'Uff1,c'xfwf-I sizzix M M iw' Qi fi .ew eu f T Z 51100 gal fi!! 6,1 fekmj 5,470,704 1 2 I i I l i 1

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'-T 1 Q' Peggy Williams, Treasurer, Patricia King, Secretary, Pat Ward, President: Nancy McLendon, Vice Presi- l5'iIfle 611111 i x X N, First row, left to right: Patricia Walsingham, Jan Johnson, Judy Collins, Ellen Cox, Ann Allen, Bette Ward, Harriet Hunter, Norma Lou Maxwell, Betty Collins, Emery Alice Voyles. Second row: Peggy Crew, Jimmy Wilcox, Jimmy Scarbough, Juana Hurst, Elva Bussey, June Walker, Phyllis Murphy, Nell Harrell, Mark Carr, Susan Tillman, Nancy McLendon, Sara Helen Lane, Harriet Bell, Jerry Willis, Jimmy Massey, Woody Chapman, Harry Faircloth, Jean Whitfield, Angela Hancock, Third row: Miss Ray Sponsor, Pat Ward, Charles Clark, Don Frazier, R. V. Collins, John Henry Wilson, Bonnie McDaniel, Pat Mercer, Patsy Smith, Shirley Williams, Larry Baker, Margaret Williams, Peggy Williams. Al Wight Dale Winchester, Burdell Horton, Patricia King, Hampton Ward, Marvin Mercer, Dennis Murphy, Frank Giddens, John Hancock, Eugene Barlow, Ronnie Cox, Ronnie Singletary, Lamar Butler.

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