Campus High School - Yearling Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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1 We've got the beat I s ,ptr 1 -. T Mfr 7 al ' ,'x , . ' Y, I rf V125 v' . - ,-Y E verything was new around the band room in third hour. There was a new director, new students, new re- quirements, and new training pro- grams. Concert band is mainly meant to be a training experience with individual- ized attention to help the students im- prove their skills, said Mr. Edmer Cor- nelsen, band director. The band, which was a small group composed primarily of incoming fresh- men and assorted sophomores, was required to participate in both march- ing band and pep band. They were also required to attend two spring concerts, one of which was located at Riggs Park. That concert was followed by a volley- ball game where the whole department went against the team from the choral department.

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What SHOW! ummer's noonday sun, fall's early morning chill, step 2-drill, and Colonel Bogey, might not seem to have anything in common, but, to members of band and color guard, it all amounted to hours of practice. While others were splashing in pools and having fun in the sun, the Color Guard members were spending their time learning drills they would perform at football and basketball games. The band began their practices in the fall with a new director, Mr. Edmer Cornelsen. Although under a different leadership, both band and Color Guard still had to rise at the crack of dawn, and march with sluggish feet and blow their horns with blue lips. As the slightly cool nights of football season turned into a dry but cold win- ter, Color Guard members were glad that they would finally be entertaining inside. Marching Band then changed their tune and their uniforms and be- came the pep band. Performing was just one aspect of the students' lives as there was always ...sf i if W YW: D it . t 'Qi ' 'fjgga-'ff ,Q . if ii a toot and a holler to boost both football and basketball teams. 4 1!Color Guard-Back Row: M. Clark, D. Floyd, T. Bortz, C. Gruenbacher, K. 5 Clothier, D. Davis, S. Rose. Second row: 3 6 J. Townsend, L. Waldschmidt, M. Waldschmidt, T. Florio, N. Bohanan, K. Kerr, E. Tiezen, Front row: C. Ohmart, L Hayes, C. Shauf, J. Beck, Y. Smith. 2! Precision timing and hours of practice, pay off as the Marching Band entertains football fans during halftime. 3! Pep Band members promote spirit at basketball games. 4!Concert Band-Back row: J. Church, B. Lang, J, Stroud, K. Read, E. Fitzsim- rnons, J. Harris, K. Thornell, M. Blackburn, D. Rowland, B, Cleveland, Mr. Edmer Cornelsen. Front row: M. Bush, J. Wentling, D. Scoular, L. Peters, J, McDermed, K, Goff, M. Clark, J. Pan- izzi, J. Hedrick. 5!Concert Band practices during third hour. 6!Drummer Kenny Thornell, keeps his eyes on the instructor, during Concert Band.

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Band practices, practices 4 anuary, February, March is not a countdown to the end of school, but just one of the selections Symphonic Band played at the winter concert. Among the songs learned throughout the year were Jubilance, Pink Panther, and Folk Song Suite, Daily practice has been the main tac- tic of the Symphonic Band in keeping its act together. The act included participating in both marching band and pep band, playing at winter and spring concerts, and playing at the State Music Festival. Members from the Symphonic Band with special qualities were selected for a place in the Jazz Ensemble. The highlight of the year for Jazz Ensemble was a three day trip to Kan- sas State University to attend the Cen- tral States Jazz Festival where they performed Down and Dirty, Shaft, Angel Eyes, and Brazilian Fantasy. Other performances for the group in- cluded Hutchinson Community Junior College Jazz Clinic, CHS Open House, and the Goddard Jazz Festival.