Cooper High School - Growl Yearbook (Cooper, TX)

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Band Twin Drum Majorettes is a First for Marching many miles during August and two hours on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursdays after school to prepare for the half-time shows and marching contest paid dividends when the band won a Ist division rating in inspection and a lllrd in marching at the Richardson contest, After marching season, the band settled down to concert playing and worked equally as hard in preparation for two concerts and UIL playing contest. Happily the group returned from Mes- quite with a II division rating in playing and sight -reading. Band members had twenty-six in the all-dis- trict band, and seventeen brought back medals from solo and ensemble contest. Five will go to state this summer. Bandsmen sold magazines in August and oper- ated concession at the snack bar for two weeks during lunch hour to help finance the band pro- gram, After money-making projects, parades, con- tests, and half-time shows were over, band mothers entertained with a banquet in the West gym. Mexican theme carried out in decorations and food made the evening a memorable occa- sion. Dr. Richard Humfeld, from ETSU, was guest speaker at the annual banquet. Cooper band marched 56 during football season and for parades. 40

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for Outstanding Librarian i I Library Club members for the 1966-67 school year were: BOTTOM ROWg Vera Lawson, Ruthie Stockton, Barbara Stovall, Joan Elmore, Kathy l Sloan, Sue Watsong SECOND ROW: Patricia i Thomas, Judy Holmes, Linda Vandygriff, Karen Credit was given toward graduation for library work. Any class member was eligible to join the Library Club which met on the first Thursday of each month during activity period, Twelve of the twenty-eight members worked in elementary and junior high school. This year all of the library except magazines and encyclopedias, was housed in Room '7. In May the staff toured the Sam Rayburn Li- brary and then returned to the Bonham State Park for a picnic. ,. Junior high students spend many hours in their library searching for good reading material. Kern, Brenda Vandygriff, Connie Maynard, Danny Lawson. TOP ROW: Joe Elmore, Archie Flanery, Bill Cattanach, Alvin Lawson, Steven Conley, Joel McKinney,

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Band For the first time twin drum majorettes, Judy Smead and Linda Bridges, led the CHS marching band. Judy served the band as president and Linda was vice- president of the band council. The twenty member intermediate band played in concert for the junior high school to complete their year of work and study.