Cuyahoga Falls High School - Cuyahogan Yearbook (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)

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LEFT: A small part of “The Pride,” Bot- tom, Scott Kleckner; Clockwise — Judy Cosgrove, Kathry Prather, Joe Rayl, and Sandy Syfer, cheer for the football team dur- ing one of the games. BOTTOM: Mr. Demarco types out the “Tigerlines” on the Tandy 1000 computer. It is the newest way to choreograph the band’s performance. Marching Band 27

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A. Tandy Band ? Few spectators watching the band per- form realize that a computer was responsi- ble for what they saw. For the first time, this year, Mr. Demarco used a Tandy 1000 computer to choreograph the band’s routines. Demarco, the band’s director, breaks a song into sections of eight beats and charts it on the computer. The pro- grammed computer positions the band squads and moves them to the beat of the music. Therefore, he can see the performance on the computer before he even teaches it to the band. Demarco said it takes approximately five hours to choreograph a song on the computer and one week to teach the band how to perform it. The first band at Cuyahoga Falls High School was created in September of 1922 by Mr. Layton — a former principal of the school. That year the band was only 24 members strong — all male and they had no uniforms. Mr. Schabaugh was the very first band director and he directed from 1922 to 1925. In 1925, after raising $1,000, the band was able to pur- chase new instruments and military style uniforms. Over the next few years, there were many band direc- tors. Mr. Cruikshaink followed Schabaugh and in turn came Mr. Chadwick, Mr. Duckwall, Mrs. Long, and finally, R.O. Reynolds in 1946. At this time the band had grown to 48 members. In 1959, Robert Feldbush joined Reynolds as assistant band director. During this time the band marched in a military style and basically made designs as they played music. Be- tween 1961-1970 significant changes took place. In 1961, the band received new uniforms with new hats and converters. It is the style still worn today. Mr. Feldbush said,“This made a big change in appearance ... it made people look bigger.” In addition, the marching style was changed from a military style to a show band with more running steps. The band marched at its first pro- fessional football game in 1967 for the Cleveland Browns. Since then, the band performed at many other football games as well as other major public attractions. In 1985, Chris Demarco replaced Feldbush as band director and is now directing the 113 member unit. TOP: Here six of the 24 original band of 1922 pose ABOVE: The 1948 marching band, under the direction of with the band director, Mr. Schabaugh (right). R.O. Reynolds, shows off their new military style uniforms. 26 Marching Band

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SinARTies The Iasi few months of 1986 brought potential tragedy to Northeast Ohio as Sir James Goldsmith, a British Corporate raider, attempted a hostile takeover of Goodyear Industries with the help of the Merrill Lynch brokerage. Goodyear was one of the area’s major sources of jobs, and the potential takeover meant the selling off of many of the company’s industries such as Celeron oil and Goodyear Aerospace. In addition, plant closings caused many to lose their jobs or to be layed off. Com- munities and groups joined in the fight against the takeover by demonstrations and buying Goodyear stock. The P.O.D. students at Falls High saw the need to get involved and formed S.M.A.R.T. (Student’s March Against Raider Takeover). The purpose of SMART was to draw attention to the Goodyear problem and do something about it. The group decided to raise enough money to buy Goodyear stock. The methods of fun- draising included the “Goldbuster” dart game where students paid to throw darts through a Goodyear tire at a picture of Sir James Goldsmith. Donations were accepted and pins were given for every 25 cents donated. The group then voted to give the purchased stock back to Goodyear. Other projects of SMART included let- ters to three Congressmen, Merrill Lynch, and the President. A liaison comitlee at- tended a Summit County meeting, met with Mayor Robart and brought back the news to the group. An interclass newsletter was distributed, and a petition was circulated throughout the school. After Goldsmith’s takeover had been blocked, Sandy Kreiner, whose P.O.D. class organized SMART, noted her student’s reactions. “It was a tension release, and yet there was anger that a person could just walk off with the money and leave us the bill.” Yet, positive aspects were brought about by SMART. As senior Patt Beck stated, “The unity between the students, brought about by the Goodyear takeover, was a positive outlook for student activism.” SMART had accomplished its goal and more. As Mrs. Kreiner noted, “It was the community that saved Goodyear, and the students at Falls were part of that effort.” TOP: The Goldbuster game is played by throwing darts through a Goodyear tire at a picture of James Goldsmith. The game's success raises a large part of the money needed to buy Goodyear stock. ABOVE: After her P.O.D. class came up with a SMART idea, Sandy Kreiner finds herself in charge of a major fundraising project. 28 SMART