Decatur Central High School - Hawkeye Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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While standing at attention the band waits to perform. A Year of Much Improvement The band department at Decatur Central went through many problems the past few years, but with the hard work the band put in this past year, it has made much progress, commented band director Lisa Clones. This year many new things have taken place in the band depart- ment at Decatur Central. First semester there was only one band, the marching band. After the first semester the band was divided into two bands — symphonic and con- cert. This was the first year for DC to hold a pops concert. This con- cert consisted of country, big band, top 40 music and more. Director Lisa Clones hoped to appeal more towards students by playing more music they were interested in. In the spring the band competed in ISSMA and went into group I. There is no comparison between the two years; this year is much im- proved. The playing ability keeps getting better and better, said Miss Clones. After a few setbacks, Decatur Central again has a Blue Hawk Guard. This year auditions went differently. There were auditions for marching season, and then again in the fall for winter guard. Instructor Janet Gilpatrick felt that open auditions brought in new talent along with a lot of dedica- tion. The guard consisted of 12 flags and five rifles performing a seven-minute, 30-second show. They were accompanied by three songs, of which the first and third featured flags and rifles and the middle, flags only. The guard at- tended several contests during February and March. The show that was written this year is the best one that I ' ve seen in the four years that I ' ve been in it. The group has a lot of potential and I ' m ex- cited to see how well we do this year at contests, commented Senior rifle captain Steve Henry. Band director Lisa Clones leads the band in warm-up exercises. Before class begins, the band practices for a few minutes. Band Guard 51

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Piute % zc The challenge of being drum major is what I find most interesting. Being a drum major takes a lot of hard work, dedication, and most important, a lot of patience. We go to camp in the summer and there they teach us how to perfect our jobs. Then we go back with the whole band and there we try to make them be the very best! Junior Lydia Cook The band works vigorously on popular music for the pops concert. The flag line has improved since mar- ching season, but we still have a long way to go, but with the determination the kids show, I know they can do well this winter guard season, commented instructor Janet Gilpatrick 50 Band Guard

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Student Council Row 1 — Shelette Alexander, Bill Barlett, Patricia Carruthers, Andrea Asher, Teresa Fivecoat, Tracy Mevsr, Johanna A. Koffi, Cindy Phelps, Chris Bell, Carrie Samper. Row 2 — Gary Farney, Kelli Stewart, Shelley Wyatt, Crystal Keenan, Cindy Moore, Angie Crickmore, Jeri Park, Tracey Neff, Kari Owens, Cheryl Regan. Row 3 — Sponsor Dave Rather, Destiny Owens, Tracy Clevenger, Jodi Brown, Ron Nance, Carolyn Wade, Tara Earl, Jill Strawder, Dawna Clark, Kim Owens, Stephanie Randall, Pam Hardy. Row 4 — Chris Hockman, Chad Wix, Herman Lehman, Cheryl Casselman, Tom Avery, Carlos Fernandez, Shawn Carnes, Matt Gault, Kelly Cole, Michelle Couch, Todd Walker, Amy Asher, J ' Lynn Mayes. Student Leadership Row 1 — Julie Ferguson, Tiffany Havens, Monica Deakin, Johanna A. Koffi, Letta Neely, Carrie Samper, Shelette Alexander, Patricia Carruthers. Row 2 — Patty Slinker, Crystal Keenan, Curtis Patton, Deanna Watson, Shanda Huggins, Mary McMillan, Shawna Murphy, Ron Nance, Alisa Woodson. Row 3 — Sponsor Elson Benedict, Ann Watkins, Pam Jones, Don Ruby, Shannon Cooper, Tom Avery, Paula Estes, Sponsor David Bolsega. Brain Game Row 1— Nancy Saff, Melissa Wilder. Row 2 — Sponsor Henrietta Kirkham, Tim Hilderbrand, Paula Raines, Gary Farney. Row 3 — Carlos Fernandez, Chris Fitzpatrick, Shawn Carnes.