Deckerville High School - Eagle Star Yearbook (Deckerville, MI)

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PLAYING IN HARMONY are sr. Anne Lawler and jr. Janet Clor. They’re both working hard to make our high school band successful. IT S COLD OUTSIDE! At least that's what sr. Matt Miller and soph. Tina Rudduck thought as they were waiting for halftime to come and their performance to begin. GETTING THE BEAT is our senior high band. They’re all working hard for another super halftime performance. 22

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COMPUTERS FOR FARMING have been introduced into the agriculture curriculum as dem- onstrated by senior Brad Klaus. THE SWEETEST THING was sung by sophomore Kristine Abend at the State FFA Convention, and she was also chosen as an alternate for talent for the National FFA Convention to be held in Kansas City. PERFECT SCORE in the Sanilac Tree Identifica- tion Contest was awarded to junior Robert Varosi. 21

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Movin’ to the beat PLAYING THE SAXOPHONE isn’t always easy, but jr. Charlie Cook seems to have mastered the art of contributing to a great performance for our high school band. It’s halftime; what do you do? Do you walk around and check out the guys girls? The drum sounds and the band marches. People should pay more atten- tion to those students who participate in the senior high band. After all, not every school band has a Division I rating. On Saturday, March 15, 1986, the band or- chestra of Deckerville participated in a band festival held at Lakers High School. They went on to qualify for the state festival April 25-26 in Lansing. All this has been accomplished through hard work, great ambition, and a lot of prac- tice. A lot of the band’s success also has to do with the person who directs it. The band has a new director. Following the direction of a new band director is never easy, but this year’s band seems to have grown accustom to newcomer Mr. Michael Dineen. Mr. Dineen has just recently graduat- ed from MSU, and Deckerville supplied him with his first teaching job. He has led the senior high band into a lot of ac- tivities that have kept the band very ac- tive throughout the school year. The band is active as a group in two main areas: marching band and concert band. The marching band sets up enter- taining halftime shows during the foot- ball season. Marching in parades, such as the Halloween parade, is also another feature for our marching band. The second area the band covers is concert band. The concert band entertains the community with several fine evening performances. As a concert band they compete at regional and state level. Some members also perform extra ac- tivities through the massed county band, solo ensemble competition, and the pep band. As you can see, the Deckerville senior high band is very busy throughout the year with all these various activities. Who knows, in the years to come, the band might participate in even more events than they’re participating in now. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what happens in the future years of the senior high band. SENIOR HIGH BAND 1st Row: Anne Lawler, Ja- net Clor, Ed Schmidt, Jean Karges, Wendy Doty, Brenda Lee, Jeanette Nagey, and Erin O’Connor. 2nd Row: Jolee Miller, Kris Lizak, Chris Kipp, Bill Brennan, Andrew Sheldrake, Ken McVittie, Mi- chelle Miller, Tim Parks. Richard Jones. Doug Rich. Steve Lawler, and Charlie Cook. 3rd Row: Director Michael Dineen, Randy Koehler, Mike Brennan, Sean Nolan, Matt Miller, Tony Dunlap, Jim Woodard, and Joe Clor. Missing: Tina Rudduck, Jim Howe, and Duane Geiger. 23