Douglas MacArthur High School - MacArtair Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Arthur game. the Aldine game. Clarinetist Angela Hartman, Debbie McKethern, and Gilbert Garcia switch from the Little Brown Jug to Mississippi Mud after nature refused their musical request of Don't Rain on my Parade. Band Icon t.j Each of the bands perfect three pieces of music to play before the iudges for rating on coher- ency. Afterward they are presented with a piece of music they have never seen before, and are given three minutes to work with their director before performing. The symphonic band received first division in Concert and second in Sightreading. Cadet band walked away with a third in Con- cert and fourth in Sightreading. lcont. on pg. 1711 'i band 169 4 Band Twirlers Margie Whittge, Marina Eiland Dina Valdez, Karen Clarke, and Cindy Tidwell twirl to the sound of That's Entertainment at the Aldine Mac Unwinding the flag for the Bicentennial Celebration the Big Red Marching Machine performs on field at

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After weeks of practicing to perfect their geometric design routine, the Big Red Marching Machine and Band twirlers Marina Eiland, Dana Berry, Cheryl Dominic, and Margie Whittge perform during halftime at the Jersey Vil- lage game. There is no perfection without practice. Many hours of practice went into the precision marching of this routine. A ,.,a..g.fa..-.W ,f,,. V ' .fe 168 band vwie -ww W QW 'SL 6 4, ..,r. ,E Higzgzz I ii:-b If ,E f, 1' f wv'-'9 ' ' , ,sew ,. ,V 121 is fr Gm: M, - I , wirjzzr' , ' ' ,

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As ci bicentennial solute, Mac- Arthur's Marching Band com- bines with the Aldine High School Band to unfurl a 100 ft. American flag at Aldine Stadium. To be at their best during games Saprina Toups, Diana Hawkins, Norma Cruz, Albert Pena and Mr. DeLaney put in a day's practice at Aldine Sta- dium. MacArthur's orchestra per- forms Pomp and Circumstance as the 76 graduates file into Jones Hall. 170 band 1 i-