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

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band 194 Rob Meaux delights the crowd during halftime. Patrick Thompson says Thank you, thank you, after an extravagant solo performance. Almost putting himself to sleep, Stephen Skippy Horne plays a warming solo. Being the Best We Can! Long practices in the hot sun is how the band started in the sum- mer. Being the Best We Can was the goal the Big Red Marching Machine was trying so hard to reach. Knowing their friends were out having fun while they were sweating in the sun was hard at first. In the end the hard work paid off. In November they received a first division rating at the Region March- ing Band Festival for the second year in a row. Marching season closed with several members placing in district tryouts and going on to region and state. Soon they were to learn that con- cert season was not easy either. While they prepared for concerts, they also had to prepare for solo and ensemble concerts and sight reading contest. The jazz bands also attended several festivals. In February they marched in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo parade. Relaxation came when they settled in to watch the rodeo. Last year's band had a lot of en- thusiasm and pride which helped get them through the year. They also had fine talent, which got better as the year progressed. I know we made mistakes, but we always gave it our best, said Thomas Sandoval, assistant drum major. Members of the band smile for candid camera. Here comes the Big Red Marching Machine after a wonderful performance of halftime entertainment. I l '1 l 1 dps by

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igade Members are BOTTOM ROW: Raye Lynn Wise, Carol Bernshausen, Cindi Baronoskie, Michelle Hermis, Angie Blackburn and bbie Davidson. SECOND ROW: Jill Guynes, Cynthia Martinez, Angela Gerber, Michelle Lockhart, Shirley Salinas, Sheretha niels, Debra Valdez, Lisa Acosta, Cindy Davenport. Rhonda Vernon, Elizabeth Quinones and Melinda Gongora. THIRD ROW: ura Meaux, Angela Ramirez, Rhonda Bernal. Donna Guerra, Rebecca Tobar, Sonji Daniels, Elizabeth Acosta, Melizza Duncan, gina Vasquez, Mary Ratcliff and Nancy Escamilla. FOURTH ROW: Regina Castillo, Andrea Bell, Stacy Ledet, Marisa James, Dlanche Deboise, Renee Hicks, Rhonda Surface, Donna Mead, Sonya Tovar and Angela Branch. FIFTH ROW: Lisa Larson, Debi erra, Dawn Bracker, Elizabeth Perez, Tammy Scruggs, Elizabeth Kaye, Teresa Penny, Felicia Torres and Cindy Loftin. TOP ROW: :ia Lewis, Charla McCormick, Patty Taylor, Barbara Eledge, Seana Whitten, Toni Francis, Rita Hughes and Ronda Obershaw, Q- QR Q . SFLXLQ K' ' XXX. . X Qu P., L, 'Y NK- 'SX ' sg' A k X xl ' . rg 'FXLI ' If :ary Officers are BOTTOM ROW: Colonel Cindi Baronoskie and Captain Raye Lynn Wise. SECOND ROW: Lieutenant Colonel 1elle Hermis and Captain Angie Blackburn. TOP ROW: Captain Carol Bernshausen, and Captain Debbie Davidson. hirley salinas 511991 Illlp E61

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patricia garcia Expessing hls feelings, David Rodriquez con- centrates hard on his solo. Hey Mom, how do I look? says Nancy l.aSoya. I want in on this snapshot too, says drum- mer David Flores, to Jared Barela. Monica Monterrey tries to keep in step with Tommy Villarreal. Band mascot, Richard Owens, has a desire to march too. :ww 96I