East Anchorage High School - Legend Yearbook (Anchorage, AK)

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Bond Victors, the school song, could be heard echoing through the halls as the East High Band welcomed the 1968-69 student body to a year of study and extracurricular events. Under the direction of Mrs. Kathleen Jones and Mark Bledsoe, student conductor, the band attracted large audiences for concerts in the fall and before Christmas. The annual spring production of Bandtasia highlighted their performances. Other positions held by band members included All-State Honor Band and the Anchorage Youth Symphony. Seventeen musicians from East were selected from tape recordings to play in the All-State Honor Band with five of them chosen for first chair responsibilities. The selling of candy paid for a trip to another city where the band held a concert for the residents. Other band activities included band members demonstrating their instruments to elementary school children- and making a record of their favorite numbers. The band finishes a successful pep assembly with their own special version of Downtown

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Dennis Goff looks over his music while waiting for Nlrs. Jones' signal to begin. Mark Bledsoe, student director, leads the band members in a scale to warm up their instruments. Gloriette Thompson Rolf Bilet, Kerry Kennedy, and Don Soden perform with vigor at a pep assembly CN,-4 -s wel h,Nt-s-gli . Cx'--, ,x J. -'NJ' .4-J4a ' pb 14' f-4-t-'

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Joining Linda Olsen at the piano for a meeting before lunch are Band Council members: Bob Ortalda Gloriette Thompson Mike Ussery Gid Palmer Jill Mohr and Mark Bledsoe. , . , ,A ,LN 33. ina 1 .viii 'r if if 5252 - '-ffl .WWE A X -zip Selecting music to be played by the band are officers of Band Council: Mike Ussery, quarter master, Jill Mohr, secretary, Mark Bledsoe, president, and Gid Palmer, vice-president.