Forest Park High School - Tracer Yearbook (Ferdinand, IN)

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Park As Mardi Gras Is Final Goal After Winning State Wide Fame state competition this year. Sue Lindauer, secretary; Dave Knust, vice-president; Connie Schnell, president; and Randy Vaal, treasurer, admire trophies the band received this year. uniforms, that impressed judges and audiences and caused chilling emotions. The American Flag was featured during the band’s moving performance at Indianapolis in November. n

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Musicians, Marchers Succeed in Gaining Recognition for Forest The band ends their performance at Indianapolis in state competition, missing second place by three points. With the kind of support needed to create a yearning for success, The Marching Rangers proved that only the best are produced at Forest Park! Our band brought home honors to be the pride of the school for eternity. Success can be attributed to the fact that the band possessed a new attitude.--unity. The Marching Rangers were truly 'one' as the Flag Corps, Rangerettes, and band marched in unison. The result of the combination was a group of kids striving to reach the top they did! The hours were extremely long, and the unlimited work was exasperating, but the undying spirit was the dominant asset to the winning routine. The Rangers performed their show with such precision that it was nerve shaking and emotion breaking. Through band camp and the more than one hundred hours of after-school work, the band attained their ultimate goal--an invitation to march in the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans. To you, Marching Rangers, Forest Park is forever indebted! You gave to us the heart and depth of success and contri- buted more than your share of the prestige to the making of our school. You will remain a vital and necessary catalyst to the experiment of consolidation of which we. Forest Park, are the result. The Forest Park Marching Band was honored by the com- munities in the Southeast Dubois County School Corpora- tion for their outstanding achievements in parades and The sixty-four piece band, under the direction of Mr. Gene Keusch, proved to be a sharp-looking group in their 10

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Performing at Queen Crowning is an annual event for the drillteam, as they add their own charm to the event. Smile and the whole world smiles with you.” True? You bet! Ask any Forest Park Rangerette; she would surely know, for it was the smiles of seventeen girls that charmed audiences into awesome applause. A squad of pretty girls—all different, yet all alike in that each possessed one prevailing attitude. Performing for the sole purpose of entertainment was their goal as each Ran- gerette did her thing. The Rangerettes contributed their personalized touch of class to Forest Park. They have filled memories with scenes of song and dance, and have implanted upon every- one the fact that smiles are the essence of memories which consequently fast forever, and ever. . . and ever. The drillteam was led by Pat Fritz, junior co-captain; Jane Vonderheide, captain; and Linda Luegers, co-captain. Rangerettes Add Spirit and Charm to 1973-74 School Year Members of the 1973-74 drill team are, Front Row: Linda Luegers, Vicki Zink, Sharon Werne, Mary Ann Heeke, Cheryl Englert, Karen Boekman, and Jane Vonderheide. Standing: Jean Vonderheide, Mickie Werne, Angie Stallman, Pat Fritz, Cheryl Vaai, Becky Kippenbrock, Pam Spayd, Ruth Mundy, Mary Mundy, and Jeannie Remke. 12