Froebel High School - Steel Dust Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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%UJ (J3und The band then placed second in competition with 31 other bands on September 4th, at the State Fair in Indianapolis winning a gold trophy and 100 medals. The four trophies won this summer makes a total of 37 trophies won by the band, orchestra and majorette groups.

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DIRECTOR MR. RES UR COLOR GUARDS: Sulich, Lakatos, The Froebel Band carried the name of its school and the city of Gary before hundreds of thousands of people during 1949. On May 15th, it gave a colorful concert to a packed Memorial Auditorium. After appearances here in the Memorial Day, Convocation, and Flag Day Parades, the band took part in the Wisconsin Spectacle of Music in Milwaukee, where they were awarded two beautiful gold trophies, 200 medals for winning first prize in marching and second prize in concert playing. On July 24th, the majorettes presented five special black light flag and baton drills at the Rock River Valley Music Festival in Sterling, Illinois. The band and majorettes led the Mardi Gras parade at Riverview Park in Chicago, on August 29th. In the Midwestern Band Tournament held there on September 11th, they won first prize, a beautiful gold trophy and 100 medals. This marked their seventh first prize performance there.

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For many years now theFroebel majorettes have been outstanding in the band. Parading out in front, twirling their batons and swinging their colorful flags, the majorettes always add color and sparkle with their high stepping routine. A hard working group, the majorettes always pu t on a good show. This group is under the supervision of Mrs.Resur. Bensey, Kirla, Mandel, Shimko, Demos, Lasko, Tonetski. Kirla, Calfas, Demos, Tonetski, Resur, Geor¬ ge adis, Basic, Lara. Demos, Bistransky, Kirla, Georgeaois, Tonetski, Garcia, Basic, Ronak, Lara, Calfas. VlNZANNI, POULAS, DjAKOVICM, KOTOViCH, RESUR, Stewart, Guerra, Sarkotich, Kotovicm, Whiten- gale. 64