Grafton High School - Re Echo Yearbook (Grafton, WV)

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WATCHING THE DRUM majorette. Junior Kathi Beavers keeps time to the music. AT A HOME game, trumpet players Donnie Dye, freshman. Scott Poling, junior. and Paul Kare, freshman, play to the crowd.

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AT THE BEGINNING of the graduation ceremony, honor graduates lead their class onto the field. A VICTIM OF Senior Slave Day, Cheryl McDaniel wears the karate costume her owner Steve Lough, sophomore, thought of for her to wear. AFTER RECEIVING HIS diploma. An dre Palmateer heads back to his seat. Seniors feature 25

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PLAY 1M' THl BLl.I.S. Paula McViiki r. junior. Concentrates on mak-mg it [h itee t. LUNCHTIME ALSO MEANS practice time for band members Kara Hammon, sophomore, and Adrienne Brown, junior. as the majorettes perform a flag routine. Left, left, left, tight, left Sounds such as this could be heard all through the hot summer months and into the fall as upperclassmen made sure that the Freshmen felt wanted. At the beginning of each band season came two things: band camp and the initiation of the new members. When band camp was over, the band had two female field commanders: Brenda Ware, sen- ior; and Annette Gribble, junior. The feature twirlers, Clarissa Wooddell and Kelly White, both juniors, practiced their own routines while the 17 majorettes worked on new dance steps. As the football season drew near, everyone could feel the excitement of performing their new routines. As the season progressed, the team and the band both improved. Having the team improve meant more publicity and exposure for the band also. During football season, the idea of new band uniforms was introduced and accepted. The projected price was set at $38,000 and students were measured for their made-to-fit uniforms. The main fundraiser for this project was the selling of the fruit, an annual event sponsored by the band. After Christmas break, the band split up into two smaller bands, a symphonic and a concert, and even more progress was made. In late February, Rod Lewis, a student teacher from Alderson-Broaddus College, came to observe the bands and began conducting the students in March. During his student teaching, the time came for the area band festival, held at Lincoln High School. The symphonic band received a II rating, while concert choir got a I rating. During this festival, the new uniforms, which arrived in April, were worn for the first time. Designed by students, the uniforms feature the colors blue, gold and white. Reversible capes and waist length coats were new features added. The uniforms were good in design and color scheme. They added the icing to a fine year, said Mr. Norman Adlington, band director. — Melissa Frame Marching Band 27