Homestead High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Blecicher Step, step, step, two, three, four . . . Oh lift your heads up to the sky while Homestead's band is marching by and if you heard what we just said get down on your knees and bow your heads. Step, step, step, two, three, four . . . According to a number of students and teachers the members of the band were the most enthusiastic group of students in the school. They promoted spirit at pep sessions, basketball games and foot- ball games. Their dedication to band itself seemed to be an asset to all the activities they supported. The Marching Spartans entered into numerous contests and received many high honors such as a 3rd place rating in the Bluffton Street Fair and a good rating in NISBOVA. Due to inclimate weather conditions and energy shortages throughout the year, various band con- certs were cancelled. Therefore appear- ances in front of the student body were SOPHOMORE TAMMY JOHNSON holds the music for a fellow band member. Feotu re limited mostly to athletic related events. Junior Karen Brown said, The band added life and an air of excitement to the pep sessions and games they played at. Such words as these kept band students loyal to their instruments. Sophomore band member Greg Urban said, The band was a group of people working for the same goal. It might have been hard work, but it was also rewarding. Each band member had to attend every football game, go on band tour and come to all practices plus a week of band camp during the summer to prepare for State Fair competition. Director Mr. James Kibby thought, This year's band was more enthusiastic and had better senior leaders than last year's group. One hundred students, half sopho- mores, participated in a program involv- ing time, patience and a lot of hard work. The band stepped into rhythm in every aspect of school moral. DURING SEND IN THE CLOWNS , sophomore Mike Peters plays his clarinet. 22-Band Lg .Mu 'R 3a'g-uit .1 1 'u1 .. , --M ,O 1 41. X L

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Rhythm In The Bothtub! The rhythm of life is a powerful beat. Puts a tingle in your fingers and in your feet. Rhythm in the bathtub, rhythm in the street. The rhythm of life is a power- ful beat. A powerful beat within the school was the swingin' Swing Choir. You may have heard them singing this song while per- forming their own choreography. The Swing Choir, along with all of the other music ensembles, put on approximately 25 concerts during the year. Choir director Mr. Russell Otte felt the enthusiasm in the 91 choir members was great but the student body didn't under- JUNIOR JILL HEINZELMAN, senior Dewayne Wehl- ing and Mary Funk practice their music during 4th period choir class. stand the choir so they weren't enthusi- astic about it. Even though the enthusi- asm about choir was low within the stu- dent body the choirs were still swingin' with life. Madrigals and Swing went on choir tour through Plymouth, Crown Point, Lake Central and sang the National Anthem for a Cubs baseball game. A great honor. Right? Yes, it was and it was the reward that the choir members received for all of their hard work and extra time which they put into their music. CLAPPING OUT THE BEAT ofthe measure, director Russell Otte sings along with the boys in the choir. 24-Choir ? l' :- x.