Hondo High School - Owl Yearbook (Hondo, TX)

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Owl Baud 6 ALL-DISTRICT BAND FRONT ROW: Peggy Grolli mund, Ramiro Ybarra, Anna Beth Eggen, Shirley Lindeburg, Nora Winkler, Emaleen Saat- hoff, Nancy Burch. BACK ROW: Frances Gray Kathryn Muennink, Kathleen Wiemers, Larry Schweers, George Gooding, Dolly Saat- hoff, John Meyer. Three of these band mem- bers --Peggy Grollimund, Ramiro Ybarra, and John W. Meyer--placed in the all- regional band. Peggy and Ramiro qualified for the all-state band. gl P, apo Y , i 4 f w A X ul gl -J 9 ,ax 5-. ff' Berta Faseler was elected the Band sweetheart for 1958-1959. Berta, who is a senior in high school, has played a cornet in the band for five years. She was vice- president of the band in 1957-1958 As sweetheart, she represented tl Owl Band in the Del Rio Band Festival. TT' ,, .,,e X. in-+241 1 I H STAGE BAND FRONT ROW: Suzanne Rath, Larry Schweers, Marilee Rath, Cynthia Gaudian, Frances Gray, Norvell Jenkins. BACK ROW: Georgia Braden, Charles Hitzfelder, Carol Ann Rath, Johnny Meyer, Peggy Cagle, Berta Faseler, Elvia Cortez, Terry Diaz, George Gooding, Nancy Burch. 65

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':4f IN' lv-'P Mr. Lee, an outstanding ex- ample of musical ability, has worked unceasingly to make the Hondo High School Band one of the outstanding bands in this area. His everlasting patience and his love for music has caused him to be an inspiration to all the members of the band. The Hondo Owl Band was begun in the summer of 1951 under the direction of Mr. Al Sturchio. In October of 1951 Mr. Bob Lewis came to Hondo to take over the dif- ficult task of completing the organization of the band. In 1952 the band entered its first Interscholastic League Contest and held its first band banquet. With the help of Mr. Lewis, the band received the Sweep- stakes Award in 1954-1955 and continued to win it for the following three years under his direction. J-larzdo High RJ i.J,,x IO In August Of 1957, Mr. E,J, Lee came to I-Iondo to take over the strenuous task of directing the band. That year the Owl Band again received the Sweepstakes Award for outstanding performances. In 1958 the band made a second at its marching contest in Pearsall, but it came through with a first in concert and sightreading. The Hondo student body is proud of the Owl Band because of these outstanding a- chievements. BAND OFFICERS SITTING LEFT TO RIGHT: Barbara Highsmith, reporterg Peggy Grollinmund, librariang Anna Taylor, me rit secretaryg Mary Pope, vice-presidentg Sue Cason, wardrobe custodiang Suzanne Rath, ward- robe custodiang Annie Rowlett, merit sec- retaryg Barbara Faye Clements, librariang Kathy Bendele, drum major. STANDING LEFT TO RIGHT: John W. Meyer, presidentg Dolly Saathoff, secretary- treasurerg Ramiro Ybarra, band managerg Larry S chwe e r S, band manager' Roberta Faseler, sweetheart, Nurmi Wendland, li- brarian, Laura Meyer, librariang Mr. Lee, director.

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.1-4' '75, M4 The '58 Owl cheerleaders Head cheerleader Lmda Tondre Myrna Brxtsch Glenetta Saathoff and Jes s1ca Ledbetter 4 WJ' 'tw A? 1 'Si Hhecrlcadcrs The Owl cheerleaders chosen by popular vote of the student body shoulder the respon Slblllty of creatmg and ma1nta1nmg the school sp1r1t for wh1ch Hondo I-hgh 1S known The '58 cheerleaders were outstandumg examples of en ergy and school sp1r1t as well as outstandnmg ex amples of cheerlead1ng talent The '58 cheerleaders lead the Hondo Owls through the fa.m1l1ar V for V1ctory 66 a