Humble High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Humble, TX)

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AAAA sweeps Symphonic Band won first in both Concert and Sightreading and the Concert Band won a first in Concert at University Interscholastic League Competition April 20- 21. By winning both, the first group received a Sweepstakes trophy - Band's sixth consecutive sweeps and first in AAAA, all under Directorlim Hagood. At the San lacinto College contest the bands earned their firsts with all three judges giving the 85-member Symphonic Band first division marks. The Concert group of 108, under Assistant director Linda Tiner, received two firsts and a second. In Sightreading the Hagood-led group earnjed three firsts while Tiner's got two seconds and a thir . The Symphonic group competed with fourteen others and the concert group had sixteen second and third bands in it. Band members accumulated 138 first-division medals at UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest. An experimental ensemble of eight received a plaque and individual patches for their winning performance. All but nine solos were eligible for State UIL individual competition lune 2 and 4. This was the most medals we've ever made, Mr. Hagood said. One hundred fifty-four students from Humble competed at the Region XIX tryouts at Clear Creek. Drum Major Darla Dinhoble and Twirler Tricia Wilson advanced to State after winning firsts at Region XIX Twirling, Twenty-two others competed in solos and twelve in ensembles at regional. All judges at the Region XIX Marching Contest gave the Marching Band firsts. This win made Band eligible for its first AAAA sweepstakes. 9? '22 Standing at attention Ray Morris and other ,g Band members wait for the signal to move off X- the field after half at Del Mar. z: ff 4 1 f'W,jj A, ,, K 1 , ' M , . , U1 MB, ,r,s,-,,W...wm,sQ 1 r J A 78 Band Playing for their beau and sweetheart, Steve Youtsey and Grace Herzog, the Band performs at the Homecoming halftime.

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T Sfafe TMEA f T 'W T Tvvo musicians-Eric Bittner and Danna Smith- attended Texas Music Educators Association State Convention to play in the TMEA State Band and Orchestra. Eric competed for a position and was fourth out of 36 players in the symphonic band. Danna, the All-State Orchestra member, made fourth-chair oboe. Eric became eligible for the honor after placing in the top part of the Trumpet section at Area auditions. Fellow Trumpet player leff Martinez also moved on to Area from the Region contest, Danna vvas one of three Band students to make the Region orchestra and was one of four oboe players in the State to play in the State orchestra. Bass Trombonists Cary Thompson and Steve Youtsey also competed. At Region Band ten made the concert group and at District Band six Humble students made first chair and 32 others were in the district group. Humble hosted the TMEA District auditions for Region XIX schools December 9. K Band the outdoor pep rally at Humble City Park, One of the most spirited groups at each Voltman plays the fight song as part of Football game is the Wildcat Marching Band Wildcat Marching Band. which cheered and played fight music.

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is E. E 1- Drum Major Darla Dinhoble directs the Band in another field performance. Darla did this task at each Football game and for the UIL Marching Contest which the group won, Standing at attention comes many times to the members of the Band, They maintain this attitude when entering stand formation, before descending to perform, when returning after performance and at the end of the game, ,4 ' 1' f ., . , 900- L25 'Wi ' YY' 'fi -ayvf--v ,mann Band 79