Humble High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Humble, TX)

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Brass section members Gary lserhardt, Dale Haynie, Jim group played Echano while they performed in corps Keyes and Matthew Stephens perform with the rest of the style and stopped in a diamond formation on the field. Wildcat Marching Band and during a Football halftime. The . .0 55 1 Q1 . ' . .A C I 3: K H 13 E If HQ Ly s - H M Q ' m y f .35 ts H , 'U E 2,4 K5 X level lf, C Summer practice for drummers Ross Felker, Skip Fenner and John Ramsey consists of long hours preparing for marching season, The group composed cadences for the Wildcat Marching Band. Q Band has new Complete with a new style, corps instead ot military, the Wildcat Marching Band earned an Excellent rating at University interscholastic League competition. Ott the Line, Send in the Clown and Echano were played in contest and halftime shows. The band did very well with a new director and style, Direc- tor John Etheredge commented. Attending UIL Concert and Sightreading, l-lonors Band got a First and a Third. The Symphonic Band earned two Firsts at the same contest. Both bands were also rated in , f ,mt l. I ,ya-,. . fg Y . .V . 3, Hu - - '1'W'5fl'i t'f', f tm :MR-' Q 'ay-. 'fad' i'i,1,, A fu ,fi tr 'wwf rv 'E f .fj,YL,,jf'4..s..,,k'?'ff il 1 gd' . ,hi i.zQ U,t'aif n ,, f,f'-ii,,'- ' K 2 v M -., . rf.. f' Band beau and sweetheart Danny Tidwell and Holly Barnes receive Homecoming crowd applause. style, director the Six Flags Open Band Festivalg l-lonors won a First and Symphonic a Third. Individual awards were won by members in UIL and Texas Music Educators Association. Twenty solo medals and ensemble ones were awarded at Regional Ull.. Seventeen won chairs in TlvlEA District. Ten of them made high enough to advance to Regional and Janice Gard- ner and David Thompson moved on to Area. Danna Smith performed in All-State Orchestra and David Thomp- son in All-State Band. Band 177

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nf' To improve technique and sightreading skills, University of Houston director Bill Moffett practices music with the Wildcat Marching Band. Music was worked up forthe Humble Rodeo parade at the session. ln the new corps style, Rifleman Jeannie Bedker performs as the first Band rifle twirler. Big Band Milestone was among the songs played by Stage Band to the Happening VI audience. t'Shadow of Your Smile, arranged by Assistant Director Duane Bowen, was also performed for the school visitors. 1 .0 .QE .,,.. -- X CD 3' 2 o :J CD 'E E ww Q SUD At Six Flags Over Texas where they competed, Nancy Martin hands ticket to an attendant. Band 176 Band Tuba players Liz lnbody and Keith Mann perform Send in the Clowns for halftime entertainment. The song was also played at Ull. Marching Contest where the Wildcat band made a two. c. S IJ O ua w 23

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Over forty honors Won Thirty first division medal winners, six individual Texas Music Educators Association placers and three high-ranking groups won honors for HHS Choir. Of the thirty firsts fifteen were first class pieces and qualified the singers for State University interscholastic League in June. Also TMEA awards were earned by Paul Jesser and Kim Stengel in All-State Choir. The two advanced from Regional where 25 HHS singers also com- peted and six earned honors.Three choirs sang at UlL Concert and Sightreading Con- tests. The Tenor-Bass group rated Superior in both, Treble Choir got Excellent in Concert and Average in Sightreading and Mixed Choir won two Ex- cellents from the judges. At the annual banquet Ruth Goodwin received the National Choral Award, Paul Jesser was named Most Spirited and David Tullos Most Improved. Outstanding Juniors were D'Ann Neighbors and Tom Hedgepath, Sophomores were Robyn Reynolds, Kim Stengel and Vince Rutter, and Freshmen were Laura Gibson and Paul Lively. Choir presented an evening Christmas program with three Humble ISD middle school choirs December 16 in the auditorium. Luanne Foster, Julie Dearing and Kellie McGauhey are part ofthe HHS performers. Choir 178 Choir Members of A Cappella Choir practice during second period. Under Director Trisha Stengel the group's members competed in Texas Music Educators Association and University interscholastic League events. The fifth annual musical which Choir performed in was The Music Man. Lynn Swanner, Sylvia Young and Ruth Goodwin perform 'tSong of Hiawatha during a rehearsal with some of the costumes in place.