Jersey Village High School - Falcon Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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ore feet and muscles haven't stopped the fun The sound of a trumpet overriding the practice tunes of a clarinet are usual sounds of band members trying to hurry to 2:45 practice. Band practice to 4:00 Monday through Thursday, is usually in the heat of the day. With sweat and frustration of playing one con- tinuous tune, many of the members shuffle their feet in the gravel and tell dumb jokes to ease the anguish. Karen Gray reminisced, l remember stealing the Homecoming mum and taking it to the band hall. I remember the cold, wet weather. l can still feel my cold uniform clinging to my body during MBA, calimed Rex Brown. Lou Roberts says, I will never forget marching at halftime during the football games. Tension builds up and stomachs fill with large butterflies as the band steps out of the steel bleachers onto the crisp grass of the foot- ball field. The bright, white lights shine into the dark, excitement- filled night. Applause from ecstatic fans ripple through the introduc- tion roll-off of the band's feature song. Jennifer Burkhardt and numerous other members felt that the football games were the most exciting part of band. Bruce Haggatt, a senior band member, agreed with the majority of the band, the funniest football game was when the Gold Dusters did their umbrella routine! As 7:15, Friday, April 30, rolled around, band members were hur- riedly loading a luxurious Transway International bus. Sharp cracks of static could be heard as bus captains took roll call on the noise- filled bus. After roll call everyone settled back to cuddle with sweethearts, listen to loud rock and roll music, watch cartoons on mini-television sets, or read books on the way to perform at the Con- traband Days Parade in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Kirby Herta claimed that the bus trips are the best and most ex- citing part of band. The excitement of performing in an out-of-state parade was dampened as the drunken crowds shouted taunting remarks to the band. The only things that l disliked most in Lake Charles were the crowds and drunks in the streets, Daniel Bosquez said with a touch of hostility. continued on page 103 Senior Drum Major Norma Conner directs the band seriously. P VHot Lunch Jam enables the band to practice their dancing ability. -Af YSecond year Flag Corps member Sharyn Darrow stands attentively at UIL contest. 1 g Clubs 3

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Directors Vince Sangermano and Doyle Horton lFourth Row: Dane Dickey, Randy Williams, Kirby Hurta, Glen Willoughby, Alana Kelley, Toni Logsdon, Annette Wolfe, Ed Edgar, David Glass, Mike Howell, Steve Toon, Chris ,Willoughby, Pat Murray, Susan Peters, Richard Smith, Danny White, Rodney Nicholls, Drew Defore, Heidi . Christman, Melissa Cooper, Cheryl Gobert, Cheryl Lockett, Kim Frederick, Ann Riley, Paige Bledsoe. Fifth Row: Daniel Bosquez, Fernando Galvez, James Vail, Mike Rollins, Ben Koudelka, Will Klawinsky, Kenneth Rawls, Chris Yates, Bill Reese, Eric Phelps, l Louis Franklin, Mark Michels, Randy Kimberly, Wayne Priddy, Wade Clark, Julie Green, Robert Maluski, Brian Stewart, Sheryl Shirley, Paula Zrubeck, Michael Swimford, Tony Gon- l i l zales, Rex Brown. Sixth Row: Mike Harrison, Michael Prescott, Jana Williams, Lemia AIl4Salman, John Forsythe, Kim Mayfeild, Chris Berube, Deanna Flores, Cruz Castillo, Melba Perez, Steve Berube, Yasmin Ghahremani, Brent Hail, Karen Gray, Leo Caesar, Sharyn Darrow, Sam Galvez, Trish Hettinger, Darryl Pennywell, Misty Farris, Mark Smith-Barry, Dana Rader, Daniel Peneloza, Susan Klawinsky, Ken Gregory. Um-lO1

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