John Marshall High School - Marhiscan Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Belles’ Voices Ring Out in Song In Patriots on Parade, the Liberty Belles performed a son g with a “women ' s lib flavor. This, as well as their name, added to the bi-centennial spirit. The girls had to audition for the ensemble. They also appeared in Christmas programs and visited grade schools and nursing homes. It wasn 7 necessary to have musical experience to become a Marshallaire,- all you needed to do was audition. Of course, experience is quite helpful. Programs with a bi-centennial theme were presented by the group. Grade schools were visited and contests were entered. Both groups participated in Feast and Follies.

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Firing is Our Real Occupation This school should be proud and aware of the fact that they have an award-winning Rifle Team. Leading the team for the second year as high firer was David Gray. As a team, the riflers have state trophies from ' 70 and ' 72. Although this rifle team didn ' t have a hand in winning them, they had a hand in continuing the tra¬ dition of Marshall being city champi¬ ons. They also won the sectionals in the spring of ' 75. Graduating seniors in 76 were George Williams, first- year varsity,- Dan Bonham, second- year varsity; and David Gray, third- year varsity. As usual, the Color Guard dis¬ played high standards in raising and taking care of the flags flown out¬ doors and in. The Color Guard com¬ manded by Mark Arnold is one of the units of pride within their respectable JROTC program. No officers are on the special team, thus making room for younger cadets to have a chance. The exhibition Drill Team competed in regular Saturday meets, and went to feeder and area schools of Mar¬ shall. The team adjusted well to the new Drill Team Commander who was Alan Cooper. Two other officers were Dennis Mitchell, Drill Team X.O., and Terry Lolla, Team Member. On August 14, the Drill Team went to the ' 75 State Fair and brought home a tro¬ phy. For the most part, they are young, but experienced and should be effective in competition. X

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Sons Visit Schools and Nursing Homes If you were in Liberty Belles or Mar- shallaires, you were automatically in the Concert Choir. The choir partici¬ pated in contests during the ' 75- ' 76 school year. The Choir Music Festival was held here at Marshall; all choirs in the city were involved. The Girls Concert Club was between Freshman Chorus and the Concert Choir. However, you could often get into one without being in another first. The Sons of Liberty performed in the Cavalcade of Music and Feast and Follies. They sang for community citi¬ zens, too. a. Some of the Liberty Belles practice their performance from Patriots on Parade. The group presented a suffragette act that involved marching up the aisles to the stage while wearing period costumes and brandish¬ ing signs, b. The Marshallaires chose to wear brightly colored outfits for their shows. Besides performing for the community, they appeared in Patriots on Parade and the Christmas Program. These hats were worn in their POP act. c. The new name of the Boys ’ Octet is the Sons of Liberty. Sponsor Cynthia Featheringill accompanies members during a practice session. Any singing group needs a great deal of practice together to develop a good sound, d. The Concert Choir sang in the Choir Music Festival and also in other con¬ tests. Members of groups such as Marshal¬ laires are Choir members automatically, e. These Girls ' Concert Clubbers translate writ¬ ten music into a vocal form. Remember what your old music instructors used to say about using your diaphragm? Unlike some of us, these girls can use that information to pro¬ duce good results.