Kilgore College - Ranger Yearbook (Kilgore, TX)

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 e. left: Majorettes Cyndi Kennedy and Ncla McCurry get a kick out of band. Above, right: The all-sophomore band officers for l98S-86are first row, Nichole Perry, drum major; Ncla McCurry, secretary-treasurer; Pat Parker; reporter. Second row, l-r: Kelli Vance, reporter; Taylor Reynolds, president; Ralph Butler, vice-president. Below: Band director Jerry Hale explains the drill to a frustrated assistant band director, Mike Turpin. ■ 7 Freshman band members wear fish as part of their initiation. 29

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Summer band gets hot! -by Kelli Vance AUGUST. It’s nearing the end of summer and a light breeze is floating through the early evening air. Soft music finds its way to your ears as you drive through town. Your radio is off and the window is down. You turn a corner and the music gets louder. Twisting roads and a couple of wrong turns finally bring you to R. E. St. John Memorial Stadium. There it is. The Kilgore College Ranger Band. You park your car among the others, which aren’t parked in any sort of logical order, then you walk past the gates and to the practice field. Standing near the end zone, you witness what seems to be mass chaos. The band is learning a new drill for the first game of the season. You wish you were in band. SEPTEMBER. You decide to go to a KC pep rally since you heard the music three miles away again. You find that pep rallies arc unique indeed. A pep rally is spirit put to music and cheers with a beat. You leave the pep rally with a smile on your face and four free footballs to boot. You notice the band is still playing and you wish you were still in the stands with them. OCTOBER. It’s the middle of football season and you and your date go to the Homecoming game. You memorize the music to the fight song before the half. Band must really be fun. Halftime was really unique. The band literally ran onto the field with balloons in hand. The Rangcrcttcs danced on oil derricks. And a trip to Nice, France, was announced and then everyone on the field really got excited. Now you really wish you were in band. Third quarter is sheer entertainment. The Bud song is a favorite. You laugh at the Tut routine and listen as the brass and woodwinds sing unusual songs in harmony. They are like one big family. The percussion section keeps the band on its feet with a series of drum cadences that make you want to get up and dance. You are seriously thinking of getting into the band. NOVEMBER. Football season is winding down and marching season is almost over. The fall semester is nearing an end and again you hear the band practicing across town for the Cotton Bowl. It’s almost more than you can take. You decide to enroll in band for the spring semester. You finally get your wish. Above:The band and Rangcrcttcs practice the first drill of the season. Below, left: Bows and balloons emphasize the Homecoming drill. Carnival. Below right: David Bruyerc's French horn casts a sunny reflection of a bright summer day. 28

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Orgon (Adam Rogers) receives a writ of eviction. KC Theatre French satire deals with imposters It is an age-old problem. Con artists pose as men of the Cloth to cheat innocent people of their wealth. Sound familiar? The situation just described happened over 300 years ago in Moliere’s 17th Century comedy Tartuffe. A wealthy man, Orgon, is the victim of the swindler’s deceptions. Orgon takes Tartuffe into his home and persists his family to follow the fraud’s teachings. Meanwhile, Orgon’s daughter is promised to Tartuffe, although she is already engaged. When the truth about Tartuffe comes to light, the family tries to convince Orgon that he has been duped. All of this is in vain. Orgon is already on the edge of financial ruin. Things don’t change much in 300 years. The five day production in Van Cliburn Auditorium featured the 12 member cast as follows: Tartuffe, by Lancaster sophomore, Paul Bochmer; Adam Rogers, Pottsboro freshman, as Orgon; Belinda Burgin, Daingerfield sophomore, as Mmc. Pernelle; Tony Hill, Longview freshman, as Cleante; and Suzi Lang, Rockwall sophomore, as Dorine. Also, Danny Moss, Longview freshman, as M. Loyal; Jackie Whitt, Longview freshman as Elmire; Steve Morris, Rockwall freshman, as Damis; Amy Sinks, Grand Praric freshman, as Flipote; Kim Barker, White Oak freshman, as Mariane; Paul Hill, Longview sophomore, as Valere; and Alan Pickard, Longview freshman, as a police officer. The KC Theatre students prepared for Tartuffe early in the fall semester. Each Saturday was spent constructing the set which mainly comprised of furniture. Staircases and backdrops were unnecessary since the play was produced “in the round”. 30