Kilgore College - Ranger Yearbook (Kilgore, TX)

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Opposite page: Rangerettc director Deana Bolton talks to freshman hopefuls just before the new frosh line is announced. Sophomore line members arc in the background. Top: ’Rcttc candidates spent nearly two weeks practicing routines for tryouts. Above: Missy Roach reacts after being named to the freshman line. Right: Two ’Rctte hopefuls share a moment together after the line is announced. RANGERETTE TRYOUTS 25

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Hard work really pays off Grueling tryouts, practice keys to Rettes success By Stephanie Gordon Rangerette freshman hopefuls found out there is no rest for the weary at ter auditions were held August 10 through 21. Rangerettc pre-training came to an end with the Show-off of the new line on August 21. More than 120 Rangerette hopefuls competed for the 28 available positions on the line. Sixteen alternate positions also were available. The initiation for the new Rangeret-tes wasn’t over when they were selected 24 RANGERETTE TRYOUTS for the line. Activities just began. The ’Rettes spent much time on Tuesdays clapping, singing and jogging-in-place to the Ranger Fight Song. Students may have seen the familiar bobby pinned group opening and closing doors for the sophomore Rangeret-tes. Each freshman ’Rctte had the responsibility of speaking to the sophomores with respect and not showing her back to them. Everything the new Rangerettc docs has a meaning. It teaches discipline and respect for authority. The group practices 11-and-a-half hours a week. Of the 65 Rangerettes, 53 march at halftime and 12 stay in the stands. The reason that all 65 don’t perform during the game is that too many will make the line weave. All the planning, hard work and dedication have made the Rangerettes what they arc. Since the Kilgore College Rangerettes were created, the three words that symbolize them are tradition, precision and fellowship.

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KC Band By Stephanie Gordon The Kilgore College Ranger Band is another group on campus that prides itself on an elite camaraderie. This group begins its practice during the hot weather in August. Ranger band director Jerry Hale can be heard on his electric megaphone making order out of chaos. The summer band practice may start out disorganized, but Hale and his assistant Mike Turpin whip the group into a finely tuned machine. The band practices at noon every weekday. Hale believes in “getting it right, getting it timed and getting with it.” Hale doesn’t just sit on the sides watching the group go through its paces. 26 SUMMER BAND braves the summer heat He often perches on the highest scat in order to get a bird’s eye view of the group. The Ranger Band also has an initiation of freshmen. The “fish” go through a period of being welcomed into the organization by the sophomores. This yearly rite brings the group close together and teaches the freshmen respect for the sophomores. The band works carefully through each marching routine they have each week. They arc continually working to ensure their reputation as the “Internationally Famous Ranger Band.” The group not only performs at football games, but also at Christmas parades. Cotton Bowl and pep rallies. This year, the group traveled with the Rangcrcttcs to San Francisco for the East-West Shrine Game. The group’s hard work paid off with much appreciation from the crowd at the game. The Kilgore College Ranger Band is another group on campus that prides itself on precision, timing and hard work and pride. Above: Band director Jerry Hale gives students a break from the heat. Above left: Mark White and Jim Stevens get tuned up.Above right: Teresa Scarborough and Sonja Roberts take time to ham it up for the cameraman.Right: Banc members run through their new march.