Kilgore College - Ranger Yearbook (Kilgore, TX)

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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.

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Fall ’87 registration shows 9% increase By John R. Toler Once again the shuffling of feet, sighs of impatience and long lines marked the registration process for the 87-88 KC fall semester. Students who took advantage of the early advisement and registration last spring avoided the lines and had no problems with their class selections. Thus the old saying proved true once again, “the early bird gets the classes he prefers.” Enrollment again showed an increase over the previous fail, with a total of 4,322 students signed up, compared to 3,934 for the same period in 1986. The numbers revealed 1,275 indistrict, 2,964 out-of-district, 80 out of state and three foreign students. This marks the second highest KC registration total, second only to the all-time high of over 4.500 students in the fall of 1983- not bad for these post “oil boom days.” Computerization speeded up and made the process of registering a little easier for most students, according to Joe Cruscturncr, KC registrar. Each station along the line was able to enter one’s Social Security number and check his her class schedule. Most corrections and other particulars could then be made into the computer instead of scurrying back across campus in order to make the necessary changes. “The enrollment increase could have been attributed to several factors: unemployment, more students headed toward bachelor degree programs and higher tuition and fees at four-year universities,” said Cruseturncr. Possibly the most important reason in the overall enrollment increase can be attributed to the people who live in the East Texas area, and their realization that they must adapt to a changing world through education. X cAkJ'T Cx O Tic YOv 6 0 To THit OF toivMEpy Chris Gont«r UMo'seM7