Lexington High School - Sentinel Yearbook (Lexington, IL)

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igtmh During last summer the band was quite busy preparing for and participating in the Lexington Centennial, playing in the pageant and marching in the parade. Activities during the school year were composed of playing for home football gamesg a trip to Chenoa to play before the student body, participation at I. S. N. U. Homecoming Parade, where we won second, performing at junior and senior plays and high school Music Festival. The big program for the year was our Spring Music Concert, consisting of numbers by the 50 piece Advanced Band, the 41 piece Grade Band, and singing ensembles. The year ended most successfully by our playing at commencement exercises. In the district high school contest the Advanced Band placed second. LCHS had l3 entries at the district high school Solo and Ensemble contest. First place winners were Gloria Maas, bass clarinet, Rozanne Allison, marimbag Laurel Christian, trumpet, Sandra Gleeson, tenor saxophoneg Lucile Hyneman, twirlingg Don Cole, Margaret Lauher and Laurel Christian, trumpet trio. These winners advanced to state competition at Macomb. FIRST ROW: G. Maas, J. Neal, R. Ling, M. Dawson, M. Leuchtenberg, B. Downes, K. Hardman, J. Claudon C. Towner, J. Fell, 1. Hallstein. SECOND ROW: C. Maas, P. Neal, N. jones, H. Vespasian, C. Claudon, 1. Killian, D. Noe, J. Patton, M. Lauher, L. Christian, D. Cole, M. Hutson, S. Gleeson, E. Felt, W. Ralston, F. Dawson. THIRD ROW: K. Beery, Y. McKeown, P. Claudon, M. Ricketts, L. Lanzer, R. Leake, M. Cheever, R. Frerichs, B. Beery, B. Killian, J. Maas, D. Ralston, J. Lindsay, R. Winterland. FOURTH ROW R. Allison, S. Bitterberg, C. Palmer, D. Jacobs, K. Haushalter, R. Killian, D. Ringenberg, M. Young, Mrs. Seegmiller.

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I mirlvra FIRST ROW: L. Ling, P. Gleeson, S. Vandegraft, S. Shaffer. SECOND ROW: J. Kinsella, S. Craig, E. Wright, L. Hyneman, J. Mohr. During recent years LCHS has been fortunate in having an outstanding group of baton twirlers and majorettes to aid our marching band. This has been due a great deal to a constructive music program, as well as to fine individual efforts. Composing the group this year has been Susan Craig and Lucile l-lyneman, senior twirlersg Eugene Wright, Drum Majorg Sharol Shaffer, Sherry Vandegraft, Paulette Gleeson, Linda Ling, julie Kinsella and jean Mohr, junior twirlers. Lucile Hyneman completed an outstanding record this year as twirler, serving in her tenth year in LCHS band work. In high school competition she has received in each of four years a first superior rating. Her record during these years of competition has been l40 awards in 12 states, all in open national and state contests. Among Luci1e's first place awards have been the New Orleans Mardi Gras National Open, Holland, Michigan, Tulip Festivalg C. Y. O. Midwestern H. S. championship twice, Milwaukee Festival of Music, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Round Up: and the Kentucky State Fair National Open. She has made TV appearances in Illinois, Pennsylvania and Louisiana. Lucile Hyneman