Litchfield High School - Navigator Yearbook (Litchfield, MI)

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Junior Bond 4-V 'H gm ,ff-, I , gg ua, M una Back row: R. Faulkner, 1. Teal, O. Simpson A. Denbrock, M. Howard A. King, Mr. Spaulding R. Houghtos, F. Greer, J. Greeg, J. Ceveltal, aT. Lligt Center row: K. Bennett, J. 'I-Iawkes, G. anDenburg, M. Shaw, G. Smi , K. B. Haefner. Front row: P. King, C. Riker, C. Walkup, I. Bender, R. Wooden, D. Carsner. The Junior Band's primary purpose is to prepare the prospective bandsmen for Senior Band. This band gives the student a chance to play as a member of a group, and to acquaint himself with music of a lighter nature. The members of this band are from the seventh and eighth grade. They usually participate in the Senior Band concert nhilton,

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High School Bond Back row: k.Austin, H. Woodliff, k,Cox, J. Hines, B. Wolf, M. Howard, J. Bender, G. Tiernan, Purdy, V. Smith E. aters J. Austin. Third row: P. King, G. Riker, K. Taylor-,:l. Kruse, M. Brandt, P. Swihart, T. Lent, D. Manville, P. Innis, J. King, G. Toth. Second row: C. Elser B. Belote D Denbrock,J Cevela, B Kro chot M Swo e J Evans B Lambri ht. Front row: K. Vanljenburlfh R. Mains B. Anson C. Hawkes, Sjfflsei, M. Paciei-. . ' . g Not pictured: D. Nelligan, . Nelligan, Swope, ,T. Wade, Director, Mr. Spaulding. The Litchfield High School Band began the school year under the direction of Mr. Kenneth Spaulding. The band first began to prepare for the shows to be put on during the half-time of the football game. Among the shows was one depicting the Seasons of the Year and another in which they used the theme of the song Around the World in Eighty Days in which they took you to the Eiffel Tower, to China with a rickshaw, to the Golden Gate Bridge, and back to Michigan. The band was also invited to Western Michigan at Kalamazoo for Band Day. After this the band prepared for contest, which was hald on March 1, at Brooklyn, Michigan. Here, the band played three numbers: a warm-up march, a selected con- cert piece, and a required number. The band received a III rating, which is an average performance with marked promise. The band was then asked to play for P.T.A., which they did at the February meet- ing. Later in the year they put on the annual Spring Concert. The year was climaxed when they marched at the Memorial Day Parade.

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Drum Mcior And Maiorettes Standmg Evelyn Waters, Hazel Woodhff, Drum Major Robert Mams, Josephme Cox, VIIQDIS Smlth Kneelmg Ioan Austm, jean Austin The L1tchf1eld I-hgh School band has s1x majorettes They were chosen by Mr Spauldmg and Mr Robert Barnard They were chosen as to t.he1r marchlng and twlrlmg ab1l1ty They work together to learn new routmes and marclung steps Thls year the majorettes demonstrated then twlrlmg and march mg abxlxty at home football games, the Hlllsdale County Falr, a Westem Nhchxgan Umvexsxty They ushered at the Chnstmas Program g1ven by the Semor muslc department The Drum Major 15 second to Mr Spauldmg ln duectmg the marclung band If the sltuanon anses when the Drum Major cannot lead the band, a majorette 1S ready to take h1s place Tlus happened twxce the past year When the Drum Major, Robert Mams, was unable to be w1t.h band because of lllness, joan Austm took h1s place at one football game and Evelyn Waters dxd the same 1n the Halloween parade