Lowell High School - Minuteman Yearbook (Whittier, CA)

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.. U ,, A Chorus The T977-T978 Patriot Marching Band, Drill Team, and Color Guard started another busy year with great enthusiasm and high spirits. Working hard to evolve an outstanding and entertaining show, the Patriots began their marching season with long summer re- hearsals. In addition, numerous morning practices were held, Guided by advisors Jorge Garcia and Holly Blaha and led by Drum Maior Victor Candioty, Drill Team Captain Karen Ker- mode, ana Color Guard Captain Geneva lrelan, the QI members of the band, drill team, and color guard contributed much time, hard work, and money toward their cause. Through everyones combined efforts the half-time show, based on the Broadway musical A Chorus Line, was very well re- ceivecl. The Patriots held many performances, in- cluding a show at the L.A. County Fair and another at Anaheim Stadium, at the reauest of the California Angels. They also per- formed at all of lowell's home and C,l.F. football games and marched in the Whittier and la l-labra Christmas Parades. Raising money for their spring tour to San Francisco, the biggest event of the year, the groups engaged in fund-raising activities, Two were Band McDonald's Day and the ne Shines selling of Patriot hats, scarves, and mittens. Several tough field show competitions were on the season's agenda, spiritedly stepping off to the announcement, Lowell l-ligh School proudly presents 'A Chorus Linel' the units marched tothe songs of the musical, including the popular What l Did For Love, The band's new maiorette, Cath- erine Cuccio, reigning Miss Junior Maiorette of Southern California, did her own routine to One at all performances. The Pepette Drill Team gave their own award-winning versions of Dance Ten, Looks Three and I l-lope l Get lt. The Guard added a lot of color and additional entertainment with their routines, which appeared throughout the program. All in all, the l977-T978 season proved to be exciting and rewarding for the Patriots, who marched away with several im- pressive awards and a lot of pride, Awards: Azusa Competition: Band, 3rd, Drill Team, lst, Color Guard, lst. Glendora Competition: Band, 3rd, Drill Team, 3rd, Long Beach Competition: Band, 11th. Savanna Competition: Band, 4th, Drill Team, 2nd, Color Guard, 2nd, At Savanna Competition, the band, drill team, and color guard achieved the highest score they had attained in three years, they qualified for the S.C.S.B.O.A. Excellent Medal. Y Y, DRILL TEAM LEADERS: Captain Karen Kermode and Co-Captains Joy Naka- mura and Robin Miller. Qff'3'!?li5'l 1 1, Uvuo- ..+ A 3.11. 'Z' . 'L -i-' . 4. 3 t ,si S J: N: ' MAJORETTE: Catherine Cuccio A' ff ff