Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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' Conlinuea' from page 204 could be nominated and this year. according to Rene Abat, something unusual happened. BAND PLAYS ON After school practice for the band at times was an ordeal. It was hot and tiring every time until the weather got cold. and then it was cold and tiring, unless it rained and then it was wet and tiring, remarked Band Director Jack Greenberg. During two of the halftime shows. Drum Major Dirk Silva added an unu- sual salute while the band played Star Wars. The crowd enjoyed it. It was kinda an idea I had. Mr. Greenberg had a really fancy sword in storage so I did a drum major salute using the basics I'd learned and I added my own frills and spins, Silva added. Silva said that all of the drum majors in the past had wanted to use the sword. It was an opportunity I'd been waiting for. Silva said. FLUFF GIVES AUXILIARY AID Though practice for the band and the Markettes began each Monday afternoon, soon after. other'groups began planning for the coming week- end. Fluffs. Samms. J'aides. and Sigma Gamma all participated in baking cookies. wrapping lockers and putting up posters . . . in support of their des- ignated football player. A few days before the game ffresh- man football games were usually on Thursday afternoonsj we would get together and decide who would do what, said Fluff member Jensy Myers. For his fMark Shackelford'sJ birth- day we wrapped his room. It took us 2 hours to do it and it took him I5 min- utes to undo it, exclaimed Jensy about Mark's birthday wrapjob. SAMMS SLAVE OVER SPIRIT Samm's Members Boozie Cathell and Beth Morgan did out of the ordi- nary things for their Sophomore jock Sid Womack. We tried to think of dif- Continued on page 209 o Red Hof! Those red soldiers Time -Qui FOOTBALL PLAYERS were not the only men in red who made the games worth going to. Steve Trevino, Jamie Turner, and Stuart Nelson work for a good show at one of the many halftime appear- ances. Often spending as much as 15 hours a week a show, the band worked out every day after school in the church parking lot practicing on difficult but challenging routines. Medals worn by Turner and other band members are tributes from inter-school competitions. Photo by Tom Freireich. ' CHOSEN BAND SWEETHEART, Senior Janet Hacker shows off a dozen red roses. Director Jack Greenburg announced the sweetheart at the last regular season game. Janet was selected after a vote by the marching band. Photo by Trent Rosenthal. TRUMPET LINE MEMBERS, Freshman David Bakken, Freshman Craig Turner, Sen- ior Charles Stern, Senior Caroline Brown, and Sophomore Rochelle Withers attract attention as the featured part in the song Carwash at the Kashmere game. Each halftime show included a march, two feature songs, and the traditional fight song off the field. Photo by Darryl Yee.

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I Iyn Em Tre in t i 1 r. lt. ' ig . '2 X E i 1 age: it . wt- z.- it Kim FRENCH HORN PLAYERS ARE BOTTOM ROW: Caro Dudrick, Janet Hacker, TOP ROW: Mike Weber ily Anderson, Melinda Robbins, Gil Agnew. Photo by nt Rosenthal o display their school spirit, band mem- ers wear expressive shirts designed by femor Billy Cohn. The shirts show band ziifii . T 2535: off if f at 'THlSl S A ' Ozda Daich ROW Claire OW Jamie Turner C Masterson TOP ROW E, Mike Tharp, Warren Wil owland, Barton Withrow Steve Nelson Photo by Photo by Trent Rcsenf TUBAS AND BARITONES ARE BOTTOM ROW Brad Dowell Ron Fortson K le Womak David Uhbrock. . I Y . TOP ROW: Doug Short, Tom Merrill, Peter Slover David Smith. Photo b Trent Rosenthal. director Jack Greenburg as the builder of the marching band. Photo by Scott Waughtal. 2 3 ii Red Hotl ' 207