Mississippi Valley State University - Delvian Yearbook (Itta Bena, MS)

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258 HPER Club consists of members majoring or minoring in Health, Physical Education and Recreation and Dancing. HPER members are involved in activities on the local, state, and national levels. Students are also involved in departmental projects, workshops, field experiments and service programs. The club consists of approximately 80 members. Advisors: From Left, Standing: Mr. Frank Thomas, Mr. John Perry and Mr. Harvey Wardell. The club president is Simeon Townsend and the vice-president is Linda Jackson.

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The Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity was founded November 27, 1919 by A. Frank Martin. The fraternity was the first fraternity to set foot on The Valley. That was May 5, 1962. The fraternity’s motto is “Strive for the Highest.” The purpose of this unique organization is to build better bands and to serve the word band ONLY. The Kappa Kappa Psi Fraternity membership here stands at about 27 men who at all times assist the band and its director. K A P P A K A P P A

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Added to the music curriculum this year is an applied percussion program. The program is headed by Mr. Jeff Pellaton and provides a concentrated study in Concert and Symphonic percussion, Marimba, Vibes and all other mallet keyboard instruments, multi-percussion, and Latin and African percussion techniques. The Percussion program adds two ensembles to the growing list of exciting groups already active on campus and in the community. T he Percussion Ensemble performs standard, contemporary and popular literature written for percussion groups, and the Percussion Jazz Rock Ensemble which is one of only three like it in the percussion world performs original and arranged material from the Jazz and Rock idiom. Mr. Pellaton holds a B.A. in education and an M.A. in performance from Eastern IIlinois University. Mercier las s) AMrws MnAZM ZOrnncorAmy Z KRAOCF NNEu ZOnrnw