Montevallo High School - Montala Yearbook (Montevallo, AL)

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Student Life 7 Two “flutists”, Jennifer Dawson and Beth Brind- ley, lead their lines down the practice field. Melissa Payne plays new music on her French Horn during practice. Band director Jim Weese listens to the Troubadors as he directs. Low brass players Steve Burke and Andy Ballard march towards the center of the field.

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UV MMMMM|Ma 'ttt Summertime is considered the most looked forward to time of the year. Stu- dents could finally sleep late on a Mon- day without worrying about that third tardy. Everyone loses track of time and returning to school is the furthest thing from everyone’s mind. For some, howev- er, the summer is filled by other respon- sibilities. These people are the victims of ... SUMMER PRACTICES. Whether it was the exhaustion of run- ning an imaginary touchdown or the pain of stepping high in marching band practice, many students lost a month of their summer fun. Students would leave practice with those yearly quotes “Early is on time, on time is late” or “This is the hardest hitting group of seniors we have had in a long time.” The first few days of band practice are spent inside learning the music. The rest of the summer practices are held outside. The football team had first week hardships, too. When the day practices first began, some of the players were out of shape. That problem was soon taken care of, however, by the trips up and down “Victory Hill”. During the practices players learned fundamental exercises and worked on agility. “When morning and evening practices began, abilities improved more than ever,” remembers Bill Wade. Overall, the early start helped every- one prepare for the grueling after-school practices that began the first day of school. FN NO ay Ms ee Ta 3 tt oe 5 In The Good Old YIN Wiese Members of the clarinet line work on the = Jason Rochester, Carlos Coieman, and Mike Lud- song “Broadway Opener” during summer wig hammer out a beat. practice. Gina McGiboney practices her marching skills during the half-time show.

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Gain a f av Helping Hand - Big Brothers Big Sisters is an an- nual event among seniors and fresh- men. This program begun in 1982 by Beth Hughes, past Student Council president. “She began a very helpful program,” commented, school coun- selor, Collen Colley. The 1987-88 program was headed by last year’s Council president Kara Child. Kara was responsible for plac- ing a senior with a freshman who had similar interest. Student Council president Britt Blake finalized the program this fall. Despite that it is a yearly event, it Britt Blake, President of the Student Council, helps the little brothers and sisters find their big brothers and sis- ters. Big Sister, Pam Shaw and little sister, LeAnn Dehaven chat with each other at the Student Council program. was not part of the °83-’84 school year, although the freshmen were still helped out by the seniors. The pro- gram resumed the following year. This year’s program was very suc- cessful,” commented senior Mike Mieure. Mike, along with Britt, helped complete this year’s program. Freshman Corey Mitchell comment- ed, “I think it’s a cool program. It helped me out a lot.” The Big Brothers Big Sisters pro- gram helps freshmen make a smooth transition into high school life. The Joys of our school get acquainted at the Big Brother Big Sister Program. a