Ness City High School - Eagle Yearbook (Ness City, KS)

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Band Creates the Background The band performed for many differ- ent events. The first activity, marching at the Kansas State Fair, yielded a I rating for the sixth consecutive year. Fall activities began with an evening pep rally, the first one in many years, on the baseball diamond, and the band performed for pep rallies and football games. Other performances were marching in the Ness City Christmas parade, a Christmas concert, and playing at bas- ketball games. The band traveled to the Jetmore regional basketball tour- nament and to the Pratt sub-state bas- ketball tournament. The WKEA league contest was held at Ransom and the band received a II. The band received a I at the State con- test which was held at Garden City. Three ensembles also entered con- tests. District contest, rescheduled from March 28 because of a second blizzard in one week, was held at Hays on April 4. State contest was at Linds- borg and 34 gold metals were brought home. At the spring concert Joel Fitzgerald received the Most Outstanding Senior Band Member Award and the John Philip Sousa Award. The final perfor- mance was at graduation exercises held in the gymnasium. League District Brass ensemble I I Woodwind ensemble It I Flute ensemble It I State I I I 1. Flute ensemble- Desiree Lawrence. Kassie Crombie. Lori Harmison. Jennifer Stoecklein. Heather Zerr, Jennifer Stiawalt. Crystal Schwien. Sara James. 2. Flag Corps- Front row- Jodie DeShazo. Gina Sutton. Lisa Oberley Back row- Amy Foulke. Penny Marcus. Lisa Garrison. Melissa Munsch. Tracee Blake 3 Kassie Crombie. drum majorette, leads the band past the Ness County bank building in the Christmas parade 26 Band

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League art contest was held in Quinter. Jason Slagle took first place in scratchboard and ink category. Darla Goodman merited second place in textile design. Teresa Cross took second place in oil. Kelly Gabel got third in sculpture and design. The group also traveled to Hays. Awards were given to Darla Goodman, Tere- sa Cross, and Matt Heckman. Special awards were given to ath- letes for each sport. Football- Travis Betz Volleyball- Annetta Whipple Belinda Benedict Tennis- Sean Barrett Denise Rowe Basketball- Greg Erb Desiree Lawrence Golf- Travis Knotts Track- Layton Whipple Belinda Benedict Craig Horchem Courage Award- Darla Goodman Outstanding Male Athlete- Layton Whipple Outstanding Female Athlete- Tina Beck, Desiree Lawrence I 0 1. Arlen Waller. Brennan Good, and Jamie Moore display their industrial art projects. 2. Art contestants- Front row- Dawn Tenny. Jill Uehl- ing. Second row- Michelle McCammond. Teresa Cross, Instructor Judy Kobler, Darla Goodman. Kim Marshall. Third row- Jenniler Moore. Sandy Robinson. Pam White. Back row- Brenda Her- ren. Jason Slagle. Jamie Moore. Chris Crombie. Mike Sheldon 3 Allison Stout will attend the Kansas Regents Honors Academy at Fort Hays State University during June 4 MVP's- Front row- Denise Rowe, Tina Beck, Desiree Law- rence. Belinda Benedict, Darla Goodman. An- netta Whipple. Back row- Greg Erb. Layton Whipple. Travis Betz. Sean Barrett Special Recognition 25

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1. Woodwind ensemble- Stephanie Erb. Diane Eckels. Lisa Eckels. Yvonne Cross. Te- resa Copeland. Sandy Har- mison. Grant Janke. Verla Sla- gle. Erin Shauers. Alice McCreight. Annetta Whipple. Kassie Crombie. Desiree Law- rence. 2. Brass ensemble- Front row- John Ross. Tony Lutters. Kim Marshall Back row- Matt Heckman. Darin Wagner. Kristina Schlegel. Dan Lawrence. Kent Dexter. Dusty Pfannenstiel. Joel Fitzgerald. Alan Gnagy. Denise Rowe. Kim Winter. 3. Soloist. Stephanie Erb. 4 Band members- Front row- Desiree Lawrence. Kassie Crombie. Lori Harmison. Jenni- fer Stoecklem. Crystal Schwien. Heather Zerr. Jenni- fer Stiawalt. Sara James. Sec- ond row- Yvonne Cross. Alice McCreight. Stephanie Erb. Verla Slagle. Sandy Harmison. Diane Eckels. Teresa Cope- land. Annetta Whipple. Travis Schweitzer. Sandy Robinson. Third row- Justin Slagle. Kris- tina Schlegel. Dan Lawrence. Grant Janke. Erin Shauers. John Ross. Tony Lutters. Kim Marshall. Alan Gnagy. Fourth row- Aaron Gnagy. Darin Wag- ner. Matt Heckman. Kent Dex- ter. Kim Winter. Joel Fitzgerald. Dusty Pfannenstiel. Denise Rowe Back row- Director Ce- cilia Lewand. Sheri Clifton. Lisa Eckels. Nyle Reinert. B J. Schmitt. Travis Knotts. Band 27