New Troy High School - Trojans Yearbook (New Troy, MI)

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PAPER DRIVE Pictured above are some of the band members who helped with the Fall paper drive. LEFT TO RIGHT: M. Robertson, J. Strefling, D. Bennett, and B. Dolan. ACTIVITIES This year we lost some of our ba.nd members because of schedule com- plications, but our senior band was augmented by members of last year's junior band. As a result we now have 51 members in the concert band, the junior band, now in its second year, has 25 members. We started practicing two weeks before school started, for a marching contest at Niles. Here a much improved band received a second division rating. The band was invited to participate in Band Day at Western Michigan College, but was unable to attend because of other comrnittments. The band marched at some of the football games, it also participated in the annual Halloween parades at Three Oaks, Sawyer, and New Troy. The Pep Band played at a few of the basketball games. The concert band made its first appearance of the new year at the annual Fall Festival along with the Glee Club. The program consisted of marches and classical numbers. Our next formal appearance was at the yearly Christmas concert, complete with S1200 worth of new uniforms tpurchased by the Band Boosters Clubjg the junior band, twirlers, glee club, and the newly formed girls vocal quartet, called the Out-of-Timers also appeared on the program. Special numbers of this concert were: a trumpet solo by Jim Saurbier, Soliliquy for Trumpet, Sleigh Ride, Ride up in de Chariot, On the Trail, and Ballet Parisien. The solo and ensemble contest was held January 29 at Kalamazoo. Christine Klute and Sandra Huling, clarinet duet, received a first place rating, second place ratings went to Judy Kempton and Mary Marx, a saxophone duet, and Caroline Siebler and Irene Gaines, a clarinet duet. This year, for the first time, the contest was judged on a state level. Ann Sommers and Jim Saurbier were chosen to play in the All-Star Band at Dowagiac, and Ann Sommers had the honor of playing first chair in the clarinet section. The S.W.N.B.O.A. UQ band contest will be held February 25 at Constantine. Our sight-reading has greatly improved and we are all hoping for a good rating. The glee club festival will be held April 20, in Buchanan. The remaining activities for the music department are: An operetta for the glee club, a Spring concertg the Memorial Day parade, and the Blossom Parade in St. Joseph. The Band Boosters Club really backed the band this year by buying 16 new uniforms for the band. They raised funds by sponsoring movies, bake sales, dances, selling different items, and so forth, F l

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JUNIOR BAND ROW ONE: B. Mitchell, L. Sutton, D. Ritchie, C. Brueck, S. Bihlmire, L. Miller, M. Keidenger, N. Rehmel, K. Taylor, J. Brueck. ROW TWO: B. Glaske, D. Pletcher, B. Smith, D. Krieger, J. Styburski, D. Schmaltz, R. Richardson, F. Stanage, L. Freehling, C. Strefling, M.Freehling, R. Franks, D. Stanage, C. Place, D. Finch. ROW THREE: Mr.Menza, B. Rehrnel, E. Feiler, K. Franks, G. Rehmel, T. Krieger. SENIOR BAND ROW ONE: J. Saurbier, Secretary, A. Sommers, Treasurer, T. Segar, L. Mitchell Vice-President, L. Klug, P. Clements, N. Robertson, D. Fozmack, N. Gnodtke P. Pletcher, M. Marx, J. Kempton, Librarian. ROW TWO: C. Siebler, I. Gaines C. Klute, N. Shuler, J. Strefling, C. Johnson, P. Randall, R. Backus, C. Mensinger M. Robertson, R. Westhauser, L. Banas, L. Shuler, D. Bennett. ROW THREE C. Taylor, M. Gnodtke, J. Mensinger, M. Sparks, S. Huling, A. Richardson, C Grant, G. Clements, D. Brueck, J. Reber. ROW FOUR: A. Ryden, D. Sommers C. Sparks, J. Saurbier, Social Chairman, A. C. Skinner, D. Narregan, D. Siebler J. Noggle, Mr. Menza, K. Skinner, President, M. Pletcher, J. Strefling, S. Schuch J. Larson, R. Widdis, C. Freehling, J. Bihlmire, B. Branson, B. -Dolan, J. Rich: ardson.

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