Newcastle High School - Blue Racer Yearbook (Newcastle, OK)

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AND THE BEAT GOES ON Contests, tours, festivals, Wayland and Willie? No, the high school choir! They practiced long and hard to get the sound they produced. And, of course, there were many different groups delivering this sound, Madrigals and the Barbershop Quartet being among the favorites. They performed well, right up to par. Quality has always been present in the high school choir, and they kept up with the tradition. Who knows, there might have been a future Barbra Streisand or Neil Diamond in there. Vocal Music Officers: S. Woodard, K. Standridge, C. Shoumaker Vocal Music Group-ROW 1: Ms. Dyer, R. Williams, R. Fletcher, K. Schaapveld, D. Johnson, D. Robertson, A. McNeilly, D. Koonce, G. Allen, D. Richardson. D. Barber, L. Daniel. ROW 2: S. Ray, K. Kendrix, T. Shropshire. S. Woodard, N. Smith, R. Garton, T. Wesnidge, J. Wilson, B. Long, B. Coats, B. Thomas. ROW 3: T. Fagon, J. Daniel, D. Garton, J. King, D. Smith, M. Woodard, J. Reed, J. Price, B. Carter, M. Stone, M. Miller. ROW 4: C. Shoumaker, D. Walker, M. Wehling, J. Whitford, B. Weitelman, B. Blanton, T. Steger, K. Standridge, J. Burnett. 26 • Activities

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FLAG CORPS-R. Wood, L. Stead, L. Estes, L. Blanton, M. Wehling, N. Patton, S. McCalister, A, Morgan, S, Hatfield. Probably nobody realized just how much the band helped lift our school spirit. When Mr. Pruett started swinging that baton, feet automatically started tapping and hands started clapping. It was enthusiasm at its finest and it was contagious. That beat lifted the foulest mood and practically controlled the crowd. Other than the band members themselves and their parents, few people realized the long grueling hours spent practicing to make their routines appear so easy to perform. Besides a two-week headstart on the rest of the school, band people started every morning at seven, rain or shine, heat or sleet. Tried playing a clarinet lately with frostbitten fingers? Sure they got discouraged, but they didn't let that stop them. They knew if they kept working as a team, it would be worth the effort. And was the Racer Band appreciated? You bet!!! - ■ One more time ... another one more time!!! Imagine the pep assemblies without the band? the football games without the band? Mr. Pruett without the band? No way!! The Band Officers provided leadership within the band. They also provided a little fun. They are pictured at the left. ROW 1: T. Minnis, M. Walck. J. Pruett, L. Smith, J. Stultz. ROW 2: S. Griesel, S. Griesel, K. King, V. Rigsby. ROW 3: B. Beattie, K. Keef, L. Due. TWIRLERS-FRONT: S. Stead. BACK: K. King Activities • 25

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The Madrigals-ROW i: R. Fletcher, K. Schaapveld, A. McNeilly. ROW 2: L. Smith, J. Daniel, D. Walker, S. Woodard, C. Shoumaker. ROW 3: D. Richardson, B. Coats, D. Koonce. ROW 4: J. Wilson, K. Standridge, J. Burnett, L. Daniel. Music King and Queen: L. Daniel and K. Kendrix. Activities • 27