North Mesquite High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Mesquite, TX)

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4 ii fix Y I A l , f - .jrfwg , 5 k N I ,fr ,,. . J 1, t pw 2 4 , .xi 5 . Q '.. -,.. B ' ffgifpi .' 51 .-11-9'-zrfifiifff-L '?i5'5f'.' 'f The Littlc- Bluv Band attenclvd thc- Concert and Sight- rvading Contvst and the Solo and Ensemble Contest in February and won seven lst ratings. The Little Blue entertained family and friends with six concerts throughout the yi-ar, marvhing at all frifshmen football gamvs and participating in the Rode-o Parade. Pit-turml above- arv the Majort-ttf-S. They are: De-bbie B0sti1'k.T1-rri lVl1'Cain and Tracy Robertson. 26 Band

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This year. the Big Blue Band has exeelled exeeptionally. Under the direetion of Tony Anderson, the band began their winning streak at the University Interseho- lastie League Band Marching Con- test where they won three first divisions. Indixiduals were aeeepted into the Region III Texas Music Asso- eiation All-Region Band and Jill Johannson, senior, achieved the highest attainable honor of a high school student when she made the All-State Band. She and six others were ehosen for the East Texas State All-Senior Honor Band. At the UIL Solo and Ensemble Con- test. North Mesquite took forty- eight first divisions and sixty-eight seeond divisions. ln March, the band attended the UIL Concert Band Contest. They traveled to Corpus Christi for Bueeaneer Days Band Festival in April. Band 25

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Pictured llelow Campbell, and Majorettes, Bands Liven Crowds art' the 1978-79 Majoreltrs. Ann Cut-Ilo. Ly:-nfla Pollard, Linda Brown, Dehhie Birdsong. Sabrina X MAMA The Stage Band members are pictured helow. This year's festivities for the Stage Band include the Mountain View jazz Festival, DECA Conven- tion performance and Pop Show assembly. At contest, these students made All-Region Band: Paul Murray. Susan Witt, ,lay Ellis. Tim Cnader, and Jill Johanssen. Also pictured is Director John Kline. idnajg --uni ,g-ali' 'T Band 27