Oil City High School - Oil Can Yearbook (Oil City, PA)

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 Music Department Chairman Mr. Bob English presentsa special performance award to IUP drum major Brad Genevro. Awaiting their upcoming performance, members of the IUP drum line stand with their heads up and their shoulders back. Matt tlolquist Jack Pctulla Drum majors from area bands stand proudly with their well-earned trophies. Perfect forms helped the General McLane Marching Band clinch top honors in the Open Class category. Music in Oil Country 13

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 MIOC The bands play on Eleven bands competed for top honors at the eighth annual Music in Oil Country' band competition. The yearly event was sponsored by the Oil City Band-Aides Association. Mr. Chuck harbison was the chairman for the competition which brought over 5,000 people to the OCHS stadium. The competition, which was held on Saturday, September 26, 1987, drew in the largest crowd ever in the history of the event. Bands that traveled to Oil City for the competition were: Class A (52 or fewer playing members) - Allegheny-Clarion Valley, Girard, Keystone, and northwestern; Class AA (53-75 playing members) - Clarion, Cochranton, and Eisenhower; Open Class (over 76 playing members) -- Bradford, General McLane, har-borcreek, and Warren. The OMB, being the host band, was only eligible to perform in the judged exhibition category. Each band was judged by members of the Pennsylvania Eederation of Contest Judges. In judging, each band's show design and performance were divided into two main areas: Music and Visual. Each of these were sub-divided into three different levels: Individual Analysis, Ensemble Analysis, and General Effect. There was a possible score of twenty points for Music Analysis and a possible twenty for Visual Analysis. The remaining sixty points were divided among three General Effect categories, two Music and one Visual. For the second straight year, the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Marching Band made a special performance at the end of the evening. The band, under the direction of Dr. Charles Casavant, had been in Phi-ledelphia the previous week for the 200th birthday of the Constitution. They performed five numbers and dedicated the emotional Amazing Grace to all of the students who performed that evening. At the end of the evening northwestern clinched the Class A trophy, Cochranton -- Class AA, and General McLane -- Open Class. Mary Pikna Halt MotquM With radiating pride, members of the OMB bandfront lead the band toward the field to start the competition with the “Star Spangled Banner.'' With open arms Cochranton drum major Dina Sabra graciously accepts the Class AA first place trophy from Music In Oil Country Chairman, Mr. Chuck harbison JacK Kctull. 12 Music in Oil Country

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Dissecting the Great Pumpkin, Jason'' (Dave Bennett), of Friday, the 13th movie fame, shows no mercy. Fright night Rock and Ghoul The leaves were falling, it was cold outside and something exciting was taking place. Yes, here at OCHS, juniors and seniors joined together for a festive hal-loween party. There was a variety of costumes, ranging from a mad scientist to a pair of Siamese twins. All the costumes were evidently planned to perfection, for everyone looked fantastic! One could dance to the tunes of D.J. Scott Tucker, try his her luck at the limbo contest, or challenge someone in cider chugging. There was also a barrel full of apples ready to be eaten by people brave enough to bob for one. Michelle Rios was the winner for the limbo contest. Michelle McFarland and Eric Cochran were the cider-chugging champions. Best costume awards went to senior Joe Keebler dressed in a stylish hippie outfit and junior Bill Miller as a priest. Like the prom, the Halloween party was a time when the juniors and seniors set aside their class consciousness and rivalries in order to enjoy a fun evening together. Jennifer Kibbe Candi Jackson The mad scientist and his (her) loyal assistant are Christine Maw-kins and Todd McDowell. Like mother, like daughter, are bag ladies Mike Miller and Mike Highfield. Michelle McFarland Michelle McFarland 14 Halloween