Otterbein University - Sibyl Yearbook (Westerville, OH)

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Matt Puskarich performs rn another entertaining hall'- rime show. The l985 Cardinal Marching Band A g . Halt-time Shows Provide Lively Entertainment Band Puts in lone hours to Perfect Performances The marching band season began traditionally with the percussion section reporting early to learn a new set of zadences. lr was September 6, but many long hours had already been put in by Crary Tirey and Don Wolfe as well as nany band members to prepare for the season. Valerie Mathew and john Thatcher sharpened their skills as feature twirler and drum major for their last season. Garth Walker, Scott Martin and Doug Martin put the final touches on the new :adences for the percussion section. Mar- :ha Dunphy and Melissa Wise finished organizing the uniforms to pass out to the oand. . The band performed at five home games and two away, one against cross- rown rival Capital in Cooper Stadium. Also, the band was lead group in the the Columbus USA festival. In addition, Homecoming featured all Otterbein I clon'I think people realize bow much luzrul work goef into making lbe band look good. - Lori Wawen music groups, including the marching band, in a Saturday evening concert. In an unusually rainy autumn, full of wet practices and performances, the spirits of the band members were not dampened. Songs like Neutron Dance, by the Pointer Sisters, Children of Sanchesf' and Land of Make Believe, by Chuck Mangione, kept the band and the audience hopping. The marching band is a unique organization. According to Lori Warren, being in the band is like being in a unique club. I don't think people realize how much hard work goes into making the band look good. The Otterbein Marching Band was led by the brother and sister team of john and Lisa Thatcher this year. john was a fourth-year drum major and his younger sister was a first-year field commander. The two were even highlighted on the ll o'clock news of WCMH-TV after a Wednesday night band practice. As the season came to a close, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. There had been a lot of hard work, a few sad times, but most of all, a lot of fun. - Garth Walker Marching Band 7

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Senior Susan Wiley has a wet day with the marching band. Lisa Rindfuss awaits the fall of her baton toss in a wet halftime performance. Rob Mihalco concentrates on the cadence! 26 Marching Band va-'uv K iii .rf 7. in ,.i '4 I

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Pe+er Pan Loved bu Boih Young and Old Casi performs io record-breaking crowds After ten weeks of studying Astronomy, Computer Science, and Ad- vanced Statistics, the last thing I wanted to do was start studying for finals. When I discovered that the Theatre department was performing Peter Pan as their Children's Theatre production on Satur- day morning, I thought, What the heck, I'm supporting the school by at- tending a school sponsored event. Hey, anything to avoid that Stats book! I knew that every third grader in Col- umbus arid myself just wouldn't mix well, so I found a friend who was also avoiding studying, and we made our way to Cowan Hall. Once the show started, we were never once sorry about our deci- sion to attend. The cast and crew of Peter Pan were able to carry the au- dience into the world of make believe, there was no more Westerville, no more Otterbein, and no more Stats final, in- stead the world was filled with pirates, Indians, fairies, and our hero, Peter Pan. I-Iow was Peter Pan CDia Hueklerb managing to fly across the stage? I inadvertently .ftepped on az fha. - R4zQ9b Scott Huekler said, about the stunt work, It was scary at first. I was even dropped a few times, and we had to start all over a few days before the show. After a while, though, I relaxed and had fun. Grand performances were also given by Tim Gregory as the salty Captain Hook, Catherine Randazzo as Tiger Lily the Indian princess, Cathy Collins as 8 Peter Pan The entire cast gathers for one last bow. Catherine Randazzo, as Tiger Lily, leads her tribe in a high-stepping peace dance, Wendy, and Chuck Rosen as john. When asked about working with children, First Mate Ralph Scott said, I enjoyed working with the children very much. The only problem we had the first few weeks was that I inadvertently step- ped on a few, but we worked through it. My friend and I were not the only ones to enjoy the show, children flocked around the cast after the show, asking for autographs and wanting to fly with Peter Pan. I left the theatre dreaming of Tinkerbell, Peter Pan, and far off lands, hoping that my dream of passing finals might be realized. At least some dreams come true: I passed all my classes and Huekler was nominated for the Irene Ryan award for her performance as Peter Pan. All you have to do is believe . . . - Vicki Mabry l 1 I refs- -v ' ' Q Q -. M., L