Patrick Henry High School - Encounter Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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I alt. ' Q ' lr ' Massive crowds are visible in this shot of the Marching Band as they participated in the Rose Parade. ada. He tire five 6 34 ii' 1 , ,,.ff:.,w-g.1rf-H.. V Rose Parade from the Director's Angle Director Warren Torns refused to claim all the credit. The kids worked really hard, I just steered them in the right direction. The crowd at the Parade was tremendous, They kept shouting 'Play, Play, Play' and I was proud to be part of this bandf, The parade was much shorter than he expected. You prepare for something all year, only to realize 'well, its over., But the final question to be asked and answered is - How does a Rose Parade look from the Band Director's angle? Terrific, this may well be the high point of my career. Mr. Toms beams with pride as his marching band performs on Sun Up Rose Parade 257

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, The Rose Parade is a wish for nearly all bands, and for our band, their wish came true. Said senior Lynn Carman, lt's an ex- perience l'll never forget. The long financial and physical struggle finally culminated in a SW mile march which lasted 2 hours. Said Drum 'Major Ernie Maschner, lt was a lot of work and a long walk but hearing the crowd roar when we passed, inspired us to keep going. The band practiced everyday for 3 hours - 20 band alumni returned to Henry to practice for 8 hours, and to participate in the parade. In addition to daily practices and weekend competitions, the band members were re- quired to jog miles in order to build stamina and endurance because the two hour, 5h hour march was conducted with no breaks whatsoever. Patrick Henry was the first city high school band from San Diego to participate in the parade, and they were one of only 10 high school bands to be chosen to participate in the Rose Parade. Audrey Conley stated that her favorite part of the event was not marching or prepar- ing, but getting up at 3:00 a.m. We were all tired afterwards, but being up early with ev- erybody was really fun. When asked whether his band won any prizes or trophies in the parade, Director Warren Torns stated, They asked us to come, and that's reward enough. Sign Carriers proudly bear the Patrick Henry name as they preceed the band. Tryouts were held among the Drill Team members to decide who would carry the signs. The band proudly marches in formation despite many hardships they encountered in the parade. Not only did the float preceding the band break down, but the fact that horses led the parade made marching diffi- cult and messy. 256 Associations

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The Channel Eight camera zooms in on Linda Evey, baton twirler, as she marches in step before the band. Ernie Maschner leads the Marching Band in Hoor- ray for Hollywood as they perform for the cameras on the Sun Up San Diego show. i Patriots Reign Almost everyone knew that the Patrick Henry Marching Patriots went to the Rose Parade this year, but how many knew what ll G had a phenomenal year! ll other equally impressive honors the band re- ceived this year? We had a phenomenal year. one band member exclaimed. Phe- 258 N' . ' F Wifihfux at Paradesi nomenal actually meant winning more than ten sweepstakes awards and participating in at least 25 to 30 parades, field shows, and other activities. The sweepstakes award was the top honor of any event and was given to the band with the highest overall score. Ernie Maschner, that solemn looking person dressed in white and carrying the baton, also brought home several trophies including a well-earned first place from the Oceanside Parade. This year was one exciting event after an- other for the band members, such as per- forming in the Disneyland Main Street Pa- rade, the Charger football half-time show, and on the Sun-up San Diego program. All of this exposure gave the entire school a sense of pride for this truly phenomenal march- ing band! Ernie Maschner walks the white line as he sta time before the band in the Columbus Day parade in i the band won sweepstl The camera focuses on the wind instruments as march to fame, fortune and the Rose Parade on the Up San Diego s