Pigeon High School - Milestone Yearbook (Pigeon, MI)

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EIGHTH GRADE SEVENTH GRADE , a la ' , ' 1 - af U 4 20

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BAND ,D-awk N4 I-6 DQFIEKC Sw. Lke-v.ff b xTJ3'LYLC V eb!! Clarlnets Peggy hclntyre, nary Alice Frank, Doris Drummond, Dorothy Kutchin, Carol Beck, Datsy Christner, Shirley Ziel, Delores Ruegsegger Norma Flenbaum, Raymond Kohr, Janet Neuman, Joan Buerker, Bruce Gordon Ruth Bedford Flutes Lorraine Sturm, Aaron Gettel, wary Lou Guisbert, Carlson Yackle Oboes Mary Lou Ruegsegger, Karen Damn French Horns Joyce hcCorm1ck, Carol Kretzchmer, Donna Yreh Saxophones Carol Henne, Nanda Gillingham, Dorothy Heck, Louise Ruegsegger, Wilma Smith, Roger Gettel Dale Otto Cornets Clark Bedford, Janet Buchholv, Jim McCo mick, Dale Sturm Georgina Beadle, Marcia Schramke Baritones Sally Empkie, Leon Elftman Trombones Douglas Gettel, Lorraine Schuette, Hope Doepker Basses Robert Deming, Alvin Errer, Larry Werner Percusslon Lee Smith, hary Kay Carpenter, Jim Schumacher, Lois Perr Alan Sturm Clark Elftman M ev-.tes sk1lsyHggJ,owalee 5f'U The band has been growing steadily since the beginning of the year It now has fifty members Ne are all hopeful that it will continue to thrive as it has the past few years At the beginning of the school year, there was organized a band parents club, band A town fall Anvone in it The band the purpose of whlch is to further the activities of the band gave us good music durin the late summer and early who had ability to play was welcome to cone and take part played at all of the home football games and planned to play at Elkton but unfortunately was rained out After the football season the band played for Halloween and Senior Career Day In January, the band sponsored a uTruth or Consequences show as a means of raising money to be used for the purchase of a timpani The show was a huge success and the timpani arrived promptly The band again went to the district band festival and received a first division which entitled it to play in the State band f tival at the University of 'ich'gan on April 21 Ne are all wishlng for the Very coveted and hard to get first division there Six members of the band entered the district solo co petition this year Three of Peggy hclntyre, one first lr second division these came out with first division ratings They were one first, Clark Bedford, two flrsts and Doug Gettel, McCormick, Dale Sturm and nary Alice Frank each received ratings 22 8 7' , B K 1 I m . Q! I j 1 I . V I I V . 1 'f . . . . .4 . A . , . . . .. . . , . . . . . . U. . . . . . 1 . . . . ' , , I - I' , , . . . . I ' , . 9 I . . ., 2 A 'X A , y, P . l ' 'v f Gs. J -' - ' .1 . , V . s 1 . . .Ib . - . 1 - f - 5 , . U 8 A . . . . N . . SS AIA A C - rv AA - - . . A YH . ' . ' I .' I 1 , , JI ' li , . . 7 o