Richland High School - Rebel Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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Coming early and staying late . . . reaped big rewards in the form of SWEEPSTAKES In October, the very success- ful marching season came to an end. Band members turned in their marching uniforms and be- gan making preparations for concert season. Auditions were held in order to place students into three dif- ferent bands. The bands includ- ed the Wind Ensemble, Sym- phonic Band, and Concert Band. As soon as students were split up into their bands, they began working on the music for the Christmas concert. The concert, held on December 17th, helped add to the excitement of Christmastime, and everyone took part in bringing the true spirit of Christmas to Dixieland. This year, the Concert Band was headed by a new director, Mr. Chris Knighten. Knighten, a graduate of Baylor, had many new ideas and set out to boost hte morale of the Concert Band members. For the first time, this is- v- W Getting ready for U.l.L. Stage and Sightreading Contest, Chris Lowe and Ramona Cole ljuniorsl rehearsed early in the morning with the Wind Ensemble. Photo by Trish Briscoe. Playing along with the Symphonic Band, Chris Crawley 1101, and Chris Prutzman l11J created special effects for the song Mystery of Mena Mountain. Photo by Trish Briscoe. Design by Emily Starnes band shared a sense of unity, and this feeling allowed them to soar like eagles. The Symphonic Band and the Wind Ensemble began to work on their U.l,L. Contest music as soon as they returned from the Christmas Break, The U.I.L. Contest was held on April 26th and 27th, and both bands did very well. The Symphonic Band, direct- ed by Eddie Lynge, received six superior ratings from the judges. For the first time, this band was able to set their goals high and reach them. The Wind Ensemble received the Sweepstakes at U,l.I.. The pressure was on the members of the group to do well, and they worked very hard to live up to their reputation. Many early morning rehearsals were held, along with a few night rehears- als. These extra practice times allowed members to get the dif- ficult music, including Capriccio Espagnol, Glorious Emblem, and Pacific Celebration ready to per- form at the contest. Once U.l,I.. was over and the pressure was Playing Silent Notes , Michele Youree and Clint Nesbitt lseniorsl waited for their next en trance. Photo by Trish Briscoe, off, everyone was able to relax. It was a job well done, and it was worth the extra mile, they had to go. All in all, the bands had a very productive concert season. There was so much talent in- volved, that band members were able to accomplish things they had only dreamed about. Jennifer Hill. 'W-N. Directing the Symphonic Band, Mr. Ed- die Lynge lfacultyl kept the group together through their performance at the Christmas band concert. Photo by Mark Hejnicki,

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,X JJ -fe ,gr 'lr Q Q A' Flag Corps. FRONT ROW: Christina Ward and Angela Freeman, Co-Captains. MIDDLE ROW: Jennifer Murphy, Patricia Scott, Amie Smith, Ramona Cole, Jennifer White, Niki Flint, Rhonda Dusenbury, Heidi Utley and Cindy Bradshaw. BACK ROW: Shelly McBrayer, Becky Mars, Amy Stevenson, Suzanne Lee, Kris Lyles, Tracy Perrin, Robin Spinks, Loraine Thonen, Jill Sharples, Tonya Gamble and Karen Fulton. we Q-7 All-State. Doug Obst, Jami Stevenson, Shelly Buck and Joel Wilson. Q oy.: of Q. iight? ld,-if 'J ' 'll' f M. ,lf 'QV i q l,l, , . , Sk '4- All-RegionlArea. FRONT ROW: Stacey Floyd, Jennifer Hill, Carma Van Zandt, Niki Flint, Tonya Henderson, Michelle Youree, Melissa Tyson and Vanessa Groce, MIDDLE ROW: Marvin Simpson, Jill Sharples, Jami Stevenson, Nina Nichols, Patricia Vuillemot, Gerick Schraub, Shelly Buck, Kris Lyles, Suzanne Lee and Christy Wood, BACK ROW: John Gray, Phil Putman, Travis Pipkin, Chad Hogan, Doug Obst, Michael Newbrough, Joel Wilson, Jim Tharp and Stephen Benoit. .M , bv-1 -L- M W , '13 I7 S Q I ' K, L ' , H s J, .iff A S 7. . A A .1 I . Drum Majors. Stacey Floyd, Clint Nesbitt and Jennifer Hill.

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as I Woodwlnd Ensemble. FRONT ROW: Doug Obst, Shelly Buck, Niki Flint, Carma Van Zandt, Jill Sharples, Tonya Henderson, Patricia Vuillemot, Jennifer Hill, and Nina Nichols. SECOND ROW: Melissa Tyson, Noelle Anenson, Kris Lyles, Clint Nesbitt, Michele Youree, Michael Newbrough, Amy Mitchell, Erica Cothron, Cindy Dalton, Angela Freeman, Amy Budd, Christina Ward, Cindy Bradshaw, and Emily Starnes. THIRD ROW: Chris Lowe, Karen Fulton, Suzanne Lee, Jami Stevenson, Richard Williams, Duane Contreraz, Jeff Hatfield, Randal Dahl, Kevin Farrar, Glenn Zimbleman, Jim Tharp, David Price, Shawn Looney, Daren Payne, Lance Saylor, Jimmy Griffith, John Gallagher, Lisa Schiltz, Rhonda Dusenbury, Marvin Simpson, and Stacey Floyd. FOURTH ROW: Barbie Trammell, Phil Putman, Jason Hudak, Vanessa Groce, Christy Wood, Annette Rodiquez, Stephanie Harris, Bobby Choate, Albert Chabarria, Stephen Benoit, Chad Hogan, Joel Wilson, Jon Edwards, and Gerick Schraub, BACK ROW: Perry Learned, Travis Plpkin, John Gray and Mr. Jim Van Zandt. Symphonic Band. FRONT ROW: Loraine Thonen, Julie Salih, Jarrell Pipkin, Amie Smith, Kathryn Schmidt, Jennifer White, Debbie English, Kristen Casey, and Tracey Perrin. SECOND ROW: Lori Radke, Tess Sinclair, Tracey Beaird, Tanya Gamble, Tracey Gilbert, Heather Liddell, Brian Kelley, Lisa Jenkins, Shelly McBrayer, Jill Carney, Vanessa Capaldo, Amy Payne, and Robin Spinks. THIRD ROW: Becky Mars, Kelly Cowling, Theresa Phillips, Jeremy Moreland, Darrin Radke, Rachel Conley, Duane Munoz, Jeff Jones, Vicki Reed, John Franklin, Adam Bloomberg, Nathan Kocurek, Billy Lipper, Anthony Scoma, Manuel Chabarria, Shevawn Rice, Keith Lowe, Kelly White, David Ford, and Missy Nesbitt. FOURTH ROW: Chris Crawley, Linna Drummonds, Julie Newland, Trish Briscoe, Chris Prutzman, Darrin Todaro, Paul Reasor, John Bell, Craig Gibson, Harry Plumbley, Chris Atkins, Mike Barnes, and Joey St. John. BACK ROW: Mike LePori, Bobby Rodriquez, Scott Ferguson, and Mr. Edward Lynge. Concert Band. FIRST ROW: Chellie Brown, Judy Parsons, Tracey Lane, Jennifer Dudley, Jeni Mackey, Amy Stevenson, Jennifer Murphy, and Elizabeth Barkholtz. SECOND ROW: Charissa Smith, Jeff Dalton, Christy Young, Christa Williams, Amy Harrelson, Misty Martin, Tiffany Andre, Amy Newsom, Kelly Wilkins, Kim Sumrak, Jeri Bentley, Cindy Duncan, Robert Cearley, Cindi Costello, and Theresa Harbaugh. THIRD ROW: Rex Brickhouse, Scott Meyer, Mark Misczak, Jason Mayer, Jeff Rhodes, Eric Byrd, Scott Shannon, Nikki Sotelo, Scott Waldrop, Jennifer Minze, Kara Fleming, Cheryl Tinnerello, and Patricia Scott. BACK ROW: K.J. Arrington, Christy Votaw, Paul Hoff, Kim George, Keri Gill, Amy Webb, Curt Harlos, Courtney Headley, Jason Wood, Debra Dunn, Clint Heizer, Scott Kelley, Matt Offutt, Tommy Tackett, and Mr. Chris Knighten. Jazz Band. FIRST ROW' Jeremy Moreland, Kelly White, Julie Salih, John Gallagher, and Darrin Todaro SECOND ROW: Jeff Hatfield, Scott Waldrop, Richard Williams, Jaml Stevenson, Jimmy Griffith, and Mr. Chris Knighten THIRD ROW: Bobby Choate, Albert Chabarria, Stephen Benoit, Stephanie Harris, Joel Wilson, and Gerick Schraub BACK ROW: David Price, Kevin Farrar, Jim Tharp, Adam Bloomberg. and Shawn Looney, BAND