Rickards High School - Anumpa Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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Stage Band One of Five Bands in Florida The music program was made up of students from all backgrounds at Rickards. These students all worked together for a common goal. They gained a greater understanding of music in learning by doing. lVlr. Don lVlcLaurin, band director, felt that the band program was an intricate part of the total school pro- gram. lVlr. Byron Smith, music direc- tor, included as a part of the music program a lap pack for learning. The Stage Band, as a part of learning, went to Tampa to the State Fair. It was one out of five bands chosen in the state. Other trips included the Nlarching Band to Perry for a parade, solo and ensembles to concert con- test festival in Panama City, and the state contest in Gainesville. ln the music program Rickards Sing- ers and ensembles went to District Concert in Panama City. They also traveled in the Spring Concert Tour in lVlay. Two students from the music department went to all-state chorus. They were Kathy Pittman and David Sawyer. The only new addition to the music program was the formation of the Folk Jazz Ensemble. The band and music programs were designed not only for those students interested in a career in music but also for students who were inter- ested in a musical hobby. 60 W' W 'V' lf lt 3 ,,, 2 f f MR. DON lVlcLAURIN: beginning band, intermediate band, advanced band- marching and symphonic, stage band, solo and ensemble: MR. BYRON SMITH: Gen- tlemen Songsters, Cavaliers, girls chorus, Choraleers, Rickards Singer, folk jazz en- semble. Dale Green leads the Redskin marching band during practice in their regular classtime period each day from 2:30 until 3:30-or during mods 7.9-20-2 7.

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fLeftl Bill McKittrick listens to his Spanish teacher, Miss Gloria Manning, while she tells the class what she knows about the Spanish countries she has visited fBelowl Latin students Lynn Picolo and Mary MacCaskill hang up a Latin poem so that the class can copy it. Using his schedule back time wisely to do his French assignment, Johnny Carroll reads from his premier French book. i,t,t A A lstis 5 s' ltlit t f 3 .,',,. i : K 'Wi ew- ' .4 M. gr in t... 55,1 - V- Y Q , R, Mi. K 1- - tae,-.W X 1 'J 5.5, sa V, L - MRS. FRANCES RAKER: department chairman, Latin I-IV, mythology, vocational English, International Club: MRS. LOU- ELLA BURNETT: German I-lll, French l-Ill, Activettes, Inter- national Cluh, human relations council: MISS GLORIA MAN- NING: Spanish I-IV, International Club, Anchor Club. lNot Picturedl MRS. LYNN GLOVER: Spanish l, French I and Ill. 59

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oes to State Fair in Tampa ,VM , 45 E! Q of wa-suns-5 iAbovei Annette Hill, Carol Colson, L ynell Bennett, and Melda Bennett know practice makes perfect in music. I Top Right! The band enjoys a covered dish supper before the Pine- tree Festival Parade in Perry, one of many par- ades the Marching Redskins performed in during the 7.97 7-72 school year. i Madrigal Singers Linda Sheffield, Wanda Sumner, Pam Vause, Debbie Hilton, David Sawyer, Rochell Thomas, Ran Murphy, Floyd Scott are part of the music program. 61