Rickards High School - Anumpa Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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07,22 T ts, yaaqwaxyt Zia if Uovfxt if ,md ' fRightjMembers of the trombone section read through their music as they perfect a number. fBottom Leftj Wanda Meadows and Mike Harless don 't want any mistakes in their saxophone parts. fBottom Rightj Tim Monroe beats his drums to set the pace for the rest, while Terry Sumner on bass and Frank Golden, on guitar, strum along at Stagebana' practice. Renegade Stageband Plays at Two Jazz Festivals jazz and popular dance tunes were the specialty of the Rickards Renegade Stage band. Their music and style won them special honors. The group was invited to play for the dinner at which Vice President Spiro Agnew appeared in the fall. The band also played for the Department of Transportation's five-hour long Christmas dance. Special invitations to both the University of Florida and Florida State University jazz festivals were extended to the group. The stageband performed both places. At FSU, members played in a concert with Dick Groves West Coast Quintet and heard a concert by the famed Count Basie. ln between they attended jazz clinic workshops.

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K Top Leftj Dale Green puts on his head- dress as he prepares for a halftime show. fTop Riqhtj The Redskins Band plays music as it marches into concert forma- tion. fAbovej Redskins stand in concert formation as they play Saturday in the Park'C lLeftj Made up of regular band members, the Pep Band supports the football Redskins with music.

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9 -WL' jackie Edens, Pam Gray, jane Faircloth and jane Mobley go through their routine, believing that practice makes perfect. Majorette Corps Earns Second Superior Rating Five pretty girls plus a prancing drum maior led the Marching Redskins onto the field for football halftime shows and in parades. The majorette corps consisted of head majorette lane Faircloth, a seniorg Terri Norris, a sophomore, Pam Gray, a seniorg and jackie Edens and jane Mobley, juniors. Drum major was Dale Green, The corps performed at half-time shows for all in-town football games and for one out-of-town game in Niceville. The group participated along with the band in the Veter- an's Day Parade, Fair Parade, Homecoming Parade and Pine Tree Festival in Perry, all during first semester. ln November they twirled their way to asuperior rating at the district twirling contest held in the Rickards gym. Pam Gray also received a superior rating for her solo performance in the contest. For their superior ratings, the corps won the right to go to state contest in May in Tallahassee where Pam Gray also performed. This years Maiorette corps is made up of jane Faircloth, head Kneeling is Senior Dale Green who serves as drum major to lead the rnajoretteg Terri Norris, Pam Gray, jackie E dens and j one Mobiey. Marching Redskins Band.