Rickards High School - Anumpa Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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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.

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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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Choral Groups Entertain for Community Programs The musical side of Rickards became well known throughout Tallahassee as the choral department's three singing groups and three ensembles appeared in concert and performed before both student body and community. Singers, the auditioned performance group, made up of students in grades 10-12 who had already had at least one year of band or chorus, sang at a PTA general meeting in the fall, civic club banquets and at the Tallahassee Mall during the Christmas season. Girls' Chorus, made up ofgirls in grades 9-12, and Boys' Chorus, boys in grades 9-12, did not require auditions. These groups, along with Singers and the ensembles par- ticipated in the department's Christmas and spring con- certs and sang in the district choral festival held the first part of March in Panama City. Contemporary and pop songs were included in the pro- grams of Folk jazz Ensemble. The four boys and six girls who made up the group taped songs for Tampa's Gasparil- la Festival but, due to the lack offunds, they were unable to attend the festival in February. The jazz group also participated in Springtime Tallahassee. Cavaliers and Choraliers were other ensembles spon- sored by the choral department this year. All choral groups met during the school day, receiving academic credit. Members also met at nights when neces- sary to prepare special programs. Mr. Byron Smith was director for all the choral groups and ensembles. Mr. Byron Smith talks to girls chorus and tells members where they need to improve to become a number one chorus. RICKARDS SINGERS: lFront Rowl David Savage, Gay Cole, Karen Peeples, Vickie Pierce, Melda Bennett, Ed Connell 3 lSecond Rowl judy Gairng , Glenna Kester, Karen Freeman, Linda Shef- field, Pam Wood, Margaret Venoskie, Kathy Brantleyg lThird Rowi Lisa Tucker, Lisa Houston, Nancy Milligan, Vickie Brady, Marion Fannon, loyce Rentz, Angela Cunninghamg lFourth Rowl Farris Vickery, Susan Carlton, Tommie Hancock, Kathy Pittman, Missy Starbuck, Marie Carr, David Sawyer, lBack Rowl Ernest Green, Floyd Scott, Ken Tyson, Ed Hightower, Mike Blacklidge, Augustus Ward, Willie Dukes.