Roosevelt High School - Roundup Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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0 a A. A Front row: Sarah Kelley, Anne Paxton, Kendall McCoy, Gretchen Moranville. Row 2: Trudi Ludwig, Suzanne Mc- Daniel, Brad Carpenter, Katherine MacKinnon, Debbie Scarborough, Deb- bie Martin. Row 3: Debbie Ankrum, Lory Brown, Hilary Hutchinson, Marty Heggen, Holly MacDonald, Jane Horn- ing, Cory Michel, Kristin Swanson. Johnson, Kris Wentz, Val Anderson, Back row: Jim Bognonno, Stuart Johnson, Celeste Kelling, Jim Schiller. Entertaining at school assemblies was also a part of the jazz band ' s activi- ties. Jazz band and string orchestra perform often Roosevelt ' s 21 -member jazz band encountered numerous set- backs after achieving third place in the South Central Iowa Bandmas- ters Jazz Festival at Valley. However, the lack of awards won at contests did not discourage the young group. We ' re better overall and we have next year to look forward to, added Mr. Larry Green, director. This year, the jazz band ap- peared at the boys state basketball tournament and at contests at Hoover, Creston, and Drake. The orchestra became more in- volved in playing around Des Moines as well as giving a concert at the Lincoln Memorial on a trip to Washington, D.C. Mrs. Cheryl Kutscher directed the string orchestra in her first year at Roosevelt. The string orchestra and full orchestra both received one rat- ings at the state large group con- test. I Front row: Larci Bury, Pam Lawson, Barb McKenzie, Laura Reese. Row 2: Rusty Snyder, Clark West, Jay John- son, Dave Cunningham, Wade Krieg. Back row: Mark Williams, Dave Crabtree, Doug Jones, Burns Stanfield, Todd Davidson. 27

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New Color Guard has first season A new group — the Color Guard — was formed this year to assist the Roosevelt Marching Band. Four of the 12 Color Guard carry flags and the others carry rifles. The flags carried represent America, Iowa, the Bicentennial, and the Original Thirteen Colonies. Head Riderette Nanci McCon- nell attended a clinic during the summer and brought back new ideas and marching skills. Other officers were Vice-Head Courtney Neu- mann, Secretary Marcia Harding, Treasurer Beth Case, and strippers Barb Tiffin and Sarah Wenner- strum. The eight Flaggies, headed by Captain Daisy Hoyt, also march and perform with the band. They received new flag poles and made their own flags which they present- ed at the boys state wrestling tour- name nt. All three of these groups accom- panied the band and orchestra to Washington, D.C. to perform in the Cherry Blossom Festival Parade. Becky Caudillo, Karen Krause, Barb Hufford, Debbie Martin, Darla Wild- Couch, Daisy Hoyt, Jane Horning, Sue man. Front row: Joni Middleton, Dana row: Elizabeth Meredith, Carla Rid- Bench, Kathy Carr, Nancy Ponzetti, dley, Patty Katzenberger, DeeAnn Rita Wildman, Sue Paschall. Back Arthurs, Tami Gray, Nancy Pollak. Front row: Holly MacDonald, Dawn Persons, Kathy Ericson, Beth Case, Nanci McConnell, Courtney Neumann, Barb Tiffin, Marcia Harding, Kathy Doan, Sarah Wennerstrum. Row 2: Terrie McCaw, Liz Dunn, Nancy Leonard, Vikki Wright, Caroline Samuel, Shelly Nelson, Jayne David- son, Lisa Leonard, Peggy Johnson, Leesa Christensen. Row 3: Becky Bordt, Teri Fleming, Peggy Stanger, Kris Swanson, Theresa Sinnwell, Tarn- mie Wright, Dawn Economus, Becky McPherren. Back row: Roxanne El- ings, Jackie Bergh, Mari Bemisdarfer, Carlene Holt. 26

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Marching 100+ participates in Cherry Blossom festival The Roosevelt Roughriders Marching Band had a very active year which was highlighted by a trip to Washington, D.C. partici- pating in Cherry Blossom Festival. The trip lasted five days. Be- sides practicing and marching in the parade, the students toured the capitol, the mall area, a wax mu- seum, the Kennedy Center, took a Potomac River Boat Cruise, and a tour by night of the city. Free time was allowed for sightseeing in small groups. It was a fantastic opportunity which was not only great exper- ience, but fun, commented Mr. Larry Green, band director. In order to finance the trip, the instrumental music groups under- took many fund-raising projects. Included among these were a fruit sale in the fall and a light bulb sale in the spring. Performing under the direction of drum major Dave Cunningham, the band appeared during half-time at all home football games and all home basketball games. Band officers were Dave Crab- tree, president; Ken Noyce, vice- president; Daisy Hoyt, secretary; and Doug Jones, treasurer. Mary Evans was in charge of music dis- tribution and Cathy Easterly was attendance clerk. The instrumental groups include concert band, symphonic band (a select 70-piece wind ensemble, pep band, jazz band, orchestra, and the Marching 100+. Right: Drum major Dave Cunningham displays a Roughrider appearance before marching in the Drake Relays Parade. Below: The Roosevelt March- ing 100 is shown in front of the U.S. Capitol. 28