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

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Symphonic band achieves unanimous I rating at State Contest enjoying the rides and sights and visiting with the Disney characters. Soaking the March sun rays by the hotel pool, sunning on Smyrma beach, a tour of Sea World, and a bar-b-que on the beach all added to a most enjoyable trip. The trip and many other band activities were made possible through support and contributions of the RHS Instrumental Music Boosters who held a Spaghetti Supper, Ice Cream Social and other fund raising projects to cover uniform expenses and many other incidentals. During the winter months, the marching band converted to concert band and symphonic band, directed by Mr. Larry Green. State contest was held at Hoover High School where the Symphonic band received a 1 rating from each of the three judges, a feat mastered by only one other Des Moines high school. Top: The Symphonic Band consists of selected members of Roosevelt ' s concert band. Upper left: A final band practice finds sophomores and juniors rehearsing Pomp and Circumstance before graduation. Left: An exhausted Da le Larson attempts to play along with other band members in a 24 hour marathon. Concert Band 23

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Disney World parade highlights trip to Florida for Marching 100+ A trip to Orlando, Florida during spring vacation parading through Disney World highlighted the year for the Roosevelt Roughriders Marching 100+. The group, composed of instrumentalists, Riderettes, Color Guard and Flaggies provided halftime entertainment for football fans and was an added feature to many parades, including the Drake Relays parade, and marching as the honor band among 25 other bands in the Northern Iowa Bicentennial Celebration. Rusty Snyder, garbed as a Roughrider in white flare pants, a navy satin shirt and a Roughrider hat held the position of drum major, leading the band across football fields and down city streets. During November and December, band members were putting pressure on friends, relatives, neighbors and strangers to support the band by purchasing oranges, grapefruit, and cheese or by coming to a Haunted House in the band room during Halloween time. Band president Doug Jones commented, I think we stumbled onto Top right: Clarinet players Lynn Jones and Kim Batts realize the importance of paying attention during tune up time before a football game. Right. Drummers Steve Vickery, Todd Davidson, Scott Murphy and Jeff Hancock await the start of a parade in Algona, Iowa. Below: Keeping in perfect form, the Roosevelt Roughriders Marching 100- entertain Algona parade-goers. a gold mine when we started selling fruit two years ago. This year, we made about $4000 profit on the project. It ' s quite a bit of hard work and bookkeeping, but well worth it to help pay for the Florida trip. What crazy fool would stay up for 24 hours to play his instrument with other band members with a mere 10 minute hourly break? This fund raising project brought in a combined total of $3000 for willing members. The trip lasted one week, including the long, tiring three day bus trip each way. After marching in Disney World, the band members got to spend the day 22 Marching Band

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Instrumentalists widen range of performances Eight students represented Roosevelt as All-state instrumentalists and one student was selected as an All- State vocalist after auditioning in October for a group of high school and college music teachers from around the state. Juniors Jane Miller and Barb McKen- zie, and sophomore Forest Stewart played in the All-State Band. Included in the All-State Orchestra were seniors Kendall McKoy and Anne Feillman; juniors Suzanne McDaniel and Katherine MacKinnon; and sophomore Kalon Sarby. Senior Mike Higgins was the All-State vocalist. Junior Dee Ann Arthurs was the head of the Color Guard. These girls performed with the Marching Band, carrying six flags representing among others, the Iowa flag, the American flag, and the Bicentenial flag. They, too, combined with the Riderettes and Flaggies as a part of the total show when the band marched at football and basketball games, and in parades. Full Orchestra: Row 1: Anne Feilmann, Suzanne McDaniel. Brad Carpenter, Lisa Jones, Betsy Teigland, Katherine MacKinnon, Kris Thornwall, and Debbie Scarborough. Row 2: Anne Paxton, Trudi Ludwig, Celeste Kelling, Dawn Treleven, Karen Krause, Becky Campney, Laurie Melhado, Debbie Martin, Dave Baskerville, Burns Stanfield, Forest Stewart, Mrs. Cheryl Kutcher, Nile Hartline, Kent Anderson and Kalon Sarby. All State Instrumentalists Row 1: Katherine MacKinnon, Anne Feilmann, and Barb McKenzie. Row 2: Jane Miller, Kalon Sarby, and Forest Stewart. J Color Guard. Row 1: Rita Wildman, Patty Katzenberger, Dee Ann Arthurs, Nancy Ponzetti, Tami Gray, and Juli Middleton. Row 2: Elaine Merkley, Chris Snyder, Sue Paschall, Joni Middleton, Dodie Hartley, Debbie Ankrum, and Dana Bench. 24 Orchestra, A ll State Color Guard