ROWVA High School - Rovan Yearbook (Oneida, IL)

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The R.O.V.A. Color Guard, led by rifle captain Shelley Johnson and flag Captain Nancy Holden, had another successful season in 1984, proving that hard work does pay off. The color guard led the band in the Galesburg, Monmouth and Morton parades and won its first award with a 1st Place in field competition at the Farmington Golden Wave Marching Festival. At Metamora the color guard had another fine showing with a 1st in parade and a 3rd in field competitions. At the University of Illinois the color guard finished off a fine year with a 5th in parade competition and a 2nd in field competition. Drum Major Amanda Asplund also had a successful year. She began the year by attending the Marching Auxiliaries of America camp at Illinois State University, where she won 1st Place among single drum majors. At the Morton Pumpkin Festival she placed 2nd out of eighteen, and at Farmington she received 2nd place in field competition. At Metamora she won 1st in parade and 5th in field competition, and she capped off a fine season with a 2nd in field and a 1st in parade competition at the University of Illinois. Congratulations to this year's squad and good luck for next year! Color Guard 27

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Giving It All You've Got Members of the 1984 R.O.V.A. Color Guard are: Drum Major; Amanda Asplund. Rifles; Lynn Stotts, Shelley Johnson — captain, Stacy Rylander, Kim Bloss, Chrisy Tye, and Kiersty Thomas. Flags; Nancy Holden — captain, Theresa Anderson, Sara Gullstrand, Karen Hutchinson, Renae Blair, Chris Larson, and alternate Beth Ellcey. 26 Color Guard

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Merry Melodies Front Row: Noelle Snyder, Patti Behymer, Laura Holmes, Renae Blair, Shelly Orwig, Deanna Bray, Amanda Asplund, Michelle Cottingham, Ari Millen, Stacy Rylander. Second Row: Kelly Quinones, Sharon Malcolm, Teresa Laubach, Karla Windsor, Lynn Stotts, Dan Reem, John Asplund, Tonya Laubach, Mary Jane Theesfeld, Stephanie Carlson, Julie Harpman, Angela Olson, Christie Cain, Kellie Folger, Tracey Hubbard, Tracey Copeland, Karin Owrey. Third Row: Betsy Bodenhamer, Karen Hutchinson, Kim Whalen, Tami Kirk, Jerod Gross, Theresa Anderson, Shelley Johnson, Julie Paul, Scott Larson, Julie Lake, Mary Robbins, Jon Nelson, Kiersty Thomas, Chrisy Tye, Carol Stewart, Todd Rogers, Mark Stevens, Amy Mundwiler, Kathy Carlson, Rob Kalb, Kathy Laird, Bryan Holmes. Fourth Row: Tom Todd, Derrick Appell, Jim Robbins, Michael Rittenhouse, Steve Copeland, Kathy Loveall, Jim Keneipp, Rob Schulz, Kris Loveall. As usual, the concert band had a busy year, filled with much hard work. The band started practice at the beginning of November and in December they performed at the Christmas concert. In March the band gave their annual winter concert, and in April they competed at Organization Contest. They received a division II rating in sight-reading and three division 1 ratings in prepared competition. One of these division I ratings was a perfect score, a very high honor for the band. These scores earned the band the right to compete in Honors Band, the state concert band competition. In May the concert band finished the year with the annual Parade of Bands concert and ice cream social. 28 Concert Band