Shawnee Mission Northwest High School - Lair Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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Marching Cougar Pride sho ws skill from hours of proofrce roups entertain As the football teams cleared the field, students waited for the halftime performance by the Marching Cougar Pride, made up of the drill team, flag team, and marching band. The show that followed was the result of months of practice and preparation. The flag team and drill team started practice at the beginning of the sum- mer, and marching band began in Au- gust. The groups worked together for two weeks before school started. Those few weeks meant long, hard days in the hot August sun. Once school started, the Cougar Pride as a whole practiced an hour after school. Each of the individual groups had a school hour when they met as a class to prac- tice. Senior Drum Major Andy Klein and Iunior Drum Major Mike Maloun led the marching band. Maloun and Klein kept the band together and on beat. Sponsor Lynn Harrington made the whole show run smoothly. He used a MARCHING BAND: FRONT ROW-Kelly Wil- son, Karen Wilkerson, Becky Romanchuk, joey Gough, jennifer Summerville, Lisa Hummel, Kristen Engler, Cassie Gleason, Bruce Hunt, Chris Mejia, Mark Howard, Shanda Howell, Tanya Ptomey, Melissa Phillips, Julianne Linscott, jennifer Frank. SECOND ROW-Lorie Evermon, Carrie Flemming, Amy Nevins, Su- san White, Kyle Niemackl, Elise Harrington, Alex johnson, jeff Mallory, Sandy Bohnert, Kathy Nunnick, Mellisa Michaels, Mike Kaplow, jim Hofer, Karen Arieder, Melissa Becker, Molly Klein. THIRD ROW-Stephanie Riddell, Tifany St. Clair, Michelle Calder, Scott Greathouse, Lenny Harding, jason Atkins, Cin- dy Bird, Chris Tawney, Michelle Freeman, Jim Caldwell, Paul Bailey, Bill Steadman, Bill Taylor, john Smiley, David Strassburg, julie jones, Bill Bowser, Stephanie Andrews. FOUTH ROW-David Holmes, Mandy Plaster, Greg Sherman, David Kirsch, Troy Feese, Lars Halvorson, Mark Hummel, Greg Stein, Matt Van Vleet, Andrew Moore, josh Taylor, Chuck Sutherland, Lee Mainster, Kai Chang, Rodney Galindo. BACK ROW-Mike Maloun, Shannon Gieber, Iuha Helle, Brad Rae, Patrick Schoettker, Arne johnson, jay Longstreth, Doug Brown, Vince Loffredo, Steve Keller, Andy Klein. tphoto by DeCloud Studio? 26 Groups entertain computer to diagram shows. He then printed out a diagram for each mem- ber which showed them where to go and what to do. Working together eight or nine hours every week brought the band members close together. As Elise Harrington said, Marching Band is a great way to meet people. By the end of the football season, we were a closely knit group. Early in the season, the band partici- pated in the non-competitive Blue Val- ley Marching Festival. This was main- ly to gain experience, but it also provided a chance for the bands to show off for other bands. Most band members agreed with Mike Maloun that the long hours and hard work become worthwhile when you play what you have learned for peoples' enjoyment. Another part of the Cougar Pride was the Cougar Kits, led by Captain .. . continued on page 28 THE DRILL TEAM spends many hours perfecting their dances. Angie Chedester and Cheryl Fearnside display the finished product. iphoto by Brad Kernl

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