Shelbyville High School - Squib Yearbook (Shelbyville, IN)

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DANCE BAND: Row 1. Vocalist Jan Scott and pianist Margaret Gushwa. Row 2. Gary Hamner, Russ Schlosser, Bonnie Eidem, Sally Wilson, Kay Platt. Row 3. Bob Silbert, Dick Schoelch, Steve McGreW, Jay Clapp, Allen Pence, Gerald Mohr, Arthur Watson, Bill Beabout, Charles Hubler. Row 4. Dennis Sproul, David Lawrence, Ted Honey, Steve Lancas ter, Stanley Goodwin, Doug Crawley, Robert Longstreet. BAND RELATED GROUPS SPARK FESTIVE ACTIVITIES SHELBYETTES: ROW I. Ann Fogle, Jona Drake, Jane McCabe, Judy WVein- garth, Susie Stine, Joanna Gardner. Row 2. Janet Hester, Susan Sears, Kathy Clark, Marty Mitchell, Karen Handy. Bow 3. Pat Gregory, Beverly Stevens, Kay Hatten, Georgiann Martin, Kathy Houston. Claudia Barnes. 5 MAJORETTES: Kay Platt, Bonnie Eid- em, Wanda Hurst, Judy Branson, Janet Stiles.

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BAND: Row 1. Gary Hamner, Shirley McNew, Alice Ward, Lorinda Hedman, Virginia Parker, Sally Wilson, Bonnie Eidem, Kay Platt, Judy Branson, Elizabeth Ellison, Russ Schlosser, Steve Scharlach, Arthur Watson, john McClain. Row 2. Dan Collins, Margaret Gushwa, Mike Mount, David Lawrence, Kathy Madigan, Jay Clapp, Ted Honey, Gerald Mohr, Wilfred Coers, Allen Pence, Bob Silbert, Doug Crawley, Richard Ewick, Bill Beabout, Robert Longstreet, Mark Mount, Stanley Goodwin, Charles Hubler, Dennis Sproul, Edward Higgins, Louis Posz. S. H. S. HOSTS BAND FESTIVAL Francis W. Chesser, In- strumental Music. B. S., M. S., Indiana State Teachers College, Indiana University, Ohio State University, Butler Uni- versity, Edinburgh Uni- versity. Goldenaires Dance Band Sponsor. Hobby: Woodworking. A school needs a band! A band course should teach the student responsibility and good character traits. Through participation in the band, the student is able to render ser- vice to the school and community, he is offered varied band music experience and a cultural enrichment. Under the di- rection of Francis Chesser, S. H. S.'s band can be heard during half-times at ball games or can be seen participating in holiday parades. Much time and expense go into the se- lection of valuable equipment for the students who partici- pate in the band. This year S. H. S. had the privilege of playing host to various communities in the band festival held at the Paul Cross Gymnasium on April 8 and 9. Out-of-town guests participating in the Good Neighbor Festival were Conners- ville, Rushville, Seymour, Franklin, Columbus, and Greens- burg. Following a two-hour rehearsal, the members were treated to a party and dance with music being provided by the Satellite Dance Band. Officers of the band were Steve McGrew, president, Bob Silbert, vice-president, and Kay Platt, secretary-treasurer. The dance band, known as the Goldenaires, was unable to play at very many events this year because it lacked saxaphone players. It did participate, however, in t.he May Festival, its selections were Country Gardens, Entrance and March of the Peers,', and Overture What is a marching band at a football game without the shrill whistles and the glint of batons under the lights? S. H. S.'s fine group of majorettes and their drum major added a great deal to the football and basketball spectacles through their precise drills and polished feats of skill. The Shelbyettes, a group of precision modern dancers, entertained the spectators at basketball and football games with their choreographic performances. They also had a major role in the annual May Festival in which they exe- cuted a modern dance routine to the music of Intermission Riff. 27

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Members of Me and My Shadow rehearse their dance under the instruction of Miss Lana Leone of Butler Uni- versity. Dance members of Do Re Min are pictured here. POPULAR MAY FESTIVAL DRAWS HUGE CROWD The 38th annual May Festival, as in past years, climaxed the yearis activities. To the familiar strains of 'Country Gardensf, played by the Goldenaires, twenty junior girls performed the traditional arch dance. All wore floor-length white gowns and car- ried floral arches which they had decorated. Through these arches, the Lord Mayor, the May Queen, and the elected May Court girls, with their chosen escorts, entered. After the queen was crowned by the Lord Ma- yor, the festivities ensued. The S. H. S. Band per- formed a precise marching drill. The Singing Stars, dressed in sailor costumes, sang a novelty tune, 'iMinskol Dinskolf' Using the Robed Choir,s background melodies, members of the dancing groups delighted the audi- ence with their performances. Nine girls dressed in pastel shades of flowing chiffon competed for Ross Rowlandis attention in One Boyf, i'Me and My Shadowi' was portrayed by three boys and six girls in black and white costumes. A group of girls frolicked to the popular tune of Do Re Mi. Kathy Houston scored a big hit with her humor- ous rendition of I Cainit Say Nof, The Shelbyettes, costumed in white satin tuxedos, top hats, and red canes, performed to 'ilntermission Riff. The chorus line of the Rockettes, a featured number for several years, performed their popular routine with preci- sion. Steve McCrew, an outstanding band member, rendered his interpretation of Trumpet Bluesf, The colorful pageant was brought to a close with the recessional. With the graceful exit of the Queen and her court, the curtain fell on another exciting and memorable festival evening. junior girls perform the traditional arch dance at the 1960 May Festival before the entry of Queen Dixie Linville.