Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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' and qrches lllfu A grin crosses Senior lay Thompson's face as he plays the infamous Matt Reed song during the joke awards at the Band Banquet. Everyone in band knows it, and when they hear it, they all freak out, explained lay. Matt was given- box- ing gloves to get even with lay, but didn't use them. The band held their banquet at the Houston Racquet Club. Chr! For the second year in a row, the band marched past the regular sea- son, right into the Christmas holi- days. Six extra games, five playoffs and one Oiler game extended the season beyond the usual ten weeks. The band used the playoff games to adopt more of a show band style. Besides marching and kaleido- scope drills, the group added forma- I - ima! tions, such as the state of Texas ar the number one composed of whi band shoes, According to ban director, Mr. Randy Fitch, Th show at the Bi-District game agairi Madison went over the best wi the crowd because it was such a s prisef' , Although the band did nc receive straight class I ratings tw I Standing at attention, lunior saxopho player Paul Steer performs at a playt game in the Astrodome. Posture ai alignment play an important part int overall precision of a marching band., Trombones wave at a night of Spart spirit. Freshman Cliff Caskey, Ch Nedleman, and Subi Malkani join ir cheer for the Spartans. Chris explains I liked making cheers in the stan' When I wasn't doing that I mos talked to my friends.

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jazz... rd sales, a spaghetti supper and drking on inventory at local -partment stores. Some girls did tra service projects to receive erits that replaced demerits for 'diness, misconduct, and perform- lce mistakes. Even after the football season ded, Spartanaires kept very busy. is year's winter trip was to San itonio to perform in the Fiesta rade. Captain Dana Weber com- ented, I loved San Antonio and ruldn't wait. The seniors got to go it to dinner and to the Alamo. Marching competition be- feen the four companies on drills ey made up and perfected ended .victory for Company A and Com- iny D. The Spartanaires also ieered at the basketball games. As Laura Gattis stated, Our big- gie this year was a trip to Washing- ton, D.C. for four days tlvlay 2-6j of touring, performing, and parading in the Apple Blossom Festival. The Spartanaires dedicated their River Gaks Country Club formal to the seniors who were presented by their fathers and introduced by Texas Representative Bill Archer. Their March 27 banquet gave us an opportunity to reflect on what we've accomplished during the year, said Laura. lt was one of the most important times we ever shared together, she added. The banquet also featured the Along with perfectly executed splits, the Spartanaires, during the homecoming game, still manage to end in two con- centric circles. Addressing the Spartanaires, their dates, parents and invited guests, Congress- man Bill Archer presents the seniors at the formal. announcement of the Director's Award winner, Kelley Smith. lf I walked out today, she could take my job and carry on. That's the kind of person Kelley is, said Mrs. Baker. The Spirit Award, voted on by members only, was presented to Tracy Surber. jenny Elvig won the Cherie Rabulais Scholastic Award and received a S200 scholarship from the Booster Club. All of the girls received State in '78 letters for this year, but Captain Dana Weber said, l'll remember how everyone brought Teddy bears to the games after Kelley Smith's Teddy was so lucky at the Port Neches game. Mrs. Baker summed the Sparta- naire year saying, We strove for unity, respect for others and pride in the prevailing attitude of success. Striking a pose, Senior Cindy Simmons, juniors Brett Baudean and Suzi Hemin- ghaus and Sophomore jenny Drewa perform during halftime at the game against Churchill in the Astrodome. With her bouquet in hand, Senior Patti Walsh dances with her father at the Spartanaire formal. spartanaires 27

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X an overall I J at marching , It was a more solid 'I' than year before, commented Mr. hen the Oiler game was first nned, a show in the Astrodome iunded exciting, but coming the ternoon after the semi-final game ainst San Antonio Churchill made seem less exciting. By then, per- rming in the Astrodome was old t, Because the band was hausted from the night before, ey performed well, but sluggishly. nior Leah Hippie commented ve had to be up at school on Sat- v D -si urday at about TO a,m. and didn't get home from the game that night until about TO p.m. Then Sunday morn- ing, we had to be at school again in the morning at about ll for the Oiler game. There was so much time that we had to spend for band that it was unreal. Earlier in the season, the cancelled performance at the Westchester game because of foul weather was a great disappointment because of a bag ot surprises we didn't get to pull, said Mr. Fitch. Dawn Rollins, senior, stated, It would have been so neat it we could have marched Huddling together, Stratford band members place their shoes in the form of a 21 during. the band's performance at the Bi-District game against Madison. The marchers laid their horns down in the shape of the state of Texas before congregating in the middle. This differ- ent type of performance proved fun for the band and the crowd. The state of Texas is shaped by the band with the Spartanaires shaping the num' ber one during a playoff game at the Astrodome. We tried to keep the theme of Texas and that we were num- ber one, explained Senior Geoff Sprad- ley. This was one of the different half- time shows the band prepared espe- cially forthe playoff games. half-time that night because we had this runthrough all painted and that was the night that we were going to do our state of Texas thing. The band ended up sitting on the buses until well into the third quarter. Senior Rhonda Crandell remem- bered, just sitting there talking and wondering if we would get to do half-time, and listening to Mark Watson tell us the plays of the game and keeping us up to date on the score. Pep rallies held their surprises too. Twice the Senior Boys' Club carried continued on page ji band 29