Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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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

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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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