Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Highlighting the band's year was University lnterscholastic League CU.l.L.J contest, where the band received a perfect rating of straight ones lt was great, commented Senior Jeff Williford, symphonic band member. lt'sjust something you have to experience. I really wanted the one for the seniors and everybody that had worked so hard, said Holly Taylor, so I workedreal hard. Following the marching season, the symphonic and concert bands, in addition to the new stage band, gave a Christmas concert. The Christmas concert was fun, stated Sherri Tefft. lt went pretty well tor the amount of rehearsal we had. The bands presented a spring concert in May. The whole stage band went over great, stated Jeff Williford. l think it is a necessary addition to the band program to help expand it and bring in new people. This has been my favorite part of the band. .-,fl be Mex: X 5 Flag girl Sophomore Natalie Tett concentrates on one of their compli- cated routines. l really enjoyed being a flag girl because it was something we had never done before and l was happy to be involved in it. corn- mented Natalie. Symphonic band member Danny Stewart, junior, added, lt's really great and a lot of fun to just go for one hour and play good music. On January 26 the band held the annual band banquet at the Pine Forest Country Club. Dressed up as a Playboy bunny for the Halloween pep rally, Junior Alissa Alban listens intently to a conversa- tion going on behind her. l got a lot of response to that costume, but I made it the night before. said Alissa. Trumpet players Freshman Steve Tanner and Senior Ray Poche rehearse their music and their rou- tines at one of the band's daily after- noon practices. Under the leadership of Drum major Margie McCrory, the band plays the Yellow Rose of Texas for the Sparta- naire 's performance. Trumpet player, Lance Morgan stands at attention durng an after- noon practice session. VVe practiced every afternoon for about an hour commented Lance. .' -- Z --il-.S-f r i L'T-'- E . etfee , ' Y Q fi 3 1 y ilqll I: A A: zzlx mail'

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Theyre ploying our song Bond morches to the beot 1 E Forming perfectly alligned rows, band members remain still during aghough I was always nervoug Some' t ing would go wrong, but it never their performance at the Memorial . ,, . . . . game. ..y really enjoyed performing did. said Junior Miles Fam, Standing perlectly still, band members rehearse in preparation for that week's half-time activities. Practices usually lasted about an hour and a half. 36 band Qcontinued from page 359 thought it was great, commented Sophomore Gary Miller, symphonic band member. The Village People skit was my favorite part, remarked Emerald Koo. ln the spring, the band was faced with another U.l.L. competition -- concert contest. lt's pretty tough and a lot of work, said Freshman John Overmeyer, concert band member, but once we got the music it was good. The trip to Colorado was excellent, commented Danny Stewart. ln April, the . 'r Ss x 5 Senior trumpet player Don King stands at attention during one of the only afternoon practices to prepare them for halftime activities. Giving a glance to the camera, Sen- ior Paul Stehr relaxes during a rest between songs. ,L 1 . if Q symphonic band attended a music festival in Durango, Colorado. I had a lot of fun, continued Danny. The trip through the mountains on the trains was great, and the scenery was breathtaking. Summing upthe feelings of the seniors, Senior Stacey Block, symphonic band member, said, Being in the band for four years has enriched my life and made me feel like a part of the school. I made a lot of close friends, and l'm really going to miss it. They had something for everyone from the beer drinkers to the pinball enthusiasts, commented Pete Tesarek. lt's a great way for the younger band members to get into the swing of high school life.

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i ' Junior Angela Kell smiles in her new uniform. We had our mothers make new outfits because it was the West- chester game. said Angela, 38 spartanaires , i HTL l K at - W v-i,'in.i W t Company D officer Lee Pate does a layback contagion at the opening of the t'America The Beautiful jazz rou- tine during halftime. Colorful uniforms brighten up the field as the Spartanaires perform a kick routine to There 's No Business Like Show Business Anything for Claping and yelling at the Home- coming pep rally, Spartanaires show the football players their faithful sup- port. S Spartanaires. An organization of girls that can learn to share each other's feelings. It's not like some people think. l feel we're part of the school. That is how Senior Kathy Kraus defines the Spartanaires. I think the purpose of the Spartanaires at Stratford is to raise the general morale and spirit of the students, commented Senior Susan Gilcrest. The 96 member organization began their long, hard season in early July at camp at Southern Methodist University. Senior Debbie Franklin explained, We had to get up really early and go to classes each day. We took classes in jazz, pompom, high kick and marching. On the last day we had competition. Last summer we won first in marching, first in high kick and second in pompom, and about 52 girls brought home individual awards. Kathleen Asel was chosen outstanding and Laura Gattis was chosen outstanding runner-up in pompomf' as F X5'f E'i,1n'.'J-MVEJ EQ ' . . rb i JTI-fo r ffl P .figs-. WW In