Walla Walla High School - Royal Blue Yearbook (Walla Walla, WA)

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SENIOR BAND—FRONT ROW: Denny Goodhew, Judy Wagoner, Connie Raugust, Debbie Louder milk, Joyce Cobb. Bonme Carlson, Janice Wooltolk. Margaret Jamison, Gail Anderson. ROW TWO: Steve Perini. Ann Bedell. Judi Watson, Sally Ingstad, Vicki Wimmer, Jim Weidemann. Lynn Dietrich. Cathy Christiansen, Suzanne Sivley, David Simmons. Heather Cowan, Robin Roop, Jane Ann White, Lon Davison, Janice Taylor. ROW THREE: Joy Witherow, Karen Bristol, Terry McConn, Janice Cherry. Jim SutlifL Cynthia Wilkins, Neil Brown, Cindy Eades, Keily McClellan, Alan Ball, Shirley Harris, Bob Demianew. Mike Michener, Tom Simon, Dan Ware. Rick Weidemann, Craig Hogan. Lon Wynck, Jim Beeson, Mike Evans, Susan Schmaltz, Wendy Meyers. ROW FOUR: Paul Stanton, Gordon Sivley. Robin Newborn, Jim Harold, Alan Jones, David Hadley, Kathy Wilson, Ken Guyer, Bob Lythgoe, Bill Stanton, David Wagner, Lynne Bower man, Paul Goetz, Joe Honeycutt. Keith Myers. Bill Huntington, Marv Belzer. John Toews, Jan Goolsbey, Peggy Sosa I la, Del Blame. Linda Hagen. ROW FIVE: Fred Green. John Dippel. Richard Tomlinson. Jim Gau, Rich Myers, Jerry Cundift, Ken Thrasher, Tim Gabriel, Ken Light, Dean Perrault NOT PICTURED: Doug Yoes, Mike Dennis. The Walla Walla High School Band started their school year early with rehearsals for the Frontier Days ' Parade at the end of August. They gave a series of concerts at the fair. They performed at many of the Wa Hi football games as well as the Shrine Parade and game and the Shrine Jamboree. They also took part in the Labor Day Parade, During the Christmas assembly, the band performed with other organizations. In February, the band was fortunate to feature a clarinet soloist in their winter concert. BAND OFFICERS—FRONT ROW. Cathy Christiansen-student conductor. Marv Belzer-president, Judy Wagoner-music librarian. ROW TWO: Bob Lythgoe-drum major. Gaif Anderson¬ secretary, Keith Myers-manager.

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The Walla Walla High School Band A Salute to a fine musician- Mr. Russ Larsen Russell Larsen was born in Spokane, but he has spent most of his life in Walla Walla. His interest in music began early when he started taking private clarinet lessons at the Whitman Conservatory during the sixth grade. He attended Walla Walla High School and took an active part in the band as the student conductor. He graduated from Eastern Washington State College with a BA in music and later received his Masters from Washington State University. He continued to perform with groups during his army service and also attended the Rochester School of Music in New York. He came to Walla Walla in 1949 to be the director for the Walla Walla High School band and supervisor of music. In recent years, he has taken the band to two music educators ' state conventions and one All- Northwest convention in Missoula, where the band received a standing ovation, Mr. Larsen has been a long time member of the Community Concert Board, of which he is currently vice president. He is the Area Coordinator of Seattle Symphony School Concerts and is a member of the State Music Advisory Board, This year, he is the All- State Band Organizer for Washington State Music Educators ' Association. He is a member of Phi Delta Kappa and Phi Mu Alpha, music honorary.

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SOPHOMORE BAND—FRONT ROW: Virginia Fine. Walfy Cole. Susan Gessel, Karen Hedine, Hilda McKay. Betty Wilson, Michele Lenhart. ROW TWO: Rosemary Reaves. Lloyd Tyler, Sherry Troop. Josephine Laughlin, David Mokes, Curtis Wilkms, Anna Bull, Corey Farris, Ned Storey, Cae McIntyre. ROW THREE: Ted Nochstatter, Don Garner, Steve Nokes, John PEP BAND—FRONT ROW: Richard Tomlinson, Wendy Meyers, Betty Wilson. Cathy Christiansen, Rick Weidemann. Jim Sutliff, Jim Weidemann, ROW TWO: Tim Gabriel. Peggy Sosalla. Robin Newbum, Alan Jones, Paul Goetz, Marv Belzer, David Wagner, Keith Knotts. Hanek, Carl Cavanus, Keith Knotts. Don Shafer, Scott Pritcher, David Hamm. Richard Cook, Jon Della. Brian Milbrath, George Beito. John Snell. Bony Masoner, Scott Bacon, Ron Kent, Rick Weidemann. ROW FOUR: Frank Ralston, Ramone Host, Bill Wilson. David Rook. David Brooks, Van Bedell. FLAGSWINGERS: Sherri Humphrey. Peggy Harris. Gail Anderson, Margaret Minnick, Patty Stockstad, Shetley Horton. MAJORETTES—FRONT ROW: Terri Fowler, Cindy Lloyd, Meredith Jones. ROW TWO: Cathy Cummings,