Warren Western Reserve High School - Aurora Yearbook (Warren, OH)

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Q N X l ' fr Hopping in the heat Beginning August 3rd the Raider Band started its annual summer practice. The hot weather and bright sun failed to inspire enthusiasm for the band members and their goal of August the 27th, the Warren Band Night, seemed ages away. But with determination, pride, and much imstruction from directors Mr. Gary Hoffman and Mr. Ken Young, the bond members marched on. At 8:00 in the morning mass confusion prevailed, but when Mr. Hoffman's whistle blew there was instant organization. Band members quickly rose to the sound of blasting tubas and trumpets, wondering What's a nice person like me doing in a place like this? By 10:00, the hot sun was beating Stacey Foster monkeys around at Willow Lake at the annual picnic. Flutes-Front Row: Tristy Nye, Colleen Bliss, Cindy Abel, Diane Sieple. Row 2: Missy Hernon, Cecelia Caldwell, April Harris, Lisa Madlock, Tracy Snyder, Ienny Smith. Row 3: Sue Ritchie, Sharon Bennett, Karen Holod, Helen Bradley. Back Row: Carnella Peck, Debbie Mansell, Roxie Owens, Becki Powers, Tracy DuBasik. 46! Organizations Majorettes practice in the heat. down and dreams of Farmer Iim's, Willow Lake, Olympic Club, or any other means of cooling off danced through everyone's mind. Noon seemed to take forever, but at last freedom. Hot and humid weather did not always last. At times, the humidity turned to a downpour and the idea of band seemed all wet. Many newcomers did not realize what a strain band can be. Mr. Hoffman's goal for perfection seemed impossible especially for the freshmen trying to learn the basic skills. At times much friction and inflamed tempers were evident. But their excellent performance at Band Night and the annual summer band picnic held August 21, 1981 at Willow Lake cooled everyone off.

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Mr. Iohn Peckyno, Principal, congratulates Valedictorian, Bill Hoover. Mr. Anthony Gelsomino, career specialist, Mr. Dale Hicks tries to explain a homework demonstrates the many different uses of the assignment in Calculus to Karen Busko, Bob Career Research Computor to Mark Libratore, Hart, Bob Blake, and Tom Sprockett. Howard Plevyak, and Lana Santti. 4.0 Students!45

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a swim. With the encouragement of Rusty Victor and a few other guys, Tammy Shaffer decides to take Practicing before Band Night, pants are the only part of the uniform tolerable in the heat. f Trombones-Front Row: Earl Marzula, Michael Theresa Stroud, Bill Cameron, Neil Hogan, johnson, Amy Herwig, Brad Benke, Troy Ken Montgomery, Edward Bogus, Brion Orr, Galvin, Roy Peyles, Mark Butcher. Back Row: Brian Head, Aarron Dixon. Mr. Ken Young laughs in disbelief of Mr. Gary Hoffman's ability to spit watermelon seeds. Band!-47