Washington Township High School - Washtonian Yearbook (Apollo, PA)

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KI to ri D. Brinker, C. Miller, M. J. Wilmot, M. Gulyos, C. Van Scoyoc, D. Menk, D. Bowman, V. Kocur, S. Marco. aforeffefn T zena, Tzena, Tzena .... 'l-2-3-kick .... Take a look at those majorettes .... eight lovely young ladies .... Sandy as mascot .... hard practice .... Making a nice showing at the pep meetings .... games .... assemblies .... and the colorful band festival. A traditional attraction between the halves of a football game! Don't we all love parades .... with those smart stepping majorettes . . . in new uniforms of maroon and white .... strutting down gridirons . . . twirling their batons to the beat of their high school songs. Such was the fronting unit for the W.T.H.S. band.

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U1 fir First Row Cl to rl: R. Zidec, J. Exton, C. Patton, B. Craig, M. A. Schrum, J. Travaglia, R. Troup, B. Jones, E. Shaffer, W. Schrum, R. Roth, G. Moorhead, R. Strong. Second row: J. Brown, W. Latham, C. Cignetti, R. Rice, E. Heckman, P. Shockey, P. Feudal, L. Brock, E. Cignetti, S. Ramsey, D. Forsythe, B. Smeltzer. Third row: Mr. Mitchell, C. McCutchean, M. Doty, L. Long, V. Almes, M. MacDonald, I. Kunkle, D. Berkey, B. Dransite, L. Hartman, D. Shaner, R. Rowley. gan!! New majorette uniforms .... color bearers .... ten new band members .... eighteen veterans from previous years .... and Washington Township High School had a marching unit equal to many ofthe larger schools ofthe district. Parades in Vandergrift .... parades in Apollo and Oklahoma .... all for the glory of the Alma Mater . . . went to several of the away football games . . . you should have seen the shows at half time .... l'm Forever Blowing Bubbles .... lf l Knew You Were Coming I'd Baked o Cake . . . . Tzena, Tzena, Tzena really sharp! Three nights a week for practice-what a workout! ! ! the annual New Kensington Band Festival was a big success and the W.T.H.S. Band gave a fine performance. The loss of nine band instruments in a robbery at the school was a great loss to the school and the student owners of the instruments - but the spirit of the land is good and the students training in the grades now will add to the band in future years.

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nf 3 .X Patty Shockey, Bob McMahon, Charles MacDonald, Larry Brock, Bob Dransite. 518 Beighley an guna! l950-51 introduced several new faces in the Dance Band . . . new 'pop' tunes . . . but the tradition of a good dance band was well retained . . . the usual full house at the school dances . . . and the usual interest in doing their part to make the extra-activities a success . . . for your ap- proval and with our appreciation . . . W.T.H.S. Dance Band. Vocals by Penny Snyder, Tom Magee and L aRue Bracken f f rf' 0115... X