Waukon High School - Arrow Yearbook (Waukon, IA)

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CONCERT BA There were many extra act1v1t1es which involved members of the concert band Dorian Festival was attended by Sandra Busness, Ed Lenth and Mary Bulman Also a small band group went to the Opera House to provide entertainment for Pancake Day Another group which deserves recognition was the PLAIN AND FANCY orchestra They put in many hours of hard work practicing their music to make the operetta the great success that it was Although concert band d1d not go to contest this year we had a concert at the Art EXh1b1t Featured in two numbers were a woodwrnd quintet and the corner section Never had we had such an enthusiastic pep band They were always present to boost the school spirit of the student body, as well as the team They accornpanred the new teachers as they attempted to srng the school song Basketball games and pep meetings were much improved by the band The Brass Quartet, Barry Silbaugh, Michael Deters, Io Ann Lier, and Linus Liddle, re- ceived a Division II rating.

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Above: Our alert drum section keeps the band in near perfect rhythm with its distinct cadences. Right: It is only through the able and patient direc- tion of Mr. Merritt Bissell that Waukon Public High can boast such a fine band. Below: Leading our band are these six bubbling rnajorettes and our tall drum major.

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The Saxophone Quartet was awarded, for the fourth con- secutive year, a I rating. The members were Ed Lenth, Lyle Hanson, Sandra Busness. Getting ready for contest was a big task for these small groups. Although the ratio ofl and II ratings was not as high as other years, school spirit was just as high and the participants gained just as much from this experience. A Division II rating was given to the Trumpet Quartet: Bernhard Hermanson Patty Reher, Jo Ann Lier, and Linus Liddle. Those soloists receiving I and II ratings were: Patty Reher, David And- erson, Patty Gronna, Barry Kolsrud, Barry Silbaugh, and Lyle Hanson. Linda Deal, Kenneth Richardson, Michael Deters, and David Deters made up the Trombone Quartet which received a Die vision Il rating. I The Saxophone Trio earned a Division Irating. Members were Lyle Hanson, Ed Lenth, and Carol Monroe.