Wewoka High School - Tiger Yearbook (Wewoka, OK)

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gdvtd The Wewoka High School Band this year is made up of 64 members drawn from the eighth through the twelfth grades inclusive. There is also a 35 piece seventh grade band. Both of these units have performed at athletic events, parades, and in concerts. In addition, there are beginning band classes in Compton and Central grade schools totaling 23 players. As the band program progresses in the school system, the department hopes to have a separate high school band, junior high school band, and by starting beginners in a lower grade, a fully instru- mentated grade school band. The band has been undergoing a rebuilding process in recent years, and it is proposed to continue this process by striving always to perfect the whole organization through insisting on individual improvement. Through participation in solo and ensemble performance by each band member, higher standards of perfection in performance, self discipline, responsi- bility, and achievement may be attained. Looking forward, Wewoka High School can expect better and better bands. This year, thanks to the Wewoka School Board and the Wewoka Band Boosters Club, the band has received a number of new instruments. The Wewoka Band Boosters Club is made up primarily of parents of band members. The function of this club is to help Wewoka High have a better band and to foster the appreciation of music in this community. It helps the band financially by purchase of instruments, etc.. and helping with transportation problems. This year saw the re-activation of the Baton Club, the membership of which includes the band director, the band officers, and first chair players of the band. Purposes of this organization are betterment of the band by supervision of playing of individual band members and their instruction by first chair players in each sectiong supervision of discipline within each sectiong acceptance of responsibility by members to further training in citizenship and social relations, to planning At top left are officers of the band. Left to right are Helen Hall, presidentg Connie Engle, treasurer, Thomas Sciance, vice president, Sam Reyes, secretary, and director, Albert Buswell. Drum major and majorettes are pictured in second left. They are Linda Ray. Shirley Chewning, Helen Hall tdrum Majorl, Andrewette Bohanon, and Connie Engle. Helen is the first girl drum major in the history of the WHS band. ln lower left is the percussion section of the band. It's com- posed of Norma Call, Lynn Burris, Doylene Claybrook, Ruth Ann Elliott. Mary Bezinque, and Douglas Sharp. A part of the woodwind section is pictured in bottom right. From left to right: Maxine Payne foboelg Kay Adams and Helen Williams fsoprano saxlg Louvette Barnett and Dennis Myers ftenor saxtg Connie Engle fbass clarinetlg and Mary- lyn Vinson fbassoonl, social functions for the band. The band roster is Kay Adams, Duane Adkins, Louvettc Barnett, Jimmy Bevers, Mary Bezinque, Andrewette Bohanon, David Brady, George Burk, Lynn Burris, Norma Call, Bill Chambers, Shirley Chewning, Doylene Claybrook, Marilyn Claybrook, Ronnie Cook, Barbara Cunningham, Sonny Cun- ningham, Ruth Ann Elliott, Connie Engle, Dawson Engle, Judy Engle, Linda Epton, Ronnie Foltz, Bennie Griswold, Helen Hall, Nancy Holmes, Monette Hoofman, Martha Howell, Bill Huser. Doyle lvester, Elizabeth Johnson, Freddie Jones, Martha Deesee, Lynn Lasiter, Duke Ligon, Tom Ligon, Bill Love, Sandra Love, David Lusty, Carol Mansur, Loretta Mc- Coy, Frankie Megow, Marla Mitchell, Joyce Muir, Carl Mul- len, Dennis Myers, Kenley Myers, Dalene Nichols, Maxine Payne, Linda Ray, Sam Reyes, Judy Roberts, Judy Savage, Tom Sciance, Douglas Sharp, Patsy Stobaugh, .ludy Stunz, Lou Alice Tilley, Marylyn Vinson, Glen Walker, Richard Wares, Dorothy Williams, Helen Williams, and Jean Woods,

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TW' The top picture to the left shows the girls' sextet after a per- formance. The girls are Sharon Tucker, Joan Wyatt, Genevieve Walker. Edna Streater. Hava Thurmond, and Jeanette Franklin. June Hyles, in the first picture to the right, gives the girls' quartet--Lynda Webb, Sally Whittington, Gayle Segroves, Cai:- olyn Emlmach-their pitch. While Gayle Segroves, girls' trio accompanist, looks over her music in the second photograph to the right, Sally Sitton, in the middle, hums the pitch for Gloria Mainard and .lune Ryles. Director Carol Barton, last picture right, is selecting music, with help from Roy Adams, Richard Scott, June Ryles, Martha Dooly, and Sally Sitton. The sextet, a newly formed group, is nevertheless planning to take part in concerts and programs. Only one girl, Genevieve Walker. is a senior, Therefore the sextet can stay together next year. ln the quartet all of the girls are freshmen. The quartet was formed in Cowart Junior High School, and the girls plan to keep the ensemble together during high school. They have sung at various programs. Girls' trio was able to acquire two veterans of last yearls high school trio and one former junior high trio member. The girls sing for local clubs and programs. All of the groups mentioned above plan to attend the annual vocal contest at Ada. All girls' ensembles will perform at the spring concert. ',.-f 5. . far.. .EW Wx' M4 s L X ul ! 1. N, lik XX q ilk- Y' JZ xx P s .Q x I -J it X K . M t X 1 gi-f i X - IF - 'N' x.::9 I, me X' inf 23 4' Qs , I! - l 'f X-f

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,....l 1-' The bass and baritone sections, at top left, are standing, left to right: Bennie Griswold, Frank-ie Megow, Kenny Myers, Jimmy Bevers, Bill Love. Seated are David Brady, Ronnie Foltz, and Bill Chambers. ln top right, Sam Reyes, Bill Huser, Duke Ligon, Thomas Ligon, Doyle Ivester, and Freddie Jones, represent the trombone sec- tion. The French horn section is composed of Carl Mullen, An- drewette Bohanon, Ronald Cook, and Dawson Engle. The woodwind section, second right, consists of, back row, left to right: Dalene Nichols, Loretta McCoy, Glenn Walker, Nancy Holmes, Marilyn Claybrook, Martha Keesee, and Judy Roberts. Second row: Patsy Stobaugh, Linda Ray, Sandra Love, Judy Savage, Dorothy Williams, and Judy Stunz. Third row: Marla Mitchell, Carol Mansur, Barbara Cunningham, Martha Howell, and Judy Engle. In third right is pictured the comet section, composed of Thomas Sciance, Richard, Wares, Duane Adkins, Sonny Cun- ningham, Lynn Lasiter, Elizabeth Johnson, Lou Alice Tilly, David Lusty, and George Burke. At lower right are Joyce Muir, Linda Epton, Helen Hall, Jean- nie Wood, and Monette Hoofman-the flute section of the'WHS band. . X 1' X f A fZo ,a .. J YT I I' tix I' :V Q1 Y' J . . '43 ' ' I ef .' -S 1 , , .tb 1 1 C e':9 ' , lf 1 A ',4'ZQ4 a 1-,v , ' I ' , afaovf' -gay,-9 9 I . 3 4 QV ' 1