York High School - Duke Yearbook (York, NE)

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Strike up the Band at Pep Rallies, Concerts THE STAIRSTEPPERS-Right-First Row- Joan Smith, Jim Clark, Loa Wolsten- holm, Patty Moulton. Second Row - Sharon Norquest, Mary Barth, Gayle Hodges, Dorothy Hoftschneider. Third Row-Bonnie Staehr, Virginia Rank, Betty Bumgarner, Donna Erickson. Fourth Row-Bill Johnson, Sue Thomp- son, Stanley Welch, Wilma Nichols, Bill Brannen. Blasts at the trumpets, the mellow sounds ot the Woodwinds, and the clang ot the cymbals - all blended to torm the York High Senior Band. Through the untiring ettorts ot Aaron Schmidt, director, mem- bership grew to an organization of 70. Performing intricate marching routines at the home football games was only one of many activities in which this organization participated. Climaxing the marching season was Harvest ot Harmony at Grand Island. Band members were rewarded for their long hours of drill when they received a supe- rior rating. The band also marched in several parades sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. As the basketball season got underway, the FORWARD MARCH - Left - Sue Graham, Faye Smith, Bob Greene, Nathan Gross, Jim Weary, and Jim Briney. Pep Band, a select group ot the Senior Band, capably took over. The Dance Band, Polka Band, and various other small groups were active throughout the year, Members of the Senior Band participated in the Mid-East Music Festival and the District Music Contest. This group combined forces with the orches- tra to present their spring concert. Several soloists traveled to Lincoln tor the Fine Arts Festival. Band otticers this year were Bill Brannen and Jim Schlegelmilch, co-captains, Joan Smith, lieuten- ant, and Jane Feather, drum major, Wilma Nichols, Beverly Heinz, Betty Bumgarner, Mary Barth, Richard Strickler, Yvonne Eberle, and Gordon Aringdale were corporals, MAKING MUCH NOISE-Beverly Heinz, Sharon lewis, Lindo Jirkousky, John Bovey, Bob Moore, Gary Hodges, Lois Mozer. 'uit-

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