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Director
by Windy McCormick
Celebrating his 1Oth
ann1versary of first division
ratings in marching festival ,
Mr. Mike Spears has been
pleased with students
part1c.ipating in band this year.
" These students are very
talented and have met my
expectations." he
said~
A Band consisted of 80
students who tried out earlier
stresses
perfect'
in the year and met certain
requirements for playing.
Music camp at NLU was
one of the activities for band
members, and though Mr.
Spears did not require that a
student go, he had 20 to
attend and earn advanced
awards. Peggy Haley, head
drum major, was elected as
advanced drum major in a
class of approximately 20
'
.
pract1ce
motto
students in summer.
"Practice makes perfect"
was a motto Mr. Spears tried
to implant in each student's
mind, and to achieve this
perfection in the half-time
shows and staged concerts,
he conducted many practices
aher
school.
Concession stands, candy
sales, and benefit concerts
were among the
makes
money-making projects of the
band to pay for travel and
new equipment.
Helping with the concession
stands during the football
games were the Band
Boosters, parents of band
students.
Rebel Band had 58
members in all-district band
competition and sent 10 to
all-state competition.
TOP:
A Band practtees for festivals during thear regular 5th period class. ABOVE LEFT: Ashley White, Allison While, Richard Wheat, Mark Sydnor, and Bruce Fowler were
five of the band members earning places an All-State Band. ABOVE RIGHT: A concert an Shreveport durang the Thanksgavang holidays resulted in addauonal practaces for All-State
Band members, among whom were Myrle Wheat, Woody Ouncan, Jeff Pennington, Oeaon Thomason, and Greg Owens. TOP RIGHT: Phillip Palmer rehearses for the jazz
band an homecoming assembly.
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