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Colorguard: front- Jennifer Miller, Jill Chalupnik , Li sa
McCoy, Meli ssa Engs trom , Bianca Abes; back- Kathryn
•"'ummJuu, Nicole Bresley, Regina Smith , Sara Burch, Juli e
Danielle Weber, Jennifer Put sche
Martin Photography)
early mornin g rehearsals improve perform ance.
Hlllhomores Meli ssa Engstrom and Jill Chalupnik and junior
Miller pract ice her flag ro utin e on the Mill ard South
before state competiti on.

Michael Shald practices hi s mu sic from the Lion
during mornin g orc hestra rehearsal.

Hardwrork Pays Off In End

Those involved in the instrumental mu- nearly $1,500 every year, and thi s year wasn't any
sic program saw awards, concerts, and travel different. These expenditures were for such things
come true. as costumes, shoes, props, and backdrops Hansen
At state competition, which was hosted said . The colorguard participated in several dif-
by Millard South, the band received an excellent. ferent fundraising events in order to raise enough
The band also earned superior awards at the money to pay for the costs. Examples of these
Columbus and Omaha Metro marching were magazine sales, car washes, and concessions
invitationals. at the home ec boutique. "We try to earn the
Last summer the band and the fl ag team money so the girls don't have to pay for anything
took a road trip to Orlando, FL. They performed out of their own pockets," Hansen said.
at Universal Studios, and visited such places as Each year the colorguard,who then be-
Disney World, Cocoa Beach, and a baseball comes the winterguard after football season, built
game in Atlanta, GA. 'The band (ones who went its routine around a theme. A broadway theme
to Florida) were a very hard working bunch of was performed, and had six prop changes that
kids," director Jim Johnson said. consisted of top hats and canes Hansen said.
While in Florida, the colorguard par- The orchestra performed in five con-
ticipated in a competition in which they took first certs, and graduation. The orchestra was one of
place, advisor Ginger Hansen said. After fifteen the largest in Nebraska and had more students in
weeks the scores of each team th at competed the All State Orchestra than any other school,
there were tallied. They then received ninth in orchestra director Stan Ivy said.
the nation. For any area of instrumental music, it
Besides competition, the meant daily practice, performance before crowds,
colorguard had to consider the costs. They spent and competition. 0 --Re~UZe WeU£

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tfi.e t!rums instead" of tfi. e wilfi. my persona(ity." ce((o, ant! l tfi.ou9fi.t it was
fCute, 6ecause fi.e a(so pCayet! neat, so I wanted" to 6e just as
tfie drums ." 900t!."
-- fresfi.man NataCie Mark
-- sopfi.omore Jennifer Nervi9 --junior Cara Christensen