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During a home football ga me, pages by Caitlin Cruz
sophomore David Fray pl ays alto
saxo ph one on the sidelines. Fray Se ni or drum major Ben Norris
was not able to march in the field directs the band during the
show for the second yea r beca use halftime show. After a three
of a leg injury. photo by Raynee part audition, Norri s, Br ittany
Buckley Terwey and Li zzy Curran were
se lected as drum majors. photo
by Raynee Buckley
Color guard practices their pa rade
ro utine before the M illard Days
Parade in August. During rehea rsa ls,
th e 14 girls had to work together to
obta in perfect coordination of fl ags
for the pa rade. photo by Alex Riza
With the sa me early mornings, and old and new members,
the marching band worked towards a successful year.
It's 7:55a.m., and you are "W e gave th e drum majors a
just rolling into school. After a chain of command and so me-
quick coffee sto p, you make one to bounce ideas off of,"
it to class with seco nds left to junior john Coughlin sa id.
spare. But, for marching band However, the band was eter-
students, mornings started a nall y gra teful to the newbies .
tad differently. Fres hmen were as ked to take
With a sta rting time of 6:45 empty spots in the va rsity field
a.m., each member co uld show. This mea nt shoulderin g
barely afford to take that coffee the responsibility and giving up
re-fuel, let alone start prepar- the freshman band experi ence.
in g for cl ass seco nds before it "I feel I misse d the freshman
sta rted. stuff, but it was necessa ry. Now
As always, a marching show I am ex peri ence d and ca n let-
required many hours of work, ter as a freshman," freshman
and this yea r's show, titled Ruby Mussman sa id.
Minimally Speaking was a In addition to new marchers,
chall enge . th e color guard ex panded to
Seni or jasmine Ca mpbell uses "Although mornings could be include 14 girls. Th ey rece ived
r swing fl ags during the seco nd
>Vement, Layers. Swing flags are rough, I think it woke up our Division I rating at the Lin coln
J small curved fl ags that ca n band, and put us at a new leve l High Links Invitational.
separated for a grea ter artisti c of competition," se nior Brit- Th ough forced to aba ndon
~ct. B. junior Dana Ca udle
1rches on th e field with her tany Terwey sa id. the morning re-fu el, band
10r drums. After an audition To help drum majors man- members ga in ed respect and
JCess only se lect percuss ion age the stress of a large ense m- understanding about how to
yers were given the oppor-
lity to be a member of drum ble, the Lea dership Tea m took bring a marching show to-
?; the others played in the pit so me of th e work themselves. gether.
-cuss ion sec ti on. photos by
vnee Buckley
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