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Receives two superior ratings

J \ yer the years m em ber Brad Donoghue. vision 1 (contest rating) be­
J the band has They cam e to practice fore at least in the time that
W ^ ^ y /e a m e d quite a prepared to give it their all. I have been here. Ralston
I >,Bk r e p u ta tio n . Not only did they rehearse h asn ’t had a Division 1 ra t­
£ L ---------- J^ jie y have in the m orning b ut also on ing in 12 years,” explained
moved from being an orga­ some week nights. drum m ajor Sherri Queen.
nization that was not taken “Our perform ance is what The quality of the band
seriously, to finally earning dram atically improved
the respect th at they over the years even with
deserved. By proving falling num bers of en­
them selves at contests “Our perform ance is w hat rollm ent to the pro­
and com petitions, they we go fo r. It's w hat we gram.
have shown that they practice every morning for. ” “Overall I think our
are a force not to be Senior Sherri Queen sound is good, com ­
m essed with. pared to my freshm an
Practicing early in the year w hen we had over
m orning was a tedious task we go for. It’s w hat we 60 m em bers,” Donoghue
for all 40 m em bers of the practice every m orning for,” said.
band. They practiced from stated Senior Sherri Queen Their dedication to band
7:30 in the m orning right Their practice and sheer is astonishing, even if some
through first hour knowing determ ination had, in fact, people think differently.
that their endurance and paid off. They experienced “We im pressed a lot of
dedication would pay off. a pleasant surprise in the people considering that we
“We practice about six to com petitions that they a t­ were the sm allest band
seven hours a week,” ac­ tended. th ere [at com p etitio n ],”
cording to senior band “We have never had a Di­ Q ueen said.
CHRIS ROSS

&ara Stubbe twirls at halftime for a home
football game, photo by AMY MARSH
gophomore Color Guard members Carrie
Fuller Angie Crawford and Freshman
member Kelly Whelan march in the River City
Roundup Parade, photo by DAWN BERNADY

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