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“On the road again, going places bell front, brass instruments. March­ when you’ve just finished a perform­
that I’ve never been. The life I love is ing bands play primarily concert in­ ance and are still on the field in front
making music with my friends. I can’t struments, brass, woodwinds, as well of the crowd. I love that feeling of
wait to get on the road again.” For five as drums. Corps begins work on one knowing that you’ve just given your
Ralston High School students, nothing 11 and one-half minute performance all to give the best final product pos­
could better describe th eir summer th an in late fall and continues to perfect it sible.” This year they hope to become
Willie Nelson’s song, “On the Road through the spring and summer Class A world champions.
Again”. months solely for competition. A Summer tours are rewarding and
Senior Mark Thompson, Juniors marching band will spend the same alotoffun,but they are anythingbut
Brian Dusek and Carry Findeis and amount of time on several different glamorous, according to Dusek. In
Freshman Jeff Mundt and Angela shows, primarily for half-time at fact, a typical day on the road is
Stavropoulos, are members of the Rail- football games. There is also an age hectic and very tiring. After a show,
men Drum and Bugle Corps. What’s a limit of 21 in corps competition. A corps will shower, grab a snack, load
drum and bugle corps? Drum corps is summer-long tour, staff salaries, the busses and doze off to sleep on
considered a competitive sport which equipment and uniform purchases their way to the next show stop. Once
uses music and marching as its vehicle and upkeep may cost a corps any­ they’ve arrived at the host school, in­
to compete. What drum corps and band where form $250,00 to $300,000 struments, uniforms and sleeping
have in common is music and a football annually. bags are unloaded from the busses
field. Beyond that, there is little com­ Mundt admits that he basically and the corps kids spread out on the
parison. got into the corps for the glory. Th­ gymnasium floor for a few more hours
Probably the biggest difference is ompson, who is a second year corp sleep. Rehearsals begin first thing in
the instrumentation. Drum corps per­ member, agreed: “My favorite part of the morning and continue through
forms with percussion and two-valve, beingin the corps is that one moment late afternoon with meals served
during breaks.

JILL FAGERBERG
JULIE FAGERBERG
CARRY FINDEIS
CHAD FINDEIS
PATRICIA FINK

AMEY FINNEY
CLAYTON FI SC US
CYNTHIA FLEMING
JENNIFER FLEMING
TIMOTHY FLOTT

JODIFOLGER
PATRICK FORAL
CHAD FORTNER
PATRICK FULLER
DAVID GAMERL

KATHLEEN GARDNER
AARON GINDT
JEREMY GOLDEN
DANIEL GOODMAN
RANDALL GRAHAM

GINA GRAY
VICTORIA GREEN
LISA GREGG
DAWN GRIFFITH
VANCE HAGEDORN