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Wtd., Sept. 1, 1999, Housion Home Journal FaII Extracurrlcular Aciivims Guidt
COLORFUL GROUP Perry High Band Color Guard are
(back row. left to right) Alicia Denton. Tirzah Collins.
Melissa Gibson. Staisha Leskovar. Jamie Wood. Susan St.
Charles, Danielle Giles. Terri Karchella. Chelsea Heller.
Candice Wesememan. Kindra Cunningham, (middle row.
Hutcheson: PHS Color Guard brings
visual picture of band music to fans
By Torey Jolley
Home Journal Staff
During tiali Unit' at the Pern High
School football games, the PUS band
performs on field. In the band is a
special group of 26 girls performing
without instruments. This is the PI IS
Color Guard.
According to Color Guard Directoi
Diann Hutcheson. “Their job is to
visualize the music for the audience.
They may use a simple Hag. a double
flag or a dance routine whatever the
music calls ioi to accomplish this
To make the squad, hopefuls had to
attend a week long camp in spring
On the fifth day. they had to audition.
Alter making the squad, the team had
to work hard.
The color guard practices on l ues
days and Thursdays. 6:30 8:30 p m
with the baud’ On Wednesday alto
noons, they practice alone. It takes ded
ication and teamwork to get the preei
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LEADING THE HAND PMS Band
Director Christy Parsons directs the Bth
Pep band provides spirit, entertainment
for Middle School football fans
By Torey Jolley
Home Journal Staff
One. two. three, tour.
One. two. three, tour.
According to Perry Mid
die School Band Director
Christy Parsons. she
expects the 1999 PMS Pep
Band to be comprised ol
about "90 students." The
actual number was to be
determined Aug. 23, after
this section was complete.
"It a student shows up
to the Pep Band
rehearsal, they are in the
Pep Band. You just hope
enough interested per
sons show up and you get
a balanced instrumenta
tion," said Parsons.
“The band will perform
at all PMS football games
and all pep rallies. The
Pep Band plays spirit
songs. They help motivate
the fans," said Parsons.
The 1999 PMS Pep
Band will have their debut
Sept. 15. the school's first
sion down," said Hutcheson. They
have worked really hard. They are doing
excellent, especially since we have so
many new members this year."
Hutcheson choreographs the Color
Guard routines. She was a choreogra
pher. as well as a flag team member
for University of Georgia.
The Color Guard will do two shows
in addition to their football season
performances. One show will be com
petifive and the other will be non
competitive. Color Guard Mieha
Froehlieh will twirl batons during the
non-competitive show.
The Color Guard is lead by not only
two sponsors. Hutcheson and Kavren
Cannon, but bv three captains: Susan
St. Charles. Audrey Nutgrass. and
Tirzah Collins.
St. Charles, a senior, has been with
the Color Guard for only two years. “I
marched with the band for two years.
I played the flute, but the Color Guard
I limit- Journal Photo by Torey Jolley
grade band students through a musical
selection.
football game day.
"The band will perform
several selections inelud
ing "The Star Spangled
Banner." "Monv Mony."
and "1999." said Parsons.
She said the band will
continue to learn new
songs throughout the
football season to contin
ue to entertain the fans.
“Pep Band is fun. We go
to all the games with
Bonaire the furthest place
we go. But we have a great
time." said Parsons.
Though the band is
made ol seventh and
eighth graders. Parsons
loves the thrill of teaching
new sixth graders the
liner points of music.
"I teach them the
basics: reading music and
how to get a sound out of
their instruments." said
Parsons. “The most excit
ing thing is seeing new
band students enjoying
the learning process."
Home Journal Photo by Torev Jolley
left to right) Stacy Crook. Molly McKinley. Amy Harris.
Bethany Cooper. Wendy Tarpley, Micha Froehlich. Lauren
Moore. Courtney Collins. Lindsay Moore, (front row. lejt to
right) Jessica Hoppe. Charlene Melendez. Tiffany Alford,
and Janel Mathis. Missing is Audrey Nutgrass.
Parsons said new stu
dents tend to practice
hard to get one note per
fect and are happy.
"Its that kind of enthu
siasm, I love," she said.
Every student must
rent or buy their own
instrument except the
extra large drums, tuba,
or baritones (small tubas).
This can be expense.
Parsons said. “My
future plan is to have
some school owned
instruments for students
who want to play but can
not afford it."
One thing that Parsons
want to get across to stu
dents is that “instruments
are not gender biased.
Any student can play any
instrument.
"In fact, the best tuba
player I ever had was a
girl. The important thing
is to want to be the best at
whatever instrument is
chosen.” she said.
looked like- so much more tun and
they got to wear pretty outfits which
looked cooler to wear.”
St. Charles said she was right
about Color Guard being fun bower
er. it “takes a lot ol hard work and tin
outlits arc not cooler to wear, flier an
made of spandex and velvet . "
Collins, a four yeai Color Guard
veteran, said, "The first timt I per
formed with the Color Guard was at ,
Peach County PUS game They threw
ice at us. 1 didn’t like it very much
then, but I stuck it out. It has
changed so much, ft does take dedica
tion and hard work, but it is tun and
well worth the effort."
Both captains said it was tin team
work and new friendships that make
the Color Guard so important.
The Cpjor _Gua_rd. performs as all
THS fdbtbniUgames and some pep ral
lies. Their current routines include
jazz, numbers and a serious routine.
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PHS marching band
reaches 150 members
for 1999-2000 year
By Torey Jolley
Home Journal State
What has 300 legs and
several horns? The Perry
High School Marching
Band.
According to Joe Mutche-
son. PHS
Band Direc
tor. "Were
150 strong.
For a Class
AA school,
that is pret
tv remark
able. It is
soniet hing
that only
com e s
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Hutcheson
once in a lifetime."
Hie band began prepar
ing for the upcoming foot
ball season during earlv
August. They practice twice
weekly and will continue to
do so through November.
In addition to performing
at all PHS football games,
tie band will participate in
three mart hing band con
tests. The band will lie
judged on precision, bal
anee. blend and execution,
flu band will perform
show'- based on halftime
football game shows for
these competitions.
According to PHS Band
Booster member John
Phillips. “The kids do a
tremendous job consider
ing they are performing
under a lot of pressure.
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The marching band is
under direction of two
Drum Majors: Lauren
Mason and John 1 lutchens.
Hutchens is also the band
captain.
Mason, a senior, has
been in band since middle
school." She finds perform
ing in front of live audi
cnees invigorating, but
admits it can be “stressful
at times ."
The worst thing to hap
pen to me is the whole
band expecting you to lead
them and then you go the
wrong way. It is so embar
rassing." said Mason.
“However, it really is fun
and being up there makes
me feel important."
Hutchens, a senior as
well, agreed, "It is fun. I
enjoy the precision, the dis
eiplinc. the marching. It is
hard work, but it is worth
it. It has always been my
dream to graduate as a
drum major."
The intricate marching
drills were designed for
Perry High this year.
According to I)iann I lutch
esoti. color guard director,
David Knete designed the
drills Knete was a PHS
band director last year.
In addition to the march
ing band. Perry High has a
concert band, symphonic
band, jazz 'band, and steel
drum band. Each will per
form during the school year.