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Page 4B 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 r ||Sg&9B|j lijp §g§gg 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. Have a gnat sedtbn, Hornets! The Bank of Pem 1006 Main Street, Perry 987-2554 (( THE \ .. l HANK OF PERHy]/ Member FDIC \ Access your account any time, night or day, 7 days a week! www.boplßß9.com 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 aro u n d \ r" * ML m 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. • -.ssio/t'S av, * Classic Gifts Baskets and Stationery ' ffe- Wishing all of our ? f \: students success i| r. in the year ahead! 912 Carroll St.. Perry .987-2255 Good Luck, Paifflrs! 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.