In Front The Band Front adds flare to half-time shows by Jeannine Lozier The Band Front? Who were they? What did they do? They were the American line, the banner carriers, the silks and the majorettes and they led the band. For the first time last year, the American line and banner carriers were extra members from the marching band. Because the band had an abundance of members for shows, there seemed no need to have specific people assigned to this duty. But following in the tradition of past band fronts, the majorettes and silks still led the marching band through every show and performance. The majorettes also had a change of coaching with the appointment of Lisa Peters. Jennifer Favorite, a sophomore m ajorette, felt, "Lisa's creative routines and her ability to show the twirlers their mistakes and how to fix their mistakes have improved the majorettes greatly." The silks also enjoyed their season. The group seemed fairly young, as only two members were seniors . Lisa Narehood, a State High silk alumna, directed the silks. Last year, the silks and majorettes performed seven different shows, marched in the annual Penn State University and the State College Area High School homecoming parades, and p erformed at both the first day of school pep-rally and the bonfire. The silks and majorettes added a touch of sparkle and class to the marching band.
WHAT IS GOING O N? While m arching in the homecoming parade, Amy Balash checks h er <1lignment against the silks beside her. It was very important that band front members made sure they remained in the correct formation for the d uration of a performance of any type. 1111010 by S. Mi/J emrlo1fc r
HAND O VER HAND. The m ajorettes run through their routine one last time before stopping to board the bus for the football game. The members o f the m ajorette sq uad devoted m any lon g hours in prepara tion for all of the halftime shows for w hich they were requ ired to per form. l'/10/0 by Y. Pickeri11g
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