October 30, 2015

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Band receives straight 1s at Regional Contest

Ana Escobedo, Senior

For the first time ever,

the band has gained over
100 members. Our family keeps getting bigger,
said Mrs. Summer Morgan,
band director.
This month the group
traveled to Enid to compete
in the OSSAA Regional
Marching contest.
There they performed
their 2015 competition
show, Beatlemania. With
songs by The Beatles,
Lady Madonna/Magical
Mystery Tour, Eleanor
Rigby, Blackbird, the routine features Junior Trumpeter, Sarah Holman.
In order to receive a
superior marching rating,
the band had to have four
minutes of movement and
five minutes of music. This
was the first time the band
has marched a drill made
by the head director.
After two months of

Monday night rehearsals,

the band received straight
1s from a panel of three
judges.
In September the band
hosted The Hub City Invitational, the first marching
band contest to be held in
Clinton.
The band also participated in the Southwestern
Oklahoma State University
Homecoming parade on
Saturday, October 8. That
same day they received 1st
place in Class 4A.
They also participated
in the pre-game Mass Band
performance, along with
1500 students from area
schools.
On Wednesday the band
went to Lawton for The
Superior Marching Contest
and once again received
straight 1s..
In December the band
will be hosting an ugly
sweater dance. The dance

Competing in Regional Marching Contest is Josh Zapien, jr., Christian Limas, sr., Whisper Walker, fr., and
Tony Ramos, jr. PHOTO BY AJ STEGALL

successful contest sea- school year with a trip in

is open to all band and non- enter is $5.
band members. The cost to
With high hopes of a son, the band will end the May to New York City.

Vocal students named to honor choirs

Avery Burgard, Junior

Twenty-two choir students recently auditioned

and made the All Regional
Honor Choir.
Seven freshmen made
the Junior High Choir: Colten Adams, Dru Castro, Tyler Clayton, Blake Wolters,
Maliciah Conway, Reed
Lindsey, Anthony Slinkey,

and Cesar Wandrie.

Lindsey will be honored
as a 3rd year choir member.
Senior High Choir
members include Catherine Hensley, so., Ashlin Murray, jr,. Makayla
Scott, so., Tayler Terry, sr.,
Darienne Bailey, jr., Hope
Sawatsky, so., Tram To, sr.,
and Nadia Wandrie, so.

Senior high male singers include Jose Diosdado,

jr., Tanner McMullin, so.,
Nathan Davis, jr., Michael
Nguyen, jr., Jacob To,
sr., Logan Moser, sr., and
Parker Williams, so.
Moser and To were presented with a three year
award.
To and Terry were pre-

sented with six year awards.

To also was presented
with a Jimmy Zinn Scholarship Award.
Choir members are selling pumpkin rolls for $15
and are singing the national anthem at the Thunder game next Wednesday.
Tickets are available for
$39.

Student Council
attends Districts

Mariza Villalpando, Senior

Supports
Clinton High School
Happy Halloween!

Silver Dollar
Student
Vitality Nutrition

Philip Tran

908 W Gary Blvd Clinton, Ok

580-309-4059
vitalitynutrition@hotmail.com

Philip Tran, sr., has really stepped up to

the plate in the Makers Space helping
other students learn about technology.
He is an all around good student.

Check out our new website. www.oklabank.com

Phone: 323-2345 600 West Gary Blvd. P.O. Box 99 Clinton

Wednedsay, Student Council

attended their annual district
conference, which was held in
Cordell.
Randy Jones, founder of
The Edge Church and owner
of TheraWest, was the motivitional speaker.
At the conferences, students
from all over Oklahoma participated in leadership exercises. The students also played
trusting games, and made new
friends.
Those attending included
Mariza Villalpando, sr.; Conley Adams, sr.; Colten Adams,
fr.; Bryce Wolters, sr.; Blake
Wolters, fr,; Philip Tran, sr.;
Jose Diosdado, jr.; Dru Castro, fr.; Dylan Bishop, so. and
Chase Dewees, fr.

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