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THE RUSHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BAND
1962 - 1970
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Band Curriculum
Marching Band - Concert Band
Jazz Band - Pep Band
Conference Clinics - District Music Contest
Solos & Ensembles
Area Parades & Band Days
State Marching Band Competition
Out-Of-State Band Competitons
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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BAND DAY
Boulder, Colorado - 1964
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Preparing For The Street Marching Competition
 
Preparing For The Field Competition
 
Memorizing Music - The Key To Outstanding Performances
 
Dress Rehearsal Prior To Competition
Ready For Competition
 
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LEAVING RUSHVILLE FOR BOULDER
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HERE WE ARE IN BOULDER
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Unloading The Buses And Heading For Supper!
Breakfast At 7:30 A.M.
Now, To The Parade Line Up
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The Rushville Band competed against 114 marching bands
from several states.  The band was awarded a superior
plus rating for uniform & instrument inspection, street
marching competition and field marching competition.
The group was judged "best out-of-state band" at the
University Of Colorado Band Day.
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Refreshments After The Competition
 
 
 
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LOADING THE BUSES - HEADING FOR HOME
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Upon returning from Boulder a large group of parents
and community members met the buses a few miles from
Rushville and gave us all a grand
"WELCOME HOME CHAMPS!"
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The 1964 Rushville Band was made up of students in grades 7 - 12.
The band numbered 60 students for this competition.  Our band
began marching rehearsals the first week in August, practicing
twice a day preparing for three August parades and learning our
first two football "halftime shows."  All marching music was performed
from memory, with a different field show each home football game.
The fundamentals we learned applied to street & field marching with
emphasis upon marching in step, straight ranks, files, & diagonals,
uniform instrument carriage, personal carriage, step length & style,
guiding right, left, & ahead, horns up & down together, toe style
marching to a rapid drum cadence.  Each uniform was individually
fitted by the uniform committee, each uniform being worn with PRIDE.
The Rusville Public Schools and the Community Of Rushville strongly
backed the entire music program making band participation one of the
most desired musical activities within the school.
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DESIRE - HARD WORK - TRADITION - LOYALTY - LEADERSHIP
TEAMWORK - RESPONSIBILITY
The ingredients of a "Championship Band"
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SNAPSHOTS FROM PARADES
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Fundamentals - Precision - Determination - Excellence
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THE RUSHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BAND
"EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC"
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~~~~~~In Memorium~~~~~~
Don Hollstein - Class of '63
Tony Hixon - Class of '64
Billie Schoettger - Class of '65
Fred Hollstein - Class of '67
Wayne Britt - Class of '68
Steve Hollstein - Class of '69
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There is a place we've never been, a place we've never seen,
We're told it is a glorious place, with blue skies, grass so green.
Where sunshine's bright and flowers bloom, where music fills the air,
Where loved ones meet to wait for those, whose time not yet is there.
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Think of me with happiness, with laughter and with love,
I'm in this place, I am at peace, God's mercy from above.
Weep not for me, but smile with me, treasured memories fill my heart,
For even though you see me not, we're really not apart!
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John A. Forsythe
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