Show en's Oe s Ode By EVERETT EVERETI REED If you should happen tobe to tobe tobe be driving along by Viewmont Viewmont Viewmont View View- mont High School between and am a.m. and see see something on the driver education education education ed ed- ed- ed range that doesn't quite look like a driver education education ed ed- car you can take your chances that it will be oneat one bt ot two things the Viewmont High Marching Band Bandor or the Viewmont High drill team or both THESE two organizations are busy getting themselves in shape for the upcoming school year First the marching marching marching march march- ing band is a new idea for Viewmont as in the past there has been a symphonic band and a small pep band to play at games The marching band however however however how how- ever is as large as the old symphonic band and willbe willbe will willbe be used to take both its ts and the pep bands band's place THE BAND besides just playing will also march atthe at atthe atthe the time half activities forthe for forthe forthe the football and basketball games along with the drill team team This should instill more spirit and pride in the school The person behind this idea in bands for Viewmont is their new director Jim Brague Mr Brague is a graduate of BYU and has many plans for forthe forthe forthe the band Already they have marched in the Independence Day parade in Centerville HE WANTS to make people aware of our band and has many things organized that will get them out before the public This fall he will organize band boosters and work with the civic organizations to support the band The reason for this is that the band needs un uniforms and the boosters can help in this project THE BAND needs to raise four thousand dollars to get their complete uniforms As of this time they only have their summer uniform which consists of dark red slacks and a white knit shirt Last Saturday July 10 they held a car wash at Five Points Shopping Center and they aLe also 0 have more fund fundraising fundraising fundraising raising projects in mind for forthe forthe forthe the rest of the summer AT THE present time the band is preparing for the Bountiful Handcart Day celebration practicing five mornings a week from to 8 each morning as on July 23 they will march in inthe inthe inthe the parade and later in the evening there will be a marching band contest and exhibition at the Bountiful Park on North They will march with the drill team in both the Handcart Handcart Handcart Hand Hand- cart Days parade and in the Salt Lake City parade on July 24 THE DRILL team is working working working work work- ing diligently too Jerry Ballard Ballard Ballard Bal- Bal lard drill mistress is working working working work work- ing hard snapping the girls into shape for the upcoming events They have been marching between two and five days each week until recently when they have stepped up their practice sessions to four and five days a week from am a.m. to about am a.m. ALREADY the lovely Viking Viking Viking Vik Vik- ing lasses have marched at BYU before school let outlast out outlast outlast last year and at the Independence Independence Independence Inde Inde- Day parade in Centerville They will march tomorrow at the Farmington parade and andon andon andon on July 23 and 24 they will march with the marching band in the Bountiful Handcart Handcart Handcart Hand Hand- cart Days parade and in the Salt Lake City parade THE DRILL team is also plagued with money problems as they also want new uni uni- forms Although they dont don't need they do need plenty of money for uniforms They have many raising fund-raising projects and have been selling useful items door to door to They could use the support of all of you in Viking land landin landin landin in buying from them to help get them their new uniforms AT THE TIlE present they are very concerned with parades but after the twenty fourth of this month they will start working on their football drills They will march alone with the marching band playing or with the marching band marching and playing It sounds confusing but it really wont won't be Oden assures you IF YOU want to see these people working together come cometo cometo to anyone any one or more of the parades they will be in Oden encourages you to support both the Viewmont and the Viewmont Marching Band er |