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Leake Band Students Attend ECJC Clinic

Latimer, Dwayne Lewis, Lauree McDonald, Johnny McMorrough, Susan Osborn Tonya Poole, Stanle; Rushing, Lisa Tate, Ryan Townsend, Deborah Hamil, Pam Tingle, Jackie Wilson, David Walker, and Director David Nicholson; South Leake High School-Shawnda Boyt, Tommy Carter,

students from Newton, Hickory, Morton, Sebastopol, Carthage, Choctaw Central, Beulah Hubbard, . South Leake, and Vicksburg were in attendance.

The East Central Junior College band clinic was renewed this year under the direction of James Dykes, band director, with band– smen from high schools in the five-county college district attending. The clinic began January 14th, with registration, followed by tryouts for seating arrangements in the two bands. The bands · were named the Black and the Gold after ECJC's school colors. A total of 140 high school

Rehearsals for both bands were held Friday night and again Saturday morning and afternoon, followed by in– struction on individual in- Chandra Dockery, Judy; struments. Gilmer, Brenda Jones, Steve Bands were under the Moore, Donna Thomas, direction of Dr. Robert Rebecca Wilkerson, Gwen Cochran of the Meridian Ben, Wendell Jones, and Public School System and Joe _De==b=o=ra_h=Cr=a=n~e_. _____

,Utsey, former band director at Meridian High School. Don Wallace, band director at South Leake and David Nicholson, band director at Carthage, were among the clinicians. Students from Leake County schools attending the clinic were: Carthage High School--Jackie Battle, Pat Chamblee, Tammy Crane, Dianna Dowdle, Cindy Harrell, Joey Hayes, Linda

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