1972-1977

( Whole New lmaf e , For ECJC Band ·· ~. Football fans will see a woole new image fn.:'.'the East Central Junior College Marching Ban!i . ~i,s year, as the fifty-.member group makes i~ appearance at the school's opening home:mm: Saturday night, September 13, against arcta::tvaJ East Mississippi Junior College. The W anior Band plans to incorporate a new concept in half-time shows by presenting along with the band feature numbers by the singers from the East Central Sound Company. During their half-time shows, the band will march ·'corps style'. They plan a variety of show presentations featuring popular music, Latin music, patriotic music, and country and western music. Members of the fifty-member band include 32 wind players, an eight-member drum corps, an I eight-member flag corps, and two field commanders . Field commanders selected in competition during the I first week of school are Sophomore Michelle Thornton and Freshman Mary Lynn Nance,'4°Wth former band students at Neshoba Central -High School. ~~- ' · Besides performing at all home games, the band will travel to the Delta and Gulf Coast games. They will also present several concerts during the year and participate in local parades. Future plans for the band will include spon.sorshjp of a brass percussion choir and a woodwind choir, which will perform locally, especially with local church choir groups . The band is Wlder the direction of Paul Giger.

Scholarship Is Given To Morton Girl

Miss Alice Lee Armstro~g, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Billy T Armstrong of 271 East 2nd A~enue, Morton, is t~e recipient of the Academic Achievement Scholarship from Morton High School to E• Central Junior College. Academic Achievement Scholarships are awarded each to one student year 1 representing each high schoo in the five-county area w~o has maintained the hi~hest

Editor.and Assistant Editor or' the Morton High School newspaper, was a member of the Beta Club, Future Homemakers of America, Pep Club, French Club, Fut.ure Business Leaders of AmfJ'ica, Drama Club, Choral Club'; and was an honor student. Fot her accomplishments, she was l. ted in "Who's Who In is l " h American High Schoo s er junior and senior years. While at Morton High, ~e maintained a 97.16 scholastic average, and had roles in the · speech class and drama club

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academic average for his or her school and who wishes to attend East Central. · Miss Armstrong served as plays. J - ·-----~-~-~-·,.....,~~~~--~...-.-•.!--..-..,.a ...... M?lllllll~l-7 ... ~S~F:::