Ripley
High auxiliary hopes to maintain their first place reputation this year.
In the summer, you can
always catch the Ripley High auxiliary working hard,while during the winter,
concert season, the girls play their instruments. During the whole summer
they’re putting blood, sweat, and tears into getting their routines perfect. This
year the 2013-14 auxiliary captains are Tori Quick, and Kelsey Frampton.
It all starts about two
weeks after school let’s out when the band begins its summer practices. Marching
season starts off learning the routine and music for the Fourth of July parade.
When the whole July fourth celebration is said and done, the girls hop straight
into Auxiliary camp.Auxiliary camp is three days long. The girls have practice
from early in the morning to around two in the afternoon, and the girls learn
the whole field show. Mrs. Poole’s
daughter Cayla comes in from New York for a few weeks over the summer to teach
girls their choreography for the show. One of the newest members of the
auxiliary, Samantha Border says,
“It was a long week,
but it was totally worth it because I got to make lots of new friends.”
As most people know,
the field show this year is “Civil War Suite.”During the bands performance, the
auxiliary never stay in one place. They’re constantly moving all over the field
while the band is making their formations. The girls usually do two flag
routines and use other props throughout the show. It is such a long process to
learn these the moves and routines because they only have half of the summer
and after school practices to get things polished up for performances. The
props this year include cloth material where the girls do partner work in a
dance. Junior Elizabeth King says,
“I like all the props
this year, but the material is my favorite.” Elizabeth also has a flag solo
where she dances with senior, James Lanham.
This year the band has
three competitions, plus Vikingfest. The band doesn’t compete at Vikingfest in
competition because they’re the hosts. The band will only perform as
exhibition, as previously done. Their
first competition is Saturday, September 21 at Cabell Midland. Last year at the
Cabell Midland festival, the auxiliary won first place in their class, so
they’re hoping to keep up the good work this year.
The Ripley Viking band
is in the biggest class which includes competitors such as GW, Cabell Midland,
Winfield, Spring Valley, and Capitol.Other bands in our class like Cabell
Midland and Winfield are doing shows that include topics
on war as well. The bands biggest rival is Cabell Midland and has been for
quite some time. The band’s competitions this year include in order, The
Pumpkin festival at Cabell Midland, The Wayne High school festival, Black
Walnut, and our very own Vikingfest. However, everyone’s favorite competition
to come watch the band at is the Black Walnut festival in Roane county, where
the Vikings have previously won Grand champion and hope to have that title
again this year. Captain Tori Quick says,
“My favorite part of
Black Walnut is hanging out with friends during our free time and definitely
the food.”
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