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THE LITITZ, PA., RECORD EXPRESS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011B3

The WarriorbeatNews and Features written by Warwick High School Students

JOHN CRAWFORD

Record Express CorrespondentThe Warwick Marching Band

opened the 2011 season by takingfrst place at the Hempfeld OpeningKnight competition in the AmericanDivision with a score o 71.85 on Sept.17.

They did really well. I was re-ally pleased with their overall peror-mance, said director Matt Wole.

The show is called Joy and it isvery dierent rom what Warwick hasdone in the past, said Wole. War-wick kind o does darker shows likeSamurai, Machine and Mutiny.All o them (are) kind o musically onthe darker side, whereas this is on thehappy side o music, the joyul side.

Thats where we got the show idea.The show idea came into being late

in the summer because Woles arrival

at Warwick came in late July due tothe sudden resignation o the previousdirector.

I was just kind o walking aroundin (a) feld and I got a phone call romone o the representatives o (humanresources) rom Warwick, explainedWole. They did a little phone inter-view. (Then), I came in and did a frstround interview.

Another interview ollowed andWole ound he had the job ater fn-ishing a two hour return drive.

Ater I got home, they called meup and oered me the position. So, itall happened in about two weeks. Thiswas about late July. I moved aroundJuly 23 into this area, continuedWole.

For most teachers, late July is ampletime to set up; however, band directorsare two months or more into the newschool year by then.

It has certainly been a challenge orthe band with such a later start thannormal, said Wole. Most groups

hand out music in May and we werehanding out music in the frst week oband camp.

I think it was new or a lot o them.I dont think they were used to playingthis kind o music as well as the levelo diculty. This is defnitely the mostphysically and musically demandingor them. But I think, overall, they arehandling it well. (This was) defnitelyour best perormance as a group.

Student conductor Paul Belessisagreed with Woles assessment o thepremiere perormance.

For getting our music so late in theyear, were right where we want to beand I think this show is more meantor a competition than a ootballgame, said Belessis. Its a very quietshow with dynamics in it.

While the season started well, theshow will evolve as the competitionseason runs through to the champion-ships in November, even though themain components are in place.

Our show is pretty much fnished.We are going to tweak some thingsand see where were at rom there, aswell as see what the judges want, saidWole. We dont have any soloists yet.

New success, new director

Matt Wole

Thats one thing that we are looking tobe doing over the next two weeks isadding a solo or two.

Watching the show go rom nothingto frst place in a short span is the typeo result that drew Wole to teachingand directing.

I guess the motivation to keep in-vesting (the time required) is that it isso exciting to watch a kid struggle with

something that they think is impos-sible and then a week later, they canachieve it in ront o an audience, saidWole. I dont think there is a bettereeling than seeing them overcome thathurdle.

Those hurdles are ones Wole knowsrom his own recent school days.

I started with band in fth grade,said the Greencastle-Antrim and Mes-siah College grad.

I am a percussionist by trade. I alsoplay trumpet, clarinet and piano. Whenit comes to marching band, my experi-ence is with the Reading Buccaneers in2006 as lead trumpet. I did the JerseyDrum and Bugle Corps and Glassmanin 2009 and 2010.

Originally, music was not his frstchoice as a career.

I was going to go to Penn State orarchitecture, he said. But then myamily posed the question Would I behappy every day doing that? I took alot o architecture and design classesthat were oered at Greencastle andI really enjoyed them. I also reallyenjoyed doing band and in the end, Ithought I could be happier doing musicand (as) a music teacher.

The rest, as is said, is history, even iit is a short and rushed history.

Warwick junior Joey Dougherty perorms during the recent bandcompetition at Hempfeld.

Graduates o Rothsville, Lititz orWarwick high schools will soon havea new venue in which to share ondmemories and reconnect with class-mates.

In an attempt to bring togethergenerations o proud area high schoolgraduates, Warwick School Districtrecently announced that an ocialAlumni Associationis in the works.

I anyone that graduated rom the

Bringing together generationso proud graduates

Rothsville, Lititz or Warwick highschools would like to help in the de-velopment o the Warwick AlumniAssociation, they are invited to attendan organizational meeting on Oct. 24at 7 p.m. in conerence room A othe Warwick District Oce, 301 W.Orange St.

Mike Clair who has local ties andhas organized alumni associations orManheim Central, Penn Manor and

many other local districts willrun this meeting and help supportthe initial development plan. Thepurpose o this meeting is to bringtogether a core group o graduateswilling to help provide leadership tothe organization.

For more inormation, contactMike Clair at 615-2323 or Lori Zim-merman at 626-3734, ext. 3829.

Handprints welcome students

Aevidum club members made personalized handprints to welcomeback students and sta members to a new school year.

Handprints lined the entrance to the high school as students en-tered on their frst day.

The Warwick High School Ae-vidum Club welcomed studentsback on the frst day o the 2011-2012 school year with personal-ized, cut out handprints or ev-ery high school student and stamember. The handprints werehung along the perimeter o theWHS lobby, hallway and outsidethe caeteria. Club members madethe handprints over the summeras a visual tool to emphasize theirclub message, No One Is Alone I Got Your Back.

The original Aevidum Club wasstarted at Cocalico School Districtin 2004 and received national ac-claim as a depression and suicideeducation awareness advocacyinitiative where middle school andhigh school students could gainan understanding o depression asa treatable illness; know the warn-ing signs o depression; make useo their gits and talents to spread

the Aevidum message o hope;and advocate or other students inneed. In other words, they havetheir riends backs. Suicide isthe third leading cause o deathamong young people, ages 15-24,and is 100 percent preventable.

Warwick wanted to bring thispowerul message to others andstarted their own chapter o theclub last year with help rom in-terested students, communitymembers, school ocials and ad-visors Lisa Gleason and Lori Hal-

deman.This year, to help promote par-ticipation in the club and to spreadthe Aevidum message, each ninthgrader will receive a locker mag-net containing the Aevidum logo,the warning signs or depression,and where to go or help withinthe Warwick High School. Themagnets were donated by KatyClair, Lititz.

News and Features highlighting Warwick High School

LAURIE KNOWLES CALLAHAN

Record Express CorrespondentThey were the very frst class

to graduate rom Warwick HighSchool in 1957.

Now, the members o that classhave raised unds to build a last-ing tribute to their alma materwith the Class o 1957 MemorialGarden at the high school. The

memorial garden is located rightoutside o the ront entrance o thehigh school.

Construction o the garden isnearly done, with a memorial wall,three plaques and a garden flledwith plants and shrubs. The curvedwall and walkway measure about

Class o 57 gives backWarwick High Schools frst graduates

honor school with memorial garden

Members o Warwick High Schools Class o 1957 (let to right) Judy Mearig, Lucy Snavely, Sandy

Irvin, Ken Keener, John R. Gibbel, Joanne Hess, Alice Keener and Patti Roth stand with the not-quite-complete monument they donated to the school. Missing rom photo are Mel Ravegum and Sally SueOatman.

Workers lay down the oundation o the 1957 monument, acrossrom the high school entrance, earlier this summer. Work is expect-ed to be completed in the coming weeks, weather permitting.More CLASS OF 1957, page A20