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GHS Stage Band Wins Top Honors at Ruston Festival
Gladewater High School stage band won first place in class C at the Louisiana Tech Stage Band Festival in Ruston. Members Richard Jones Tommy Farmer Skylar Spencer and Johnny Williams earned spots on the all-star band under director Buzz Messner. Paschal High School from Fort Worth won class A. Festival judge Joe Sheppard noted superior ratings and the day included performances by Barksdale Air Force Base and Louisiana Tech ensembles.
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Gladewater High School
Billy Ray Clark
Jeff Clemens
Joe Snow
Wayne Shott
Johnny Lee Smith
Johnny Williams
Scott Nichols
David Smith
Faith Merritt
Melessa Stevens
Karen Hudspeth
Marianne Murray
Jan Sawyer
Carol Ann Johnston
Richard Jones
Jack Busby
Buzz Messner
Jim Langrey
Glen Sims
Tim Broyles
Terry Maberry
Karl Clark
Mike Davidson
Tommy Farmer
Willis Johnson
Skylar Spencer
Mary Jane Wiley
Joyce Boatright
Ruston
Gladewater
Texas
Louisiana Tech
GHS
Paschal High School
Ft Worth
Joe Sheppard
Tech
Barksdale Air Force Base
Lousiana Tech
Judes
John Smith
Barksdale
Sgt
Jay Walker
Alvin Batiste
Southern University
Baton Rouge
Harold Gilbert
Louisiana Tech Concert Association
Sheppard
Messner