Below: The P.H.S. Jazz Band: Front Row: Amy Bubon, Joyce McCrae, Laurie Eden, Tammy Latuska, Gayle Loomis, Dawn Maresh, Karen Wade. Second Row: John Serbousek, Mike Elliff, Bob Miller, Kathy Yarborough, Jerry Fry, Gerald Shepard Third Row: Scott Simon, . Larynn Mumm. Bruce Kimpston, Don Shramek, Patti Stallman, Karen Neil, Becky Hayes, Webb Wassmer, and director Bill Henley. Not Pictured: Eric Dunn. Over this past year, Prairie’s Jazz Band has participated in numerous competitions. Many hours of early morning practices, sacrificing that extra hour of sleep before school, go into preparation for each one. The hard work paid off. Jerry Fry; trombone, and Scott Simon; guitar, won solo awards at the N.E.I.B.A. Jazz Festival in Manchester, Augustana Jazz Festival, in Rock Island, Illinois, solo awards went to Scott Above: Becky Hayes, Jerry Fry, Gerald Shepard . Larynn Mumm, Amy Bubon, Laurie Eden, Tammy Latuska, Gayle Loomis and Karen Wade are shown rehearsing for an upcoming contest. Simon on the guitar and the entire rhythm section was recognized. At the Coe Jazz Festival, held at Coe College here in Cedar Rapids, Scott Simon was named “ outstanding soloist of the day,” and soloed with the Coe Jazz Band in their performance that evening. They won 3rd Place overall in 3A competition at the Tallcorn Jazz Festival, and Scott Simon received yet another solo award. Iowa. At the Jazz Band 111
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