1999 Miracle Yearbook

S eniors•Ahol),htotouldpito, grapentinbjois,thesaAo- pitoftes- playingto accitaite, crowrGanotcheermak& tecw. grAND The Pep Band is composed of 160 volunteers who give up their Tuesday and Saturday nights to play their instru- ments at the home basketball games. There are many students who play, but there are also alumni and local residents who help out.Thegroup starts practicing in early October and starts the season onHomecomingWeekend at Moonlight Madness.It is probably the most popu- lar musical group on campus, and it definitely hasthe largestlistening audi- ence. This was a very notable year for the Cedarville College Pep Band. First, the band released its first and only CD en- titled"Blue and Gold."TheCD contains almost all ofthe songs that getthe crowd riled up at home basketball games. In- cluding "You Can Call Me Al" and of course the favorite stand-by,"Hang on Sloopy." The CD will be used at home games when the band can not play,and it will also be sold to those who want to cherish thePep Bandlong after their days at Cedarville are over. Another reason this wasa memorable season wasthat the director, Mike DiCuirci, was inducted into the Cedarville Athletic HallofFame. He has been the leadefror the last twenty years and has turned the Pep Band into what many consider the bestPep Band in college basketball. What would a Cedarville basketball game be like with- out the Pep Band? The Band adds so much to the atmosphere of every Jacket home game. This was also the first year that a member of the Pep Band made a basket in the game. Jackie Williams,se- niorguard,playedthebeginningof"Hang on Sloopy" at several games and later went on to score! C solarvil&'sperbeutd,underthe,directiotvofkir MickattDiatiratua Dr.jeaxes Coleman,twovides wasiseuuteitcoctrages&elmsto support-tite,athleticteams. ATHLETICS E icStivasenioin,s-tice.pep-bagotiolorot4totingschootspirit bycowing titecedarvillefiag.