Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Flag line members Brenda Her- .c ar.c Su;} Jackson cheer on •.he Raiders. Photo by Oreg Humphries! Designed by Robin Storey- Band— 127

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Play the game From page 124 as for the Knights of Columbus and the Chamber of Commerce breakfast, Reyes said. He said the band is time-consuming but that it doesn ' t affect school unless you let it. I ' m a biology major, and I don ' t have a lot of time to practice except during scheduled practices, Reyes said. Every year I say this is the last time I ' m going to play, but every year 1 come back. Reyes said the band is allowed two road trips during the football season. Band Director Keith Bearden Athletic Director T. Jones decide which games the band attends. This year the band traveled to the University of Arizona and TCU. Reyes said the U of A game was chosen for recruiting reasons. People haven ' t seen the band in that part of the country much, so we wanted to show them what the Tech band is, said Reyes. Reyes said the athletic and band funds pay the expenses for all road trips. Usually, nine buses and a trailer are taken on each trip. Reyes said each bus has a theme and that the members will dress to the theme. The band has several social fraternities and so- rorities members can join to create a fuller social life, Reyes said. He said the band also would travel to any bowl the Raiders go to but that they were not able to attend the Coca-Cola Bowl in Tokyo Dec. 4. The Japanese wanted to provide their own enter- tainment, said Reyes. — Lisa L. LaBrant Focusing on her music, Leslie Robinson plays during the Uni- versity of North Texas football game. (Photo by Corby Roberts) 126 — Band

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I! H! »■ Unity and style help twirlers give halftime performances A special twist Strike up the band and the twirlers too? The Texas Tech twirlers performed at every foot- ball game and several basketball games during the year, not to mention those out-of-town trips the band took. The Tech twirlers were truly an added feature to the band ' s classy look. Part of our purpose is to help promote the band, said Holli High, head twirler and a junior Spanish major from Haskell. Lori Baker Christy Burford Susan Gender Holli High Leslie Loughmiller Vicky McDonald Stacy Newmann DceDee Stanfield The twirlers considered themselves one big fam- ily. High said. Together they made up the routines for their shows. No one really realizes how hard it is to get 1 1 girls to twirl exactly alike and on the exact beat, said Vicky McDonald, a junior telecom major. There are two feature twirlers that are not of any special rank, they just have two totally different styles, McDonald said. The twirlers looked for definite features in their girls, including weight, height and overall appear- ance. High said. Intelligence and a quick memory also was a re- quirement. It is important that she be able to memorize quickly because we do new routines all the time, McDonald said. High said she gained long-lasting friendships from the spirit group. The biggest goal of the squad was to be the best they could be on the field. High said. We are always trying to improve on each routine, and we believe that 100 percent is not enough, she said. — Melissa King During a meeting, Vick Mc- Donald. Michelle Trayler. Lori Baker and Shanna Stockton lis- ten to instructions. (Pholo by Barry Johnson) Performing during Homecoming halftime is Christ) Burford. a feature twirler from Covington. N.M. iPholo by Greg Humph- ries! 128 — Twirlers