Diamond Bar High School - Taurus Yearbook (Diamond Bar, CA)

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OLD IOINS NEW - when alumni Laurie Terell and Natalie Owen join the fla line. A number of past performers participatecf in the show for Homecoming. LAID BACK - A drowsy Brenda Yoder spins her rifle at a pre - game show. Equipment ex- ecution was very exhausting. 6 STRUTTING THEIR STUFF - are Iulie Seibert, Grace Bongcaras, Carrie O'Conner, and Brenda Wilson. The flags practiced over fifty hours in the summer to learn their show. ' ,!'oH1nfI1r111 7 UBI' -11---W --4 X wtf huk ..... lr. I r The Cknor of Success 64 OrganizationsfColorguard A stick with a rag on the end and a gun made out of wood. Most people thought this was what the colorguard consisted of. Actually, rifles are balanc- ed, machine - crafted wood, and flags are fiberglass poles with costly flags attached, The flag squad was taught by Carol Craig, a professional advisor. Craig had marched with her high school guard as well as a outh group based in the east. She led tlle flag squad to their greatest success in Diamond Bar history. At every competion, the flags won either sweepstakes or first lace. Martha Kline, flag lieutenant, at- tributes their success to a lot of hard workers. It was really fun experience, com- mented Carrie O'Conner, junior. The rifles were advised b returnin graduate Kim Law. With flour new and inexperienced members, it was a rebuilding year. However the rifles managed to place in almost ever corn- petHion in which they were jucfged as we . Sophomore Kell Yamamoto said, There was a lot ofypractice, but it was worth it. Colorguard is more than just polyester uniforms and marching on wet grass. During the spring, flags and rifles combined to form a show which was performed on the basketball courts. These shows were much more intense than field shows, as the guard competed against an average of thirty other schools. Diamond Bar did quite well and held the title of Western Regional champions. yi ' rl I I L

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o i L- Orgonizations fBond Sound of the Herd The Hundreds of feet stepped li htly on the damp grass of a football field as the beat of a drum cut sharply through the still night air. Soon, the shrill sound of drum major Brian Dickie's whistle brought every form to a halt. Diamond Bar, the jud es are ready! blared the loudspeaker. Titus began the first performance of the Thundering Herd band, colorguard, and drill team. 1 pretty well, because of ood leaders this year. Luckily, all was notglost. Resurrecting the band from its crisis was VACA dean Karen Cline. Show. ing her faith in the Herd, Cline dipped into her funds to hire a substitute with musical experience as well as a drum corps instructor to improve the band's marching and manuevering. To achieve their goals and finish their show, the Thundering Herd put in an extra four hours of practice each week. We tried to pull ourselves together to ac- comiplish what we wanted to do, stated Eric Wang, ban president. The Organization went on to compete at eight The STOUP managed lo make a Comeback this yfar competitions this season. The succeeded in ca - after disaster struck early this season. One morning t - f- - P in September, While Wgtching the Herd rehearse urins ive sweepstakes awardfs, seven first place their show, band director Scott Maclntyre plumet- led ffom the 1013 of 3 Scaffolding when 3 board as ects of school life as well. At every home foot- awar s, and a top brass section award. The Thundering Herd contributed to many broke. Maclntyre injured his back and was told he basil game, the Organization erformed their im- have to stay at home at least a month. u I was afraid the band would fall apart, said player Iudy Oh u on hearing the news. pressive field show. The bang also fired up s irit through their man son s, including the scfiool f' h , A ' , rl Some, such as Kim Rogfaertson, flute player, had lg tsong Cross me Flegds more confidence who said, I thought we woulddo WANDERING EYES - Chandra Kent looks past Lorraine Castro during Homecoming. The band formed an in- tricate design on the field for the ceremony. BLOWING IT OUT is junior Gary Hayden. The four trombones in the Herd worked all summer to learn their parts. Q A FORCE OF ONE is drum major Brian Dickie as he directs the band. Dickie, ' a senior, attended a summer camp to learn his leadership skills. HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT - Drummers Kwame White and Leon Monzon f concentrate on their timing. The drumline competed as a separate group dur- I ing the spring,