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

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THE COMPETITIVE E ,gli ' A... , . he stress level was high as thirty' three girls frantically rushed to their positions for the half time show. However, Color Guard was much more than half time shows. The flag and rifle squad practiced many hours during the week and in the summer to perfect the show. They not only performed in half time shows, but they competed in field shows and parades, too. Monica Everett, flag captain, stated Color Guard has taught me the dedica- tion needed to perform in a high energy level show. lt is a lot of work, but itfs fun and EDGE we're all friends, commented Kim Graham, rifle captain. The members of the Color Guard often found time to have fun with friends after practice. Martha Kline, also a flag captain felt, All of the hard work is worth it after a performance when you hear the crowd cheering and clapping. This was exactly what the crowds did because the squad continued to place high in competitions throughout the year. The success of the Color Guard con- tinued to show the true colors of Dia- mond Bar High School. COLOR GUARD 1987-88: Rifles - Carrie Delio, Debby Gilman, Kim Graham fcapt.l, Casey Heckmer, Shelbi Miller, Kim r Morris, Teresa Washeleski, Kelly Yamamoto, and Brenda Yoder. Tall Flags - Dianne Beltran, Gail Bongcaras, Marla Everett, Monica Everett fcapt.l, Jenniter Harrison, Karen Jacobs, Jong .- W Kim, Jennifer Kenan, Martha Kline fCapt.l, Christy Kuebler, Abby T Lin, Kim Maiden, Tracey McAuley, Carrie O'Conner, Jennifer Oku, Letitia Robinson, Nikki Schuld, Denyse Sharp, Jamie Silletto, Laura Suchey, Sara Tamillo, Melonie Thompson, Erin Wolf, Mary Jo Wunderlich, and Jennifer Zeller. PICK UP THE FLAG - Denyse Sharp, senior, takes a rest while the band plays. Members of the Color Guard were tired after a halftime show. READY TO TOSS - Nikki Schuld, sophomore, Monica Everett, senior, and Abby Lin, junior, stand in position to toss their flags. It took many hours of practice to perfect their flag tosses. N l r r I ti lf iv L .A A 4 'T' GIVING THEIR ALL - are Casey Heckmer, freshman, Debby Gilman, freshman, and Carrie Delio, freshman. Many freshmen were on the rifle squad. s A A ' A 7 1.1.1 .Qi 64A

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V -...' DON I' MOVE - Letltia Robinson, junior, Jennifer Kenan, sophomore, and Dianne Beltran, junior, walt for their next cue. The Color Guard had new brightly colored flags. TWO FLAG TWIRL - Jo performs 9 short flag routines during half time. The performance was at the dedication of Holmes J' Memorial Stadium. ng Kim, sophomore ALL IN STEP - Nikki Schuld, sophomore, Monica Everett, senlor, and Abby Lln, junior, march ln unison. The Color Guard worked hard to get their steps together. ,..,,,, so i if 4 F, 5 L. . 1 ,f..-107 A Y, V H Vi 'V' ,,,qgp- ATTENTION - Freshman Casey Heckmer stands straight and tall while other teams er- P form. There were nine members on the rifle squad. 64 Organizations f Color Guard ,tmtwi - . .5 ,Avy 'ws , LK, Zi ' 'i'!2:za..... 'lb KIMY' Q .

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54 B Playing fo Perfection tls halftime, and you are eating your greasy wrinkled hot dog, the sun is beating upon your lukewarm Pepsi, mak- ing it even warmer. The loudspeaker suddenly an- nounces, Diamond Bar High School proudly presents the award winning Thundering Herd! and the harmonious sounds of the Fight Song echo through the tranced stadium. This will be the best year yet, commented Wesley Ito, Drum Major. We have a great new band director, Mr. Bryan. He helps us a lot. He is very enthusiastic about his first year, and he can really relate to the band members. The band members themselves, are really dedicated and enthusiastic also. It would be hard not to achieve the goals we set for ourselves. The Diamond Bar Thundering Herd fulfilled many of their goals by practicing long hours in the summer and after school everyday. Practice was really hard and hot, but I loved every minute of it. I met a lot of new friends and it gave me something to do in the summer instead of just moping around the house, said Nathan Eliason. Some of the com- petitions they won were: Band Award, Western High and Sierra Vista. Other than competitions as an entire band, there were also many smaller individual groups that competed in com- petitions. For example, Drumline won several sweepstakes and scored highly at many of their contests. I love Drumline, there's a certain kind of excitement and satisfac- tion after playing in a competition or halftime, said Leon Monzon. I was so happy once, I trashed someone just for the fun of itf, Monzon added. The Thundering Herd practiced long hours to perfect many of their routines, but their long hours paid off. Because of competitions, this year was a great deal of hard work for everyone, but through patience and practice that feeling of perfection was worth all the long hours. GIVE IT ALL YOU'VE GOT - ls Kevin Chisholm with total concentration. Many band members found this to be an asset at the tough competitions.