Duncanville High School - Panther Tale Yearbook (Duncanville, TX)

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fi I RST TIMES Derrick Sheppard is a little startled by the unexpected oom of the finale in the fireworks display. Coaches Dan Gandy, Jim Bartlett, and Kenneth Bode pause from their conversation to watch the fireworks. As one of her duties, Miss Flame Marsha Moke starts the bonfire with the help of Fire Marshall Rodney Fender. Bonfire lights city's spirit s the colossal flames blazed beneath the November stars, a cheerleader joined hands with a trumpet player. Clutching his hand was a High Hat, who had also joined hands with a basketball player. They were just a small part of a gigantic ring of several hundred students encircling the burning bonfire. The school and the community united for the first bonfire in recent history to support the most successful Panther football team in many years. Only two weeks earlier Panther Stadium had been packed for the very first city-wide pep rally in Duncanville. The rally, spon- sored by the Student Council, was a huge success complete with performances by the band, High Hats, and cheerleaders, in- troduction of the Homecoming Court, presentation of the class and club floats, and ending in a fireworks display. Sometimes the first times are the best. First Times 11

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pqmuumwwamm.. X The raging bonfire brings countless students, parents and faculty to boost spirit for the upcoming game against Irving MacArthur. A win would have put the Panthers in the playoffs. Clowns stole the show at the town pep rally during the presentation of the class and club floats. The pep rally was held at Panther Field the night before the Homecoming game. 10 First Time Y, The fireworks were 0 loud Colorful way to end C1 loud colorful evening. - Ms. Francis Phillips Student Council Sponso 'Yan 9 nxt' 'J :,. 5 .fire rw ii , l , i si xi, fi' Q, I fri f I 'L-, 2 . fe Q! Nd

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SAD E . istrict dreams shattered s the Seniors gathered on Panther Field to join hands for their last alma mater at the stadium, a sudden realization shat- tered their dreams. Only moments earlier, the team, the fans, the band, the flag corps, the High Hats, and the cheerleaders had jubilantly united to celebrate. Moments earlier they had seem- ingly grasped the right to represent District 845A in the playoffs for the first time in 20 years. But the celebration was cut short, and the dreams were destroyed. lt was the last game for the Senior Pan- thers. They ended the season in a three-way tie for second place. ln an executive meeting the morning after the seasonls end, it was decided Irving MacArthur would go on to the playoffs. Duncanville would stay home. lt had also been the last performance for the band, flag corps and drill team as a group. Earlier the hopeful group had re- ceived an unexpected loss at regional con- test which eliminated them from the state marching contest. That afternoon had been the Seniors' last football pep rally. lt would never be the same again. Suddenly the tears of joy turned into tears of grief. A part of each of the seniors was gone forever. Coach Don Melton and Dan Gandy consult after the last game which put MacArthur in the playoffs. Seeking a shoulder to cry on, Kristen Vandygriff turn to a friend after the loss at Regionals. The week afte the state marching contest, the band found out that th judges at Regionals had made a mistake and DH should have been eligible for state. .,t 12 Sad Times