Charter Oak High School - Shield Yearbook (Covina, CA)

Page 113 text:

1' is Rifles takes many hours of practice to perfect. Michelle Pruitt practices her form for a competition. Photo by lim Collins. Rifles. Front row: Michelle Pruitt,1odi Sohl, and jennifer Mazzarelle. Back row: Diana Miranda, Denise Miranda, and Rachel Weinreb. Photo by lim Collins. as rl 1' p e.... . Drill team. Front row: Gena Espinoza and Tracie Wade. Sec- ond row: Kristi Harden, Vicki Holmes, Christina Kass. Third row: Suzanne Shuler, Antoinette Santy, and Paula Olds. Photo by lim Collins. BAND AUX. UNITS 109

Page 112 text:

Competing with the Best The auxiliary units proved to be successful, winning awards in many competitions through the year. Practices over the summer and during the year helped to form friendships. Natalie Nelson of the drill team commented, On the units we all feel like a close family. Rifles, flags, drill team, majorettes, and percussion all competed against about 100 different high schools. The auxiliary units finished in the top three in each contest. At the Los Altos High School 18th Annual Field Show Tournament, the tall flags received the first place tro- phy, the drill team earned the sec- ond place trophy, and a second place trophy went to the rifles. The majorettes were Paula Olds and Nema Pierce. Captain for the rifles was ludi Sohl, Liz Greer head- ed flags, and Vicki Holmes was the captain for the drill team. Michelle Pruitt, a sophomore in rifles, stated, I enjoy rifles because it gives me a chance to feel what competing and hard work are. - By Colleen Alderson. 108 BAND AUX. UNITS Tall flags takes great eye coordination Lori Kiser Mikki Villanueva and Tanisha Hampt practice with their flags for a competition Photo by jim Collins Tall Flags. Front row: Suzi Williams. Second row: Denise Bone and Lisa Hagopion. Third row: Lori Kizer and Traci Burns. Fourth row: Liz Greer and Schellie johnson. Back row: Tanisha Hampton, Debbie Fumero, and Mikki Villanueva. Photo by lim Col- lins.

Page 114 text:

Own company reaped no benefits They neither received recognl tion nor credit for the class However, it was indeed honor to the dancers Not only did they have to be in advance dance and to be able to express themselves through dance they also had to be willing to sacrifice personal free time They had to be personally se lected by Mrs Rebecca Baker who was the advisor of the company The practices were difficult and strenuous, on the mind as well as the body Dancers often had to be up by 430 am in order to get to class by 6:00 .m. The thought of waking up at 4:30 a.m. would be ludi- crous to almost everyone, but to me it was worth it because l love dancing, commented Athena Regala. Led by head dancer luli Phil- lips and assistant Debbie Blunt, the six-member dance com- pany including Athena Regala, Nema Pierce, Diane Beck, and Michelle Cesene performed for the first time at the Covina Christmas Parade with the C.O. Marching Band on December 6. They also performed at the November and May dance shows, where they were in a class of their own. -by Mar- garet Wong. A dancer s goal is to perform a perfect routine juli Phillips Debbie Blunt and Ne Pierce practice the dance routine with ease Photo by lim Collins Q In a Class Act of Their g g ' U g Being a member of the dan-ce . . ari a ll T10 DANCE COMPANY Taking time to practice alone was sometimes the answer for the dancers. Shellie Tay- lor works hard on finishing her routine. Photo by lim Collins.