Crowley High School - Talon Yearbook (Crowley, TX)

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Talonettes Drill feam seized firsf frophy, One rafing in group 's hisfory On any game day during football season there was a certain group of young ladies that easily stood out. One second after a pep rally's beginning. with the band playing and pom poms flying. a person could tell that the Talonettes weren't an organization to ignore. All the attention given this group was in no way accidental, but was based on respect for their hard work and long practices. Workouts for the girls started well before the school year with two weeks of pre-training. leaving some frustrated and some with raw throats. Following those two weeks there was another week of drill team camp at the University of Texas of Arlington. The team came away with several ribbons and a spirit palm. no less. Practice led straight into football season with pep rallies and halftime performances along with all the ups and downs that go into the making of any season. As the last game faded out of view, contest practice began with long workouts and routines to be timed. In late February twenty girls from the drill team traveled to Commerce, Texas, for the Blue and Gold Drill team Contest at East Texas State University. Three thousand people from sixty-six high schools attended with Crowley managing to come away with a Two rating in bothjazz and high kick. plus a One rating in prop. This gave Crowley its first One rating and trophy in the team's history. a fair outcome since it was only the second year for Crowley to have entered. Finally, with the long hours of practice finished and all the early morning workoutsjust a memory, most everyone connected had to agree that. in the end, the candle is truly worth the game.

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mav- .L.lSUil, TT. DRUM MAJOR. and- orettes are. Janette Lott, rissa Edmondson, and Pa-m .ABOVE. GEORGIA GOVERN shows how the cogf 1 in the Marching Machine. Marching Band Phofo Ilnish resulfed wifh firsf perfecf score '- in UIL marching oohfesf Every now and then life has been known to imitate art where situations and events thought to be found only in the movies come true. This season for the h Crowley High School Marching Band turned out in the best Hollywood tradition. Practice began two weeks before school began with morning routines w that lasted through football season along with pep rallies and halftime performances. Despite the band being the largest in the histo'ry'b:f4the school andgall the problems'thatigloliviltlhalnky groiipfof people, the hard work and deterininationpaidioff. as with any 'A ' good movie. i If Crowley's season began withalpiirade competitionrat arleton University. The band won Outstanding Band of the Day honors allowing them to march at -t - f'-r -1-'Iwi rz1tin:.in1ts arleton's football game later that'day. Next came he L.D. Bell Marching Competition in Hurst which cored Crowley a Three rating. Finally. on the last eel during the U.I.L. Marching'Competition at armington Field in Fort Worth, the band and its wirlers scored its first One, or perfect rating. in its istory. e band had reached the perfect cinematic ending fan honestly memorable year. l