Del Valle High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Del Valle, TX)

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P i dventure Band members adust to changes in summer A djusting to a new band di- rector, the band started the year with a different, but positive outlook. Whenever you start at a new school, the first year is always hard, but with lots of patience and love we ' ll make it, Garcia said. For the second year in a row the band participated in the Aquafest parade. It was a lot of work, but a blast, said junior Marco Perez. Preparation for football games and contest began at the start of summer band. It was quick learning and con- centration, sophomore Donny Mills said. The band practiced from 8 a.m. until 12 noon. It was long, but worth it because we got ahead on our shows, senior Stefanie Merculief said. The band participated in three different marching contest. First the Westlake Marching Festival , then the district U.I.L. competition and the Tropicana Festival in Huntsville. But it was the football games that were the highlight of the fall. It gave us the chance to show a lot of people what we can do when we put our talents together, said freshmen Paul Orta. Showing their spirit, the band performs to the Greatest Love of All at the home- coming pep rally. The band was always a contender for the spirit stick. Phoio By Steve McCandless 1 6 Adventure Student Life I I I I

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i rcctimc Kids find mani; wai;s to take up idle time r reetime. One of those words that few people know. Every now and then, though everyone was lucky enough to find time to do the things they really enjoyed. What people did in their spare time varied from working, to talking on phones, watching t.v. or plain old going out with their friends. Freetime is time to do the things that you don ' t have time to do during school, junior Pat Simo said. One of the more popular pastimes was freestyling. Even if one didn ' t skate or freestyle it was still consider fun to watch. Skating helps me take out my aggressions. I learn a lot from watching other people and I like to practice it, Simo said. Doing something one enjoys. Freshmen Mike Griffith spends spare time after school freestyling on his scooter. Frees- tyling was a popular sport this year. Phoio By MMKXie Kills however, doesn ' t have to take much effort. Most kids find listening to the the radio or watching television takes their mind off pressures relating to school. I just like listening to music or going out with my friends, freshmen Bland Cooper said. Even teachers did things out of school besides teach. I helped out a lot with the cheerleaders, but if I wasn ' t doing that 1 spent a lot of time with my sisters, government teacher Annette Palmer said. Freetime during the school year was something that wasn ' t around much but those students who found it definitely used it wisely. ▲J Ji ll 18 V Freetime Student Life