Denham Springs High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Denham Springs, LA)

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0W14,, hl'0 Girl s Tracls Boy s Tracie Baseball Softball Football Basketball Tennis .I I I ' A . i I ,' VV I F l , - ' fflrfgi, I . , u , 44 I I kk The Athletes Enjoy PRIDE-N-PRAISE he athletic department has pride in what it does and has received praise from everyone lately. The coaches and athletes have worked hard for the respect they deserve. Sports and Denham Springs has taught me more about life itself and it has given me a feeling of 'purple' pride, said Justin McChristian, senior football player. The pride of rhe coaches, ath- letes, and fans show through at oil sports events. The coaches are quali- fied, the players are talented, and the fans are dedicated. I like to play for Denham. We have a good athletic department, and it's nice to get praise when you do something right, commented Su- san Connelly, sophomore basketball player. Sports -152- Showing Through F ighring to be safe at Grd, Brent Toylor slides post the base, The baseball team earned the title of district champions with a record of 2143. S enior Jana Garrison has been Louisiana tennis state dwompion for the past three years. This summer Jana was honored by being asked to compete in the National Sports Festival held in Baton Rouge.

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HX .-.-w.7,.m-,fs afnwn at W cts nhoncing the bond by entertoining ond odding color, the flog corps molses up on irnportont port of the bond. Being in the flog corps is hord vforls, but occording to some girls there ore certoin odvontoges. The fiog corps got to portici- pote in the De Ridder Morching Festivol for which they received o superior roting. This P roctice, practice, ond more procticel Jennifer Truox ond Poige Kirlsendoll compore notes on their fiog routine during one of their mony hours of proctice. offl wos the first time the ouxiliory hos hod o superior roting in six yeors. Doing their routines while keeping in uni- son with the bond is not eosy. According to fiog coptoin Stephonie Burroughs, coordino- tion is on importont osset to the fiog corps. As coptoin, Stephonie must rnolse up rou- tines ond teoch thern to the rest of the ouxiliory. lt is hord work rnolsing up routines thot everyone con do. Coptoins olwoys hove o lot of heodoches, soid Stephonie. l T eorn coptoin Stephonie Burroughs hos rnony re- sponsibilities os leoder of the Hog corps. She must molse up the routines ond teoch them to the rest of the ouxiliory. A lthough there is only one boron rwirler, Joy Tesei ploys on importont port in the showtnonship of the bond. Spirit Dockers -151- Hog Corps

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I T o be a high jumper ralses a lor of agiliry and flexabiliry. Sreve Nobels clears rhe bor ro earn poinrs for rhe rracls ream, , . .. . - 4 ' Q 1 fc ov ,z u 4 n v n Q p 1 rhe softball ream for four years. C oncenrroring on rhe previous play, Capr. Ken Pey- ron disploys his emorions. Ken is a senior player. A ll-Disrricr player Susan Williams arremprs ra stop rhe runner ar firsr base. Susan has been a member of Sports .1 53. Showing Through