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

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Feeling left out Lefties must adapt to a right handed world magine a world filled with right handed notebooks, baseball gloves, guitars and people. These are all obstacles a left handed person has to overcome almost every day of his life. lt must be very difficult to push a pen across the page and then if the pen is erasable the ink smears and the paper must be done all over again. The first time Paul McCartney played bass, he tried to play it right handed. When that didn't work he had to restring it and play it backwards. The things a left handed person has to do to adapt are numerous. While sitting at a dinner table, it is very difficult to eat if you are left handed. Forks always collide with right handed neighbors. There are a few jobs that favor the left handed person such as boxing or pitch- ing, but since these jobs are few, a south paw must simply learn to adapt to a hard, cruel, right handed world. 6 6 verytliing is made forright handed people. tolwrite on a desk, it isfysualkz i made foria right handed person. I havefeamed to gmyirjght hand for many things. Michael glackson, senior. i ai.l i kg W . g it No, there aren't any left handed desks so students like Shelby Smith find writing to be a task. lPhoto by Karen Hilll Chris Hill works at getting comfortable while finishing an assignment without the aid of a left handed desk. iPhoto by Karen Hilll Left out 'N

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Cutting with scissors meant for a right handed person proves to be a slight problem for senior Michael Jackson. iPhoto by Karen Hilll 4 -il E .1 -Q. I Q Ta We ll! 3 K ek ,. ., Left handed students Chris Zmolik and Nikki Woods manage to eat lunch without bumping elbows. iPhoto by Karen Hilll

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24 As Duncanville fans fill one side of the Cotton Bowl, the horn section demonstrates precision marching. The band had little competition in re- peating as champions. iPhoto by Michael Jacksonj Flag Corps member Kristi Erhart silently keeps count in order to keep in step. The Silver Flags got rave reviews from the judges. iPhoto by Michael Jackson.J A, Ii... a...'....- -.- -u --uv --gf v v v 1 1 vig v -1- -v 13'-1'5 Without itttt cduldn 'tf do anything. We would become a dead band. - Laura T T T Cotton Bowl P High Hats Jenni Harris, Cor- ina McNiel, Nichol Howell and Mary Bryan keep togeth- er in their movements at the Parade of Champions. The drill team judge said the girls were one of the finest units she had seen. iPhoto by Mi- chael Jackson.l Director Tom Shine gives encouragement to the Band, High Hats and Silver Flags as they prepare to march into the Cotton Bowl. The group has never failed to win the competition since Mr. Shine has been director. iPhoto by Michael Jackson.l .F.i,' m :sn