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

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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

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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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P'?'Y ' P... T I aking her place on the 20- e, Barbara Christo- plays the clarinet at arade of Champions. by Michael Freeman.l Fair excitement Band wins seventh Parade of Champions title hortly after the winner was an- nounced and the tears had been shed, the chant began: Eight, eight, eight. For the Band, High Hats and Silver Flags, the first place finish at the Parade of Champions has become a tradition. For seven consecutive Cotton Bowl con- tests, they have been declared winner in the large band with a drill team category. Actually, the seventh consecutive win was a year late in arriving. Last year, the contest was rained out and there was no provision for a make-up day. But last year's rain didn't dampen the spirit of this group. In fact, it seemed to make them more determined. Poster parties allowed the band hall to be decorated in spirit provoking state- ments and drawings. Also, a toilet paper and cotton ball party added to the festivi- ties. It has never been hard to motivate the band despite the different degrees of stu- dentsf' director Tom Shine said. Com- munication is important and can allow us to do better. Even freshmen realized that spirit was a basic necessity in achieving a goal. Spirit boosts one's confidence, Ambre Low said. I think it is very necessary for the band. Spirit is one of the elements in being the best bandf' Upperclassmen felt the say way. It lspiriti gets us involved, and we work to- gether, Laura White said. Without spir- it we couldn't do anything. We would become a dead band. And while the win at the Parade of Champions was certainly exciting, the feelings of joy couldn't touch those felt less than two weeks later when the same show earned the group the first place finish at the State Marching Contest. In taking that win, the band became the first group to qualify for state for eight con- secutive years. You just can't imagine how it felt hearing our name called out at district, then at Cotton Bowl, followed by region- als and finally at state. It made all those long practices worthwhile, High Hat Jenni Harris said. Lined up facing their cheer- ing supporters, the Drum Corps performs an almost perfect show. iPhoto by Mi- chael Freeman.l Cotton Bowl