Loara High School - Seaxe Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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COURTIERS TWIRL THE RED AND GOLD TO A HIGH-FLYING YEAR! WHEN YOU THINK OF THE COURT- IERS THERE ARE TWO WORDS THAT COME TO MIND: PRIDE AND HONOR. THIS YEAR ' S FLAGS UTILIZED ALL THE TIME POSSIBLE TO WORK HARD AND TO PRACTICE LONG HOURS. THE THREE AMAZING STUDENTS THAT LED THIS YEAR ' S 1987-88-COURTIERS WERE DIONNE HELMER (LEADER), CATHERINE DUNN (FIRST ASST. LEADER), AND AMY LEATHERS (2ND ASST. LEADER.) THEIR GRUELING PRACTICES WERE HELD TWICE A DAY. THEIR FIRST PRACTICE BE-

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EVERY MORNING, THE THREE GROUPS BEGIN REHEARSAL AT 6:45- SHARP! IN EVERY REHEARSAL, THEY WORKED HARD TRYING TO PERFECT THEIR SHOW. EVEN THOUGH THE MORNINGS WERE VERY COLD AND UNPLEASANT, SWEAT POURING DOWN THEIR FACES WAS NOT AN UN- USUAL SIGHT, EXCEPT FOR THE DRILL TEAM-THEY GLOW(ED). AFTER SCHOOL, THESE GROUPS WERE AT IT AGAIN, PRACTICING, REHEARSING, AND PERFECTING THEIR SHOW. ALL OF THE HARD WORK ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE REHEARSALS WAS IN EVIDENCE AT THE COMPETITIONS AND THE PERFORMANCES. BEHIND EVERY GREAT GROUP, THERE ARE A FEW GREAT ADVISORS AND INSTRUCTORS. MR. SCHROEDER, MS. ANDROS, AND MS. WHITE INSTRUCTED AND ENCOUR- AGED THEIR GROUPS TO THEIR HIGH- EST PEAK. THESE GROUPS HAVE RE- CEIVED MANY HONORABLE AWARDS AND TROPHIES: BEST MUSIC AWARD, SWEEPSTAKES DRILL TEAM, AND FIRST PLACE TALL FLAGS. THIS YEAR ' S BAND, DRILL TEAM, AND COURTIERS WORKED VERY HARD, AND DEFINITELY DESERVE MUCH MORE THAN JUST TROPHIES AND AWARDS. A Amerkhonion, S Burkhardr, H Dannerman show rhar brass hos class ' The Loara Saxon Couriers srop rroffic wirh rheir excel- lent rourme during o parade Armed wirh angelic red shoes and whire gloves, rhe marvelous Drill Team show rheir stuff The 1987-88 Loara Dand, Drill Team, and Courtiers under rhe oursranding direcnon of Mr Schroeder Members of rhe Drill Team during rheir routine The Courtiers march and twirl rheir flags as rhey srar in o parade Mr Schroeder, in formal arrire, leads his fine band in band, drill team, 6

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3AN AT 6:45 A.M. AND LASTED TILL 8:45 M THEIR SECOND PRACTICE BEGAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER SCHOOL. AFTER HITTING THE BOOKS ALL DAY, THEY WERE OFF TO THE FIELD AGAIN TO PER- FECT THEIR ROUTINES. THIS YEAR OUR HARD-WORKING COURTIERS COMPET- ED IN THE MOUNT CARMEL FIELD AND SHOW, THE MISSION VIEJO SHOW, AND THE SAVANNA COMPETITION. THE COURTIERS EXPANDED IN SIZE AND STRENGTH THIS YEAR, AND THEY SURE- LY GAVE LOARA A LOT OF PRIDE. 1 Courner officers Jocelyn Cornell (President), Tina How- ard (Sectetory), Lisa Graham (Treasurer), and Michele Tober (Vice-President) 2 Courner Leader Dionne Helmer leads her squod wirh sryle pasr a mesmerized crowd of onlookers The 1987-1988 Loora Couriers (rop) Deornz Valasquez, Michelle Wood, Sophia Choe, Srefani Hedgeperh, Ed- deane Casares, Sharon Daniel, Holly Gouldmg, Tammy Darney. Amy Somers, Heorher Plack, Michele Hopkins, (2nd row) Liso Smirh, Kim Firzhenry, IXosie Orozco, Srephanie Jurman, Kane Driksell, Kornna Torralano, An- nie Gibson, Holly Jocobson, Karla Wells, (3rd row) Melis- sa Cannon, Lisa Graham, Jocelyn Cornell, (borrom) Catherine Dunn, Dionne Helmer, and Amy Weathers Leader Dionne Helmer smiles for the not-so-mconspi- aous cameromon at a football gome 1987-1988 Courner Leaders Amy Weathers (2nd Assis- tant Leadet), Dionne Helmet (Leoder), and Catherine Dunn (1st Assisronr Leoder) Rosie Orozco, Tina Howard, Michele Hopkins, Heather Plack. Melissa Cannon, ond Sophia Choe show their Saxon pride as they confidently ptesent rhe Looro t :.: ' ei Ir may nor be 35 degrees below zero, yet Stephanie Jurman and Tommy Dorney agree upon rhe signifi- cance of the warmth of companionship!