Poquoson High School - Islander / York Chronicle Yearbook (Poquoson, VA)

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Karen Pauls, Cathy Martin, Martha; Forrest, and Maresa Firth march S past the fountains on Interna- B tional Street in Kings Dominion. B ILa Ccrps Rookies - that ' s one way : describing last year ' s ■ag Corps since it was imposed almost entirely of .derclassmen . Although i experience prevented them fom winning, it did not ep them from supporting te band to the utmost, feir determination to do j11 and their precision, jthough stopping short of riking them winners, has Ipec them to make the bands ' :er-all appearance one of te best in the area. Thanks : that enthusiasm and sup- jrt, they could definitely called band boosters. The Color Guard leaves the field after a half- time show. 29

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Pom-Pon Sqiiad, left to right: Lulu Nidiffer, Debbie Davis, Kim Shaw, Cindy Clark, Martha Martin Christine Johnson, Sandra Moore, Kathy Phillips, Martha Ferguson, Brenda Page, Debbie Mitchell Suzanne Moore . Pom Piin Qiris The Pom-Pon Girls and Flag Corps march through Coney Island in Kings Dominion, Martha Ferguson enjoys marching in Kings Domi- nion. The Pom-Pon Girls march past the Royal Fountain on International Street in Kings Dominion. Seniors made up the major- ity of last year ' s PonvPom Squad. As they graduated, they took with them the mem- ory of making their band one of the best. Other members faced the additional challenge of trying to win it again. The win being referred to here was the second place in the Grand Feature Parade at the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester. Actually this was more important than it sounds for two main rea- sons: one, that this was the first time in three years that the Pom-Pom girls had won an award; and two, that they had won it in open competition (meaning against all units in the parade, not just in their catego»;yl. It looked as if the Pom-Pom girls had something to look forward to the following year - a repeat performance. 28

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The Color Guard takes the lead during band practice. Guard Color Guard, left to right: Patt y Quinn, Beverly Moore, Sandy DeGinder, Connie Wornoir Susan Downs, and Kim Regan, Last year ' s Color Guard seemed to wait until the last minute before popping out of the woocwork. The main purpose of the Color Guard is to announce the arrival of the band and to display the nation ' s star- spangled banner and the bicentennial flag. But this doesn ' t mean that they can ' t compete. Last year they were late bloomers, of a sort, in that they didn ' t During band practice, something catches the attention of Beverly Moore, Sandy DeGinder, and Patty Quinn, while Connie Wornom doesn ' t really care . win anything for the first half of the year. Then came the Apple Blossom Festival, bringing with it changes for the Color Guard. The first came in the form of a second place in the Fireman ' s Par- ade in the Apple Blossom Festi val ,fQl 1 owed closely by a third place in the Gram Feature Parade the next day. Both awards were won in open competition. 30