Poway High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Poway, CA)

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Hector Valenzuela, Amy Blackburn, Chris Blackburn and Lori Raber show pride in representing the Emerald Brigade. av RX 'zz ' if 3 2 . is. ' 4, 3 i if AA S 'x ,fm if im. fi We EQ H Drum maiors show off their reward for a lot of hard work. Jeff Fischer prepares for competition Geoff, Dave and Matt rehearse intensely A I'

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Nikki Palmer concentrates on the conductor as she plays Russian Christmas Music, H:VV lLi l G ., . 'K B Beheve by Lori Raber Together we can't fail if we believe : This year's Emerald Brigade was success- ful as well as unique. Their field show in- cluded Latin chanting. a fluorescent may- pole, a flute quartet and a piccoloftympa- ny duet. These were aspects of a show that had never been seen before. This year l felt our show was artistic and excit- ing? it was great to have a totally unique show that stood out, commented Megan Murphy. The Emerald Brigade was led by Drum Majors Chris Blackburn and Hector Valenzuela. We put in an average of .. twenty hours a week of practice and com- petition time, replied Laurie Elias. lt was well worth it when we won and improved each week, she concluded. The Emerald Brigade was made up of the band, color guard and the percussion section. We are all a team, and we celebrate each oth- er's victory as well as the overall award, even if it is just knowing that we are im- proving, commented Michelle McClure. As a climax, this year the band went to the Fiesta Bowl representing Poway as one of the top-ten bands in the nation. 7 , ' w :rw wrt . tttt .T -,is lrl. .ff ..,.t . ..,,t. ,nada Sweepstakes ,,,..... ..f .... ..t s ......,,.. t.,..,... ,,.. ..,... ,,.. Los Altosgy Music and Band Sweepstalfesm yyyy f it Music Bowl: Regional Grand Sweepstakesffi iii , . Tournament of Champions: Southern Champions B ggg, if ftf - fwtt ,,, Mr. Davis pictures the music. 140 Emerald Brigade al.

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French Vive La France By Jennifer Stampfli Finally there's a club on campus for the purpose of learning through fun activi- ties, explained Vice President Jennifer Gannon. Just started this year, the French Club formed a basis for those interested in the language to get together and exper- ience some of the country's culture. Presi- dent Nazi Khadem started the club To get together with others interested in French culture, it was like bringing France to Poway. Although most members had taken French as a class. speaking the lan- guage wasn't a requirement. Nazi recruit- ed Mme. Browning as an advisor and Mme. Alfred, who previously lived in France, came in to help plan activities and explain French tradition. The club trav- eled to the La Jolla Cove to see French movies subtitled in English and even pre- pared an entire French meal together. Since almost all members were Seniors, Nazi hoped that the few underclassmen involved were interested enough to carry on next year. Stacy Harris, the treasurer, added, This year laid the ground for what will come in the future. Claire Nel- son, the secretary, and Gretchen Beck both felt the French Club widened their horizons and taught them about life out- side the U.S. Nazi Kdhadem discusses future lunch plans. Club members decipher a French magazine it 5 ztf1!il'll'f'i'S?3bfm . a fl ii' swf 47 gf 4.1 W, W5- J. Stampfli. S. Harris, L. Mancini, C. Nelson, N. Khadem, J. Gannon, M. Gannon, J. Thompson, K. Skillern. P, Secor, N. Rollins. A. Eddy, G. Beck, J. Wellen, Madame Browning. 142 French