Ralph Poteet High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Mesquite, TX)

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During a basketball game performance, Eric Phillips blares out The Flintstones Theme on his trombone. Everyone recognized and sang along to this tune. Dancing to the Pirate beat, Dwayne Thomas does his thing during half time. He was usually the hit of the show. FM V a F P iLfi It takes talent to march and play at the same time. The Pirate Band showed that all the practice was worth the effort during the football season performances. Songs of the season included St. Thomas, Emmanuel, and La Bamba. '

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M hile forming their own little group on the field, the drum line takes their part in the band ' s music. The drum line set the pace as they played during performances. They kept marching along Along with the new look, the band added a new flag corps out on the field made up of seven girl band members and one choir member. It was great for us to be the first flag corps, said sophomore Christy Abercrombie. Screams and yells poured down from the stands every time the an- nouncer said, ' And the Poteet Pirate Band! dur- ing football season. While the band was marching out on the field, Dwayne Thomas made a hit each week by leaving the flanks to dance to the band ' s specialty song, St. Thomas. It was attention getter and a special at- traction of the band. Each performance, the band would either add a new song or do new steps to the old marching music, but Thomas remained a constant. Basketball season saw more performances from the band. Even director Scott Coulson got in the act, playing his trumpet during the games. It was neat to get to hear our director play along with the other band members, Ritu Singh said. {Cath ' i DeBoo) Joining in with the students, director Scott Coulson has his trumpet ready to play. He enjoyed being just one of the band. Band members lighten up the pep rally with a little Tequila jazz. This was one of the band ' s favorite songs.

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Alter representing the choir in the punt-pass-kick competition at the indoor pep rally, choir president Tracy Forde takes her place in the band. She practiced her musical abilities In both or- ganizations. ■ Epitome of Perfection From the beginning of fifth period until the end, the fif- teen girls of the choir prac- ticed for their concerts and contests of the season. This group of girls did very well with the help of practice. They received high ratings in the U.I.L. contest and solo and ensennble contests held in winter and spring. Practicing for these con- certs and contests makes us the epitome of total vocal perfection, Mary Ann Trujil- lo said. The choir also sung at con- certs throughout the school year. They joined with all Mesquite school choirs at NtVIHS in early November for a choral fest. Besides a Christmas con- cert at NMHS in the evening, the choir was the highlight of the special assembly held the day school dismissed for the Christmas holiday. Solo performances were given by Tracy Forde, Maybelle DeGuia and Melis- sa Turkas. The student body got sur- prised when the faculty joined the choir to sing We Wish You a Merry Christ- mas for the grande finale. Choir president Tracy Forde said, Most people do not think about the choir as being any thing special to the school, but I hope that after the Christmas assembly we changed their minds. (Cathy DeBoo)