Sonora High School - Bronco Yearbook (Sonora, TX)

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FLOWER FOR A FLAG. As she readies the flag for her last half-time show, senior Candy Cauthorn smiles through happy tears wearing the big mum given to her by the other girls in the flag corps as a farewell and in apprecia- tion for her work as flag captain. Opening section

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LIMBERING UP. Before the game at Mason, junior flag Leah Evans stretches her stride in prepar- ation for the half-time band show. Behind the ' scenes w arm-ups are an integral part of behind-the-scenes. For the football players, warming up may begin in the training room with rub-downs and or whirlpools which get the blood circulating and the muscles relaxed. Sound machine treatments are a part, too. The machine shoots sound waves down to the bone and loosens muscle pulls and calcium SUCK IT IN OR I ' LL STICK YOU. Mrs. Hulsey adjusts Stacy Miller ' s cumberbund as the flags run through their pre-preformance warm-up before the Brady football game. deposits. The trainers are in charge of this phase of the warming up. They also throw in words of encouragement and pats on the back — the psychological warm-ups. Then, it ' s out on the field for a while where the coaches put the boys through some warm-up exercises. Band members do not go into a performance cold, either. Instruments must be warmed up by blowing, reeds softened. For flag corps members, strides must be stretched and flags mounted. Some last minute adjusting of uniforms usually combines with a warm-up routine. The singer needs to warm up the voice, and the typist entering competition limbers up the fingers with a period of exercises. Besides the hours and hours of practice learning a skill, the warm- up plays an important role behind- the-scenes and in the final performance. STRETCH. In the pre-game warm-ups, Jim Cooper reaches for his toes. mf k J mBi - y. , V . .;: ■■- v. .•■ V ..- D Telling it like it is.

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Behind the scenes at a beauty pageant t was real exciting. It was neat, because I was not expecting to get it, said Kathryn Parker after her selection as the 1984 Lions ' Queen. For her and the rest of the candidates and their escorts, the worst part of the whole thing was waiting for the judges. I w asn ' t nervous, said Gina ijf Black, until we started walk- ing up and down. Then it hit me. Judy Merrill, second runner-up said she didn ' t get as nervous as the year before. Last year, I got hives. First runner-up Debbie Bible was first in to see the judges. She admit- ted to being nervous. Lynn Duckworth said, It ' s walk- ing in there in front of everyone that scares me. I ' m glad I ' m first. Then I can just enjoy the rest of it. JUDGING CRITERIA. Liona ' contestanU tool •heets Jii tbe 1984 Lion Queen LOVE. ' Greo5«, Chri DeMarco, Carol Caycc. and Pat- ay Samaniego do back-up chorua to Laura O Telling it like it is