South Grand Prairie High School - Signal Yearbook (Grand Prairie, TX)

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That's Dancing . . . Guess What During a morning practice, Carie As Jennifer Nix listens, Shelley Bar- Cowles and Vicki House work on their rett tells her the day's events at contest routine. camp. - Photo by Cindy Hughes - Photo by Bryan Nix ,,t. E, sttt , I xi ii: YV' P7 A Get up off your feet . . . Jumping high in the air, Stacie Car- penter completes her routine. - Photo by Bryan Nix 5, 6, 7,and8 As Michelle Mayeux leads her line, the others march right behind. - Photo by Bryan Nix 56 ORGANIZATIONS 1 L, ,l f 4 :R auf'

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One of the main changes the Chey- Annes had to adapt to this year was having a new director. Ms. Melissa Preston was the one who lead the drill team this year. Ms. Preston started dancing at the age of five. In high school she was on the Varsity drill team which was called theYankee Doodle Sweethearts. From high school she furthered her drill team experience by becoming a mem- ber of the Kilgore Rangerettes. Upon coming to direct the Chey- Annes, she had remembered, the group at camp and was really looking for- ward to being the director. The girls were quick to catch on and since I came in so late into the summer it really was an asset to have a group that could catch on. Also the girls adapted to the changes I made and didn't seem to dislike them too muchf' said Ms. Preston. The girls seemed to like Ms. Pres- ATTENTION PLEASE . . . At an atlernoon pep rally, Ms. Preston, the new Chey-Anne director, introduces the officers and their routine. Iphoto by Cindy Hughes! A JOB WELL DONE . . . The Chey-Annes show their broadway smiles after completing a routine at the halftime game against Martin. fphoto by Kevin Brilesj REACH FOR THE STARS . . . Practicing on the newly marked parking lot, Nicole Rambo checks her yard line position for Friday night's performance. fphoto by Cindy Hughes! ton. According to captain Shelly VanScoyk, She didn't just come in and take over and do what she wanted, she listened to us and considered our ideas. Also she is fair and consistent. You can't help but like thatf' CHELY-ANNES

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Say Cheese . . . Happy after her performance, Jan Rhodes smiles to the other Chey- Anne members. -- Photo by Bryan Nix Isickim Into A New I-Iobit Practice Makes Perfect After football season was over, the Chey-Annes began their competition season. The girls faced the time-con- suming practices preparing routines to take to various competitions. Getting ready for competitions was a lot of work, but also fun, stated Melissa Trostle. In December, the Chey-Annes com- peted with two of their routines in the Marching Auxiliaries Competition in Denton at NTSU. The drill team per- formed one routine at Reunion Arena in January for the American Drill TeamfMavericks Competition. The winning drill team was chosen to per- form at the Maverick's basketball game that night. At the Dallas Con- vention Center, the Chey-Annes per- formed a pom-pom, military, and jazz routine for the Miss Texas Drill Team Competition in February. For the Spring Show in April, the Senior Chey-Annes got to say good- bye to the other members and perform their last routines together. All of the work and time spent on practicing routines was finally paid off when the Chey-Annes looked back on the year and felt they had accom- plished their goal by doing the best that they can. CHEY-AN NES