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

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STEPPING OUT . . . Laurie Vasicek entertains the crowd at one of the haltltime perfomtances. fphoto by Cindy Hughes! TUNED IN AND UP .. . Band members look on as the saxophone sec- tion perfonns their solo part in the big produc- tion. iphoto by Cindy Hughesl For the Erst time in several years the band has a new look. No we are not talking about the new uni- forms, we're talking about our twirler. Her name is Laurie Vasicek and she is the first solo twirler the band has ever had. Several years ago we had twirlers, but never a solo routine. Laurie began twirling about five years ago. She moved here last year and she and her mother talked with Mr. Browne about Laurie becoming a twirler for the band. When Mr. Browne accepted the idea, then Laurie and her mother began to work on routines and outtits. Laurie practices everyday all by herself. It gets lonely all by yourself and is sometimes: hard to motivate yourself to practice when you're the only one, but once on the field to perform all the loneliness is gone and you feel like you are a big part of it all, stated Laurie. Weather plays a big part in how the performances go. If it is cold it's harder to move and if it is windy I have to ad-lib so that I do not drop the baton, stated Laurie. According to the band members Laurie is an asset to the band. Tammie Stevenson agreed by say- ing Laurie adds a lot to this band because her talent is so great. The fans seem to think it is a positive addition to the band. Cindy Fuller says, it's nice to see the band complete now. I really have missed twirlers in our band. Laurie has so much talent it is good that she can use it to add to the band's perfor- mance. -LH nav ,aa-af hi' U-rw ORGANIZATIONS

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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

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ALL TUNED UP Perfecting their performance Straightening the rows, making sure uniforms were in tact, adjusting the chin straps on the hat were last minute adjustments made before the show. As the half time began, you could see the band lining up on the sidelines getting ready to perform their show. All the hours of practice were behind now and the real performance was about to be- gm. Everyone is working pretty hard so we should do well, stated Cheralyn Glenn, one of the three drum majors. The hard work began in the late Au- gust heat learning the new marching techniques. They practiced on the new routines from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Once school started the band practiced in- side since band was first period, but once the 3:10 bell rang the band mem- bers quickly prepared themselves for AONEANDATWO Cherlyan Glenn keeps the beat going as the band perfonns a number at a Frida y night foot- ball game. fphoto by Cindy Hughes! 4556 far if If-gifi e e -. ff ai eesi --an . 1 ag if , 8 -i,.ftQg.3 fi f 1. t si gg., lg,-4' ,' il 'K 51- if xr as f if ifii if If 'fmifsttivsi -3S2?s+5s1:-wt Q ' I 6' 'tt ' igwi-,553-gi'fa at Jigs? 'ti' xi if 6 i 'E . 5 Iiytk-giiilf--iiii fr1iL,5:!iai-will? pf-I x5 6 2, im ,I 5 ij- X1 1 ai. Q I tx? i ith? 'li'Qw.,-fb'YtQ- Q .-55:3 2 gl A-E I 1 T iitttifi-iw t -ffjwg-,X -x k'NX QR ' .. . ..,,, l i . I 1 ' Mi - -.FT-kB Rl'l' the long hot two hour practice on the asphalt parking lot perfecting their routine. According to Rodney Bea- man, This year we had the parking lot marked like the football field, thus making it easier to learn our positions and routine. Friday night half-time perfor- mances were really practices for the big competition. On October l0th the band travelled to Duncanville to com- pete against other bands in our dis- trict. Our district is considered the one with the stiffest competition in the state, state Kenneth Kracmer. The band received straight ones which is the best rating a band can receive. The band was chosen as one of the top three: only to find it would be an alter- nate to region competition. Bob Brown said, the band really worked hard to put the final polish on the show and was able to give a truly outstanding performance: making it 8 in a row . It's Great!! OVER THERE . . . Mr. Brown gives last minute instmctions to the band before going on the field for their halti time perfomiance. Iphoto by Cindy Hughes! MARCHING BAND . . . The Marching Band was directed by Bob Browne and led by the drum majors Marc Al- len, Cherlyan Glenn and Rodney Beaman. Iphoto by Cindy Hughes! BAND