Taylor High School - Mallard Yearbook (Taylor, TX)

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6 X That Special Touch

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:ir Q . W. Qi. My -me. ig Difference When we walked through the doors on that first day, we knew it was going to be different. Our whole attitude was different. Gone were the doubts and fears we once experienced. Gone was the false pride we once had to force out of ourselves. Now our pride was straight from our hearts, reflective of the fact that we refused to settle for second best. The football team won their way into the bi- district playoffs. The volleyball team tied for first place in district. The band received a II rating at contest. The Mallard was named state champion year- book at THSPA con- vention. The Cottonboll received an All-Texas rating with special honorable mention at THSPA. FTA hosted the state convention. The boys' basketball team had its best season in years. The hi-steppers won sweepstakes awards at every contest in which they participated. We were the best, and being the best had never been better. We had won before, but never before had winning made such a difference. Because of our tremendous spirit and desire to ex- pand our limitations we emerged as the biggest dif- ference of all. Drumming out a cadence, band members Tony Rangel, Paul zgerald, and Tracy Brum- mett add to the excitement of n afternoon pep rally. The and received a II rating at con- test, the best in years. bilant after the varsity team's omecomin trop, Tod g victory over d IV p icic ex resses his satisfaction about the 39-7 Il. Big Difference f 5

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Making It Better Together As individuals, we each set our own l goals that we strived to ac- Our larger than ever before f individual accomplishments proof positive that most of us our goals. More importantly when we combined our talents roup effort, we were a com- that came out far ahead of orklng together made all of our ccomplishments eem so great . we had all When we combined our an 1mP0ftam talents into a group ngglggg efforts, the results were all ofthe other albsolutely remarkable. chools com - J o l y n n i state vice president of A newly organized club played a role in bringing the student body Young Life met each Mon- night and every student was in- to come and join the fun. Ice parties and scavenger hunts were only two of the many activities that brought students together and gave them the perfect opportunity to know each other better. Being in clubs with my friends was very important to me because when our club was outstanding, we felt outstanding, said Robin Thaler. Of course, our working together was essential if we were to suceed at being the very best. After all, what would a pep rally be like with only one person? Without each other, we could not fully live up to our potential. With the help of our friends, we continual- ly brought recognition to our school and its students. Being able to share our ac- complishments made them even more special to us. Whatever we achieved together was bsecond to none and the bonds we formed and the moments we shared were priceless. lingers together, forming a number one and sang l ki g f our lingers was symbolic of the sup- had f h h we pursued being the best. Sharing the excitement of a volleyball victory, cheerleaders Kim Radomski and Lisa Stiba exchange hugs and smiles. Through the sharing of our trials and triumphs, we became close to each other. hat Special qouc