Tom C Clark High School - Witness Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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ique routines were prevalent in the award winn- Top Cats. Dance team hopefuls practice a difficult step at the dance team clinic prior to tryouts. ,fwfr We-to ff -f ' it E n 9 ,A if 5. we- ' h kicks, splits and jazz held fans' attention dur- half-time. 6, -1 M WM., Being a dance team captain takes a lot of work, but Melissa Carabaza does the job justice. Beyond mak- ing up routines, the captain and co-captains have to call roll, teach the routines and do routine officer duties. Ms. Angela Becker. Health, athletics, track Mr. Robert Bet- chel. Air Force JROTC Mrs. Suzie Blazi. Resource Mr. Richard Bolt. Fundamentals of Math l, geometry, Algebra Il Mrs. Dolores Bolton. Data processing Mrs. Terry B u c h a n a n . Resource. Mrs. Irene Buck. K Attendance Dance Team 135

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Group boasts individual, group victors, service, talents, efforts aid community L ong hours of practice, polishing and re- polishing routines, and tears and cheers paid off for the 81-82 Top Cat dance team as they remained the top cats of San Antonio. The 46 member dance troupe, led by Captain Melissa Carabaza, Co-captains Annette Rodriguez and Kathy Konze, and Sponsor Sandi Petri, participated in vari- ous competitions. These included the Channelview competition, East Central competition, Lone Star competition, and the American Drill Association Tourna- ment of Champions. At Channelview, the Top Cats returned with a sweepstake trophy. Kathy Konze and Melissa Carabaza were finalists in the Miss Crulf Coast contest, and Kathy went on to make fourth runner-up. Individuals were sent to East Central. Melissa Carabaza, Kathy Konze, and Elaine Roberts particiated in the advanced divi- sion, while Monica Casteneda, Lisa Felix, and Lisa Holland performed in the interme- diate division. Lisa Felix and Elaine went on to the finals while Elaine made Miss San Antonio Dancer. At the Lone Star competition, dance team combined with drill team, came home with a grand sweepstakes trophy. Lisa Holland was second runner-up to Miss Lone Star. lt was really great being in the spotlight. l felt so proud to represent Clark's dance team, she said. A fter doing so well in previous competi- tions, the Top Cats were one of the 21 Texas dance teams invited to the Ameri- can Drill Association Tournaments of Champions. They received a bronze plaque in the 5A division. Along with these various competition the Top Cats performed at all of the foc ball games, several Clark basketba games, a Spurs basketball game, and dt ing Fiesta at Hermans' Happiness. For tl Muscular Dystrophy Association, some 1 the dancers kicked for pledges. Da Gallegos won a television set for turning ' the most money overall. l Sponsor Petri commented, This hr been an extra long year, or so it seem since the Top Cats had no breaks sind summer practice in mid-August. Our go was to represent Clark in the State Chai pionship again this year, which we wel able to achieve. l'm proud to say they a truly the 'Award Winning Top Cats '. Lisa Sco Dx Top Cat Dance Team. FRONT ROW: Kathy Konze, co-captain, Melissa Carabaza, captain, Annette Rodriguez, co-captain. SECOND ROW: Karen Vaught, Carole Valdez, Carey Niemeyer, Joyce Henry, Lisa Miller, Elizabeth Trevino, Diane Hollingsworth, Rochelle Wendland, Elaine Roberts, l34 Dance Team ..,u, f -A t 1, 1- 5.5 Dawn Myers, Amy Andrews, Laurie Shoff, Brenda Montalbo, Tracy Jones, Dani Gallegos. THIRD ROW: Debbie Crouch, Dene Granata, Kim Kilgore, Kelley Clay, Stacy Psencik, Monica San Martin, Linda De Hoyas, Paige Howard, Lisa Holland, Donna Werner, Lori Johnson, Monica Casteneda, Jeannine Paulk. FOURTH ROW: Shannon Carpenter, Dawn Kim Taylor, Susan Stone, Becky Kendrick, Rangel, Sondra Pickard, Kim Hunley, Dana Robyn Sendelbach, Tammy Morris, Lisa Felix, Miller.

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Mr. Eddie Burkett. VOE Co-op Mrs. Pat Burrier. Personal typing, Notehand Mr. Ben Chasan. A Band, B Band, C Band, Stage Band Mrs. Elizabeth Chaskin. Geometry, Geometry Honors, MOCE Ms. Beka Corcoran. Biology I, Chemistry I Ms. Pam Craven. Algebra, Algebra ll Mrs. Angelina Daniel. Spanish I, German I, Il, III, IV I36 Band Twirler Roxann Hill shows how the band took first division at Alamo Stadium. Each of the band members had to look his best because was important for a first place band. 'L an-.-. A.-uw-Q-an .-.au---....,,q za -ar-Wj-wld -f bw. Q' , e 0, I Cougar Band. FRONT ROW: Lauri Sehl, Roxann Hill, Vicki Cook, Marilyn McGinnis. SECOND ROW: Liz Zapata, Naomi Dawson, Lisa Hoover, Marsha Weil, Monica Hall, Diana Adair, Joan Murray, Danielle Willis, Julia Christie, Diane James, Todd Kaiser, Joe Murgo, John Bonnell, Phil Anderson, Brian Herrera, Jeff Allen, Lonnie Prather, Carl Junco, Ron Emmons, Eric Cantu, Allison Skuravy, Kelly Hill, Hiroshi Wajima, Barbara DeArmond, Trey Stockert, Lori Colsten, Julie Nadell, Merilee Godwin, Rocky Reid, Cindy Camarillo. THIRD ROW: Mr. Ben Chasan, Assistant Director, Gary Rosenblattg Director, Pam Thrower, Katrina Bozell, Amy Lettman, Darryl Onlenbusch, Tracy Neely. FOURTH ROW: Terri Latimer, Susan Latimer, Susan Nutt, Blair Rogeness, Carl Jackson, Mike Karnavas, Amanda Johnson, David Read, Steve Scarpino, Randy Kline, David Saldana, Ehyal Shweiki, Mike Camarillo, Steve Malesky, Diana Simons, James Wood, Brad Shill,Scott Adams, John Feezell, Nathan Wiegraffe, Russell Sloan, Gal Shweiki, Merrie Newby, Ted Dennis, Yakir Siegal, Edmund Beck, Mark Dan, Mike Fernandez, Marlene Kotzur, Cathy Hammon, Brenda Burris. FIFTH ROW: TroyWarden, Karen Westine, Benton Barton, Jessica Howard, Mark Yarbrough, Kartik Thyagarajan, Christy Holman, Laura Kline, Tracy Stevens, Sven Westine, John Gentz, Scott Stevens, Chip Skaggs, David Gentz, David Cohen, Rebecca Wiegraffe, Larry Trager, Keri Dennis, Marcie West, Craig Gordon, Frank Menchaca, Susan Williams, Robert Reynolds, Jack Law, Steve Waraksa, Mary Tolle, Lynn Breland, Tom Adair, Kurt Scherffius, Collin Cole. BACK ROW: Camille Moody, Karen Mills, Lissa Cisneros, Cindy Lott, Laura Weaver, Becca Dixon, Poorna Thyagarajan, Paula Kohls, Cathy Motley, Kristen Calvert, Preston Kent, Mike Hernandez, Allen Green, Becky Lopez,Scott Kneuper, David Swanson, Joe Hanna, David Whan, Jeff London, Jim Clark,Clay Dooley, Steve Krenz, Bebe Camp, Camie Hackett, Allison Trueblood, Ellen Swiercinsky, Robyn Dennis, JenniferCummins, John Stokes, Andy Moody. 'ww JQM'-4:-'Gr if