Key Dates to Remember:

• March 4: Leave for Florida

• March 7: Win Contest of Champions

• April 16: Pantera Banquet

Presidential Ponderings . . . . .

Hello Pantera Booster Club Members,

 Congratulations to Kelli and our Premier Panteras. They not only had outstanding performances at both contests, but they also received an award that was given to them by their peers. These girls are just one more example of Panther Pride at Colleyville Heritage High School.
This week we are off to our final contest in Florida. It will be several days of great competition and lots of fun in the parks. We will be leaving very early on Thursday morning, so make sure your Pantera brings something to eat and drink. There will be no food on the airplane and we have very little time to purchase food in Atlanta.
Our next event will be the banquet on April 16th. On that evening we will honor our 2003-2004 team. Mika Simpson will be making the video, so please get any pictures that you would like to share in the video to Mika as soon as possible. If you do not have any photos, contact Cathy Williams. She has taken many great photos this year and she probably has some of your daughter.
At our last meeting, we chose a nominating committee. This committee will present a slate of officers at the April meeting. If you were not at the meeting and are interested in a position on the board, please contact Phyllis Ford, Julie Brenegan, Lori Stephens, Lorraine, or me. If you have the time and the energy, we’d love to have you on the 2004-2005 board.
Good luck Panteras! You rock! We love you and know you will do well at the Contest of Champions.
 

Anne

We need your photos! We need pictures that capture the events and memories of this year to include in our Pantera Banquet Video. Preproduction on the video will begin during the month of March and we will need all pictures turned in no later than March 27th.

Please choose your shots; then label each picture clearly on the back with your last name and a number. Place the photos in an envelope with your name and the total number of photos included. Once the video is edited, your pictures will be returned to you.

We want to make certain that every girl is included in the video and we can only edit what is turned in…so please send at least a few shots of your Pantera.

Remember that because we have a set length for the video, we will not be able to use every picture that is sent. Please don’t send photos that are out of focus or dark, as they don’t scan well. For you digital photo buffs we can use your photos on disc or you can send them by email. Please contact me for pixel size and such.

If you have Hi 8 or 8 mm Digital footage, or Mini DV of the Panteras please label your tape clearly. I will digitize the footage that we can use and return the tape. We are particularly interested in “behind the scenes” footage. The girls do funny things when they aren’t aware of the camera watching.

When your envelope is prepared you may bring it by our house or send it by your daughter to class where she can hand if off to Katie Simpson.
Please call with any questions.

Mika L. Simpson
mika@hollandsimpson.com
3607 Park Ct.
Grapevine 817.481.5325
 

Greetings from Kelli’s Corner

Panteras and Parents,

WOW!!!! What an incredible contest season! The Panteras ROCK my world and obviously the contest judges too! The girls are winners no matter what awards they receive because they have reached very high goals and standards that have been set. The difficult level of choreography and the intensity of movement that the girls are asked to perform is remarkable for a high school dance team. The Panteras have also become a unified team! This is evident not only in their strong dance performances, but in their encouragement of each other and positive interaction with each other off the performance floor.

Panteras - I want to thank all of you for working hard each and every day of practice! You make my job VERY fun and rewarding!

Parents – I want to thank you for your countless hours in helping to produce the phenomenal performances of the Panteras. Props, sets, costumes, etc…are all fabulous because of YOUR help!

I am so proud and honored to be a part of the Pantera FAMILY!! We are going to have a BLAST in Florida! Contest of Champions…HERE WE COME!

Sincerely,
Kelli Woodruff

TRAVEL TIPS
2004 Pantera Florida Trip

• Pack costume in Pantera carry bag

• Don’t forget ANY piece of a costume including the accessories

• Roll your costumes in order to prevent wrinkling

• Hang costumes up at the hotel

• No costume – no dance

• Snack foods

• We depart DFW before the food vendors open – PACK BREAKFAST

• We do not have much time in Atlanta – PACK A SNACK

• Consolidate with roommates snack foods to prevent over packing

• Luggage and packing

• Only 1 suitcase

• Only 1 carry on bag & a SMALL purse

• Pack costumes and food in carry on bag

• Consolidate with roommates on packing (i.e.: only 1 hair dryer/flat iron, etc….)

• No nail clippers or nail files in carry on luggage
  
   

Pantera Senior Parents

The Pantera Banquet Video will feature a special section for the seniors. I will need the following photos from each Senior Girl: 

• Your Favorite BABY Photo
• One Dancing/Activity Photo as a youngster
• One Pantera Photo
• One SENIOR photo
• One FAMILY photo

The photos will be returned to you when the video is complete.

Please gather your photos together and deliver them to Mika Simpson in an envelope with your name printed clearly. We need your photos as soon as possible and no later than March 27th.

Grapevine MA Competition

• SOLOS

  • Solo Finalist - Ali Kamczyc & Caitlin Compo

  • 3rd Runner-up - Ali Kamczyc

   

• DUETS/TRIOS

  • 1st Runner-up Duets – Daniella Ortega & Gretchen Williams

  • 2nd Runner-up Trios – Shelby Audas/Liz Elizondo/Christine Maberry

   

• OFFICERS

  • Super Sweepstakes

  • Choreography Awards – Jazz, Modern, and Lyrical

  • Technique Award

  • Winner’s Circle

   

• TEAM

  • Super Sweepstakes

  • Choreography Awards – Modern, Lyrical, Novelty, and Pom

  • Technique Award

  • Winner’s Circle

  • Best in Class X-Large Team

  • Highest scoring team at the contest – 887 out of 900
     

  Crowd Pleasers Fossil Ridge

   

• SOLOS

  • 3rd Runner-up – Katie Dlugauskas

   

• DUETS/TRIOS

  • Duet Winner – Daniella Ortega & Gretchen Williams

  • Duet 1st Runner-up – Lindsey & Casey Turner

  • Trio 1st Runner-up – Elizondo/Audas/Maberry

   

• OFFICERS

  • Super Sweepstakes

  • Showcase Elite Team

  • Best in Class – Jazz, Modern, and Lyricad

  • Outstanding Showmanship Award

  • Outstanding Technique Award

   

• TEAM

  • Super Sweepstakes

  • Showcase Elite Team

  • Best in Class – Novelty, Modern, Lyrical, and Pom

  • Outstanding Showmanship Award

  • Outstanding Technique Award

  • Most Outstanding Routine – Voted on by the other schools at the contest

  • Most Admired Team – Voted on by the other schools at the contest

  The photos will be returned to you when the video is complete.
  
  Please gather your photos together and deliver them to Mika Simpson in an envelope with your name printed clearly. We need your photos as soon as possible and no later than March 27th.

   

Pantera Pride

 Mike Lewis, local photographer, takes pictures of the players, band, drill team, cheerleaders, fans and ect. Check out his web site at www.mikelewisphotography.com. The drill team pictures start at 424.

Any parents that would like to receive the Pantera Pride newsletter via email vs. hardcopy mail please send your request to me, Bruce Brenegan at this email:
Brucecbrenegan@cs.com