Flashes Forever: The Flaming Flashes

The distinguished title of being the first high school precision dance and drill team in the world was initiated in Greenville, Texas, when Miss Gussie Nell Davis, originator of the world-famous Kilgore Rangerettes, began her teaching career at Greenville High School in 1928. Miss Davis' love for dancing influenced her girls' physical education classes through movement to music. She saw the need for extracurricular activities for these young women and began with organizing a pep squad to perform during halftime activities during the football games. Her creative ideas sparked the growth of this pep squad into a drum and bugle corps that transitioned into a precision dance and drill group, The Flaming Flashes, chartered in 1934. Dedicated to Miss Lori Butler, who celebrated her Silver Anniversary as director of this group, the chronological history encompasses activities from 1928 through 2015 and includes many interesting anecdotes contributed by former members of the GHS Band and Flashes, their family members, and community leaders.

Author: Mary J. Vance
Publisher: Mary J. Vance
Published: 04/28/2015
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9780692435564

About the Author
Dr. Mary J. Vance: Born in Manila, Philippines, to Spanish/American parents, the author survived the Japanese Occupation during WWII; sailed through enemy waters as atom bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and, arrived with remaining members of her family in San Francisco on August 13, 1945. Despite losing three years of school during WWII, she graduated as valedictorian and earned undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate degrees in education from East Texas State University (now Texas A&M University-Commerce). Dr. Vance served as teacher, Flash Director, and administrator in the public schools; Assistant Director and Director of Field Experiences at ETSU; Dallas Area Coordinator-Texas A&M; Executive Director for the Consortium of State Organizations for Teacher Education in Texas; and, The Association of Teacher Educators International Executive Board. A nationally recognized author and speaker, Dr. Vance has two books listed on Amazon.com: Mary of the Angels, a non-fiction account of her family's struggles from revolutions in Spain to repatriation to the United States; and, Darkness to Light, a collection of family poetry and artwork.

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