Mary Ann Ward and Beverly Birkel, Tyler Junior College Apache Belles, 1954 Beverly Austine Birkel Krysa (1935-2026), a former University of Texas Texas Stars captain and Apache Belle, passed away in Virginia from stroke complications at the age of 91. A 1952 graduate of Tyler High School, Krysa...
The baton twirling community lost one of its most influential ambassadors today with the passing of Billie J. Pucciarello (1936-2026), known to generations of students simply as “Miss Billie.” A Galveston native and graduate of Ball High School, Pucciarello built an international reputation as a...
Twirling Photo of the Day Dimmitt HS Majorettes in Plaid and Tams Dimmitt High School Majorettes, Dimmitt, Texas, 1980. The Dimmitt High School majorette line posed for this formal studio portrait during the 1980 school year. The photograph captures several design trends common to the era,...
New Braunfels High School Majorettes, 1971-72 | Names Unknown Today is National Unicorn Day and a great reason to highlight the New Braunfels Unicorn Majorettes from 1971-72. This is such a terrific photo. About the Unicorn Mascot Few high school mascots are as recognizable, or as unusual, as the...
Sandra Cartwright (nee Sale), was a majorette with the Kilgore High School Band, Kilgore, Texas, 1956. She was born in 1938 and died in December 2023, at the age of 85. Click here to view more hand-colored photographs of majorettes.
Carol Ireland twirled with the Westbury Steerettes, a drill team in Houston, Texas, in the 1970s. Carol was the team’s mascot in 1973; a twirler in 1976 and head twirler in 1978. Check out the giant pom poms on the ends of her baton in the picture below. Reminds me of roller skate pom poms....
Patsy Bedford Kaufman was a Winters, Texas Blizzards Baton Twirler in 1952. This was reportedly the first year the twirlers wore these short costumes, which featured fur trim. Where is Winters, Texas? Winters, Texas is located south of Abilene, Texas and northeast of San Angelo, Texas, so I bet...
Dorothy Vinella Humphrey (1928-2002) was a drum major for Booker T. Washington HS, Dallas, and also Prairie View College, now Prairie View A&M University. Prairie View is a public historically black land-grant university located northwest of Houston. It was founded in 1876, and is one of...
Louie Jolene “Jo” Hardison was a drum majorette for Olton High School, Olton, Texas, in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Olton is located south of Amarillo where Hardison was born. She lived in Dallas most of her life and died in McKinney, Texas in 2015, at the age of 91. The last photo...
2024 Great Day Twirling Festival and Justice David L Bridges Memorial Day of Encouragement. The deadline to enter is January 5, 2024.
