LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT HYLINE

In 1970, Diana Zuniga, (a junior at UT at the time) and Barbara Loomis (a sophomore at UT at the time) were asked to start a new dance team at a new school that had broken away from Austin High. Zuniga accepted the first director job.

• The Westlake High School Dance Team was started in 1970 and named Hyline by its first line.

• Hyline started as a 4-year team. This stopped when Hill Country Middle School opened and 8 th graders were no longer on the same campus.

• The five directors of Hyline have been: Diana Zuniga, Barbara Loomis, Cindy Russell, Shannon Harty,  and Chelsee Capezzuti.  The assistant directors have been:  Tammie Gutherie, Kara Fuller, Amanda Aiken, Shannon Harty, Chelsee Capezzuti, Megan Nebgen, Heather Hill and currently Lindsay Young.

• The name “Zenith” was given to the spring show by Ms. Zuniga and the first line. Ms. Zuniga was fond of “Z” words!

• Hyline has had 7 different field uniforms. We received brand new uniforms this past year. Hyline’s first captain, Kathy McQuown, donated her uniform now on display in the locker room.

• Western boots were added to the last uniform. Before that, tennis shoes and crew socks were worn on the field. Before that it was white “go-go” boots (the heels were 2” high and broke off all the time).

• The term “New-New” was born out of confusion between new girls already on the team and new girls coming onto the team.

• The traditional Hyline football entrance is patterned after the Kilgore College Rangerettes.

• Officers used to dance out front and in different colored uniforms as the line. This tradition stopped when an officer slipped and fell and no one noticed.

• Ms. Fuller, Ms. Harty, Mrs. Capezzuti and Ms. Young were all Captains of their high school dance teams and were all Kilgore Rangerettes.  Mrs. Capezzuti and Ms. Harty also served as Rangerette Captains.

• There have been hundreds of honor graduates and two valedictorians on Hyline’s rosters.

• The Hyline has traveled to California, Florida, and New Orleans.  They have also danced and toured in Europe.  The Hyline has traveled to Dallas to participate in the Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic festivities.  This year Hyline traveled to New York City!