Patty Shoemaker:  

I, Miss Pattie Shoemaker, was a full-fledged Air Force Officer's brat coming to Foster Village on Oahu as a 5th grader from Grand Forks AFB North Dakota and prior Columbus AFB Mississippi. Made it through Pearl Harbor Elementary, Aliamanu JH & two & 1/2 years at Radford and of course had to move again. Was on the Radford Royalette's baton squad for 2 1/2 years, one as captain 72-73, where we took tons of first place trophies in school competition parades, twirled fire, ribbon, knife & flashlight batons at home football and basketball games, as well as invited to twirl at the Aloha Bowl (way before the new stadium) and the World Twirling Competition. [Hey, went to Radford two years ago and could not find ANY of our Baton trophies won by my Royalette Squad in 71-73 and they were huge! Not in the office or the gym--it's like the Royalette's didn't even exist. Anyone know where they are?] Moved to Colorado Springs mid 73 (what a tan I had!) and attended Wasson HS truly hoping that I would find the same good baton squad. No such luck--I tried out for the 4 person squad in November of my Junior year with the band director asking me to toss up my baton as high as I could (and of course catch it.) I guess the height & catch were the determining factors so he said I was on the squad and declared me the captain, which didn't go over too well with the other three members as they outvoted me on everything a...Expand for more