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Barbie Parker Director	Sondra Schaaf Assistant Director	Sara Blanchard Assistant Director
Barbie Parker began dancing at the age of 8 at Twin Arts Dance Studio in Pasadena, Texas.  She attended Pasadena High School where she served as 2nd Lieutenant and Colonel on her high school  drill team.  Mrs. Parker captured the titles of Miss Drill Team Texas, Miss Half Time Texas, Miss Drill Team USA 2nd runner up and Miss Half Time USA 1st runner up during her senior year, as well as receiving a full four year scholarship to the University of Hawaii.  Dancing for the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warrior football games was only one of  many highlights of her ten year stay in the Islands.  While in Hawaii she choreographed and performed at several Hula Bowls, Pro Bowls and  Rainbow Classic half times.  In addition, her work with Show People Hawaii enabled Barbie many opportunities to work with stars such as Joel Grey, Tom Selleck, Charlie’s Angels (the original!) and dancing and  choreographing industrial shows for Ford Motor, NFL,  BF Goodrich, GE Electric, Apple Computer, Phillip Morris and many others.  Upon return to the mainland in 1990, she taught dance for Royal Academy of  Fine Arts in Clear Lake and became an NFL cheerleader for the Houston Oilers.  During her last year with the squad she was employed with the Oilers as the choreographer and traveled with her team for performances and appearance to such places as Japan, Mexico and Canada . After the birth of her son Kai in 1997, Mrs. Parker decided she wanted to  spend more time at home and accepted a position with Friendswood High School as the drill team director and choreographer for their musicals.  During her stay at Friendswood the drill team reached new heights becoming National Champions each year.  The musicals she choreographed were The Music Man, The Pajama Game, George M  and Crazy for You!   Wanting to experience a 5A school, Mrs. Parker  left FHS in 2001 and became the director of La Porte High school were she stayed for the past two years.  While directing the La Porte  drill team she entered the University of Houston Clear Lake masters program and is currently working towards her Masters in Education and  Principal Certification.  During the summer of 2003, Mrs. Parker was approached about the possibility of  directing the Deer Park Escorts!   Mrs Parker accepted the position, and now with a full year behind her she is even more excited about the upcoming year with the 2004-05 team. "Escorts is such a strong organization from the  team, to the booster club, the Dad's Club and our very supportive school administrators. As director of this organization, I will strive to continue the strong family involvement and to reach for the stars with  this group of very talented young ladies."  When Mrs. Parker is not dancing or working with  her team, she spends time with her very supportive husband Richard and her  five children, Raymond, Kila,  Charles, Kiana and Kai.	Sondra Schaaf came to the Deer Escorts by  way of Sam Rayburn High School were she has been the director of the Texanns for the past ten years. Mrs. Schaaf , who is known by many as "Mama Schaaf" was born in Galveston, Texas and raised in the Pasadena area. She attended Sam Rayburn High School and earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Dance and Physical Education at Sam Houston State University. While teaching for the past 17 years she has directed the Sam Rayburn Texann team, the Friendswood H.S. Wranglerette drill team, choreographed for the Robert E. Lee H.S. Choral Department and Westbury H.S. Drum and Bugle Corp. During the past ten years at P.I.S.D. Schaaf was the P.I.S.D. Choreographer and Quad Director for the Dance Spectrum Company, comprised of all high school drill teams in the P.I.S.D. In addition, she was awarded the Pasadena Award of  Excellence in 1996-97, Who's Who Among H.S. Teachers 97, 98, 99 and 2000, Sam Rayburn TAFE Teacher of the year 98-99, Finalist for Texas Dance Educators Association Director of the Year 2002-03 and named Channel 2 News Sunshine Award winner  in February of 2004. Mrs. Schaaf  has been actively involved with many aspects of the Texas Dance Educators Association since January of  1987, serving as Style Show Coordinator, Recording Secretary, and Historian. Mamma Schaaf enjoys working with children  and young adults and contributes to their personal growth both academically and artistically through her love for the art of dance. She has been married for  21 years to her husband Stacy and has two children. Emma is 14 years old and will be a freshman at Lutheran South Academy and Tyler is 13 years old, autistic, happy and very energetic. Schaaf is very excited to join the Deer Escort family and looks forward to working with her very close friend of many years, Mrs. Barbie Parker.	Sara Blanchard is beginning her first year of teaching at Deer Park High School as an Assistant Director of the Deer Escorts.  Ms. Blanchard is a graduate of Friendswood High School where she was Grand Marshall of the Wranglerettes her senior year.  Mrs. Barbie Parker was her high school drill team Director and continues to be Ms. Blanchard’s role model.  Ms. Blanchard’s first two years of college were attended at Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas.  At Kilgore, she was a member of the world-famous Kilgore College Rangerettes.  Ms. Blanchard was also a member of the Rangerette’s elite dance company, Swingsters, and was chosen each year as a featured soloist for their annual show, Revels.  Her performance credits as a Rangerette include two Dallas Cowboy games, the 2001 Red River Junior College Bowl half-time performance, the 2001 Neiman Marcus Adolphus Children’s Parade in Dallas, two South Western Bell Cotton Bowl pre-game and half-time performances, the 2002 Target/Marshall Field’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Chicago, the 2002 and 2003 Kilgore Dance Concerts and the 2003 Governor’s Inaugural Parade in Austin, Texas.  After completing two years at Kilgore, Ms. Blanchard attended the University of Texas at Austin where she was a member of the 2003-2004 UT Pom Squad.  While in Austin she also performed with Steel Dance Company, an eclectic dance group.  After a year in Austin Ms. Blanchard decided that her heart belonged in Houston.  She returned home and completed college at The University of Houston receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Dance  Ms. Blanchard worked for Crowd Pleasers Dance Camps in 2001 and has been on staff with Starmaker’s Dance and Performance Camps since 2002.  Ms. Blanchard is very excited to join the Deer Escort family and looks forward to working with Mrs. Schaaf and her mentor of many years, Mrs. Barbie Parker.