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Apr. 7—When Permian High School's Panther Paws varsity and JV teams converged on Denton for the American Dance Drill Team Nationals they drove for the best and took some top honors. A total of ...
The story of Permian High School's 1988 Permian Panthers team and its run towards the state championship was the subject of the best-selling book Friday Night Lights, published in 1990. A movie based on the book was made in 2004 and the NBC television network aired a TV series loosely based on the school and book.
The former Permian Panther Paw and Texas Tech University cheerleader was born and raised a Dallas Cowboys fan in Odessa. Garcia has danced and cheered since she was 2 1/2 years old. "When I was 6 ...
Dec. 1—Members of the Permian Panther Paws are in New York City this week. One of the highlights of their trip was performing as the pre-show entertainment at the Radio City Music Hall Christmas ...
Gary Gaines (May 4, 1949 – August 22, 2022) was an American football coach. Gaines was the head coach of the 1988 Permian High School football team, which was the focus of Buzz Bissinger's book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream and the 2004 motion picture Friday Night Lights starring Billy Bob Thornton.
Permian High School and its football team, the Permian Panthers, had a substantial, rich history of winning in Texas' 4A and 5A divisions, [a] having won championships in 1965, 1972, 1980, and 1984. Bissinger moved his family to Odessa and spent the entire 1988 football season with the Permian Panther players, their families, their coaches, and ...
School district, City of Odessa and nonprofit officials were part of the event, along with Permian High School's Color Guard, Drumline and Panther Paws. Red Ribbon Week is Oct. 23-31.
The book describes the 1988 season of the Permian Panthers, a high school football team in Odessa, Texas. While the movie was set in 1988, the television series takes place in the present. [1] Peter Berg – who is Bissinger's cousin – co-wrote and directed the movie, and also wrote and directed the Friday Night Lights pilot. [2]