Page 139 - 1982.Millard.North

Cheering not all glamour

he Coach called time out runner up in the varsity division
T
and the team walked to and also received a $250 gift
their benches. The cheer- certificate," said Sophomore
leaders bounced out and set up. Stacy Giant.
"Ready? O.K.!" Also this year the soph-
" We've got what it takes, omore cheerleaders got to
to make our team super great!" cheer for the "Sweet 98"
It is a scene replayed at donkey basketball game.
each game, so it is also one "Sweet 98 " asked for a
taken for granted. head cheerleader to call them
" We were there to promote so we called up and went to
school spirit and gave the teams cheer them on to victory, but of
confidence to let them know we course they lost. It was really a
were behind them all the way," lot of fun," claimed Giant.
explained Sophomore Shannon The freshman cheerleaders
Davis. came up with the democratic
It may have looked like the way to keep a peaceful squad.
girls were out there for looks or Their sponsor, Pam Breci, decid-
for fun, but there was also a lot ed every nine weeks to elect or
of hard work. re-elect a captain. The first was
They practiced at least two Kay White and Geri Reid finished
and a half hours a week, went up the year.
to all the games or meets, Cheerleaders gave up a lot.
worked the concession stands, They could not go out for any
decorated the school and fall or winter sports and they had
players lockers. To top it all off, to go to at least four games or
they paid about $115 for their meets a week.
uniforms. "It's hard at times to go to
In addition, the Wrestling a game and then come home
Auxiliary had bake sales and and do homework, but I have
worked the concession stands learned to manage my time,"
to pay their way into meets and commented Freshman Peggy
state tournaments. Rupprecht.
Besides just cheering at the "Ready? O.K.! "
games, they also went to "Come along, come along,
camps and competitions. come along for the ride. Our
" We attended camp in July team is the best, and we're
where we won several ribbons. backed by pride. Gonna leave
We won the District Champions you all in a cloud of smoke, and
so this enabled us to compete that's, and that's, and that's all
at Regionals. We placed first folks!"

Auxiliary Cheerleaders Front row : Juli Sherene Breeling, Kim Shenton, Elena
Youngren, Tami Idler, Brenda Langemier. Zito, Alana Loper, Kim Milroy. Back row:
Second row: Wendy Zikas . Third row: Chris Mislevec.

At a Saturday sophomore basketball
game Jill Cain steps up to cheer the
team on atop Karrie Olson 's shoulders .
Sophomore Cheerleaders Front row:
Natalie Nennemm, Jill Cain, Karrie Olsen .
Second row: Dee Rae , Michelle Johan-
son , Shannon Davis

Freshman, Sophomore Cheerleaders, Wrestling Auxiliary 135