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,t It usually was not hard to find a seat at a fresh-
'- man football game. For loyal fans, though. it did not mat-
ter who was playing. (L. WINGERT )

Not all games were home games. Juniors Suz-
anne Silaz, Ann Stuedemann, and Kristin Srajer along with
other fans showed dedication by traveling to Fremont for
the game. (S. SARTIN)

Fans The Linking Piece

t t hen Millard North High Mustangs did, it was with rude comments."
w in line, we're gonna w.i.n again Even though the pep rallies were not al-
fall
one more time. For Millard ways too successful, the games were better.
North I cheer for victory and a mustang I am very Did people really come to watch the game or
proud to be .... " was there another reason? "I liked to see
Sound familiar? To some it did, others it did what was going on in the school, see friends,
not, but to a true fan it should have. and watch people I knew play," said Sopho-
What was a true fan? A true fan was some- more Andy Eilers. Sophomore Monica
one who supported and had pride in their school. Vaughn liked the games because "I liked to be
There was of course the typical fan - someone around friends and sometimes watched the
who had not missed a game since their freshman game. I might have even known the score."
days. He/ she supported the school by buying Seniors Mike Pooley and Scott larson both
sweatshirts, jackets, pins, and anything else with said, "We went to games to support the
the school name on it. school. It was the place to be. If you were
School spirit showed what a school was all not at the games, where else would you have
about. A school without spirit was like a game been?"
without fans. Junior Steve Beresh, like most stu- The people who had a definite reason for
dents, showed his spirit by "trying to support as coming to the games were the cheerleaders.
many teams as possible." Another time students "Games were the best when everyone got ex-
showed some spirit was at pep rallies. Although cited for the team and supported them," said
most students agreed they thought there was not Junior Sara Maline. Bauerly said, "The worst
enough. "Pep rallies were the only time anyone was when we were trying to get the crowd to
showed any spirit. But they needed to have do something and all they did was stare."
more activities where the students were in- Whether they were athletes or just team
volved," said Junior Kevin McKay. Senior Stacey supporters, whether they came to the games
Bauerly said, "Overall spirit was taken the wrong or not, the students, in their own ways, were
way. The crowd did not always respond; if they all fans. tN
Some fans led dual roles. Juniors Steve Ber-
l· esh,Mike Stern. and Senior Scott larson were partic- Kim deStwolinski
g ipants during the varsity football season, but fans at 29
:t the girls District basketball game. (K. SMITH)