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Blue Squad: front -Stefani Knittle, Kristi
Radomski, Jenni Lowe, Tracey Juarez-
Ferris, back - Melinda Gleason, Heather
Peterson, Tiffany Jackes, Jenny Grove,
Sarah Collin s(Jack Martin Photography)
Silver Squad: front- Amy Alvano, Lynn
Welch, Tracy Armi ger, Jaimee Schuster,
back -Michelle lwansky, Molly Gray,
Amber Combs, Kristin Robinson, Mollie
Brown(Jack Martin Photography)

Seniors Heath er Peterson and Tiffany Jackes
help the varsity Mustangs get fired up to win
their game at Lyle Buelle Stadium. (Alex
Herr)

Silver, Blue Squads Take Metro, Nationals

Jessica Bode

The Blue and Silver Var- morning. On Tuesdays, and Thurs- announce the winners, I just stood
sity cheerleading squads took it all days they worked more on the still and didn' t move, and I still
by placing first at Metro and Na- cheers and the routine from 6 to 8 didn' t believe it. I had to ask if
tionals. p.m. Then every day, seventh hour we really did win," said Junior
At Metros in Ralston the in the gym, they worked for an- Amber Combs. "I cri ed when
two squads came together to make other hour. they said that we had won. I think
onelargevarsitysquad. Theycould To learn the routine the I was both happy and sad at the
have gone to Minnesota, Califor- girl s learned three or four sets of an same time," said Senior Tiffany
nia , Texas, or Florida, but they eight-count routine every day until Jackes.
decided on Nashville, Tenn. they knew the whole thing by heart. "Finall y, after our bus
Jenna Byrne, took two weeks to "After a while I could do the dance left Nashville, I felt very relieved
teach the girls the dance; then the in my head, even in my sleep,"said and satisfied with our perfor-
rest of the time was used to perfect Junior Jaimee Schuster. Then mance. We had to worked so
every move, so that everyone knew practice was devoted to taking two hard in the last few months. I
it in their sleep. or four girls and having someone think that both our parents and
The squads practiced ev- watch every move to make sure it students were pleased with the
ery Monday, Wednesday, and was just right she said. efforts it took to get there," said
Friday from 6: I 5 to 7: I 5 in the "When it came time to Junior Stef Knittle. e Blue/Sil ver Varsity225
Checrleading