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they cheered every year, or solely this year, outside
natural talent were key ingredients in cheering sports

e varsity cheerleaders practiced at school only once a
rls spent even more time outside of school by cheer-
select cheerleading teams and dancing on competi-
as well as taking tumbling classes. Although tumbling
requirement to be on the squad, it was still a favorite for
the girls.
unior Kelsey Lepp, who had cheered for three consecutive years,
was discouraged when a back injury prevented her from tumbling
this year. "It was still fun to be involved though," Lepp said. "We're
all close friends, and we still accomplished a lot this year."
However, their accomplishments did not come easily. To make
the team, the minimum requirements were learning a dance and
cheer, making up their own chant, and standing out amongst the
crowd at tryouts. Once a cheerleader made the squad, her new
responsibility was practice, team bonding nights, sporting uniforms
on game days, and showing up at all games and events.
"It was also a matter of keeping good grades and being dedi-
cated," senior Brittany Anderson said.
With a combination of all these requirements, the only step left
was success, and the squad definitely did succeed.
"One of the best parts of cheering this year was being a part of
the football team winning state," junior Meghan Gardner said.
In addition to cheering for school, girls also took part in the com-
petition team. Practice for this team took about six hours every
week, resulting in a first place win at Nationals.
With all the work that they put in, varsity cheerleaders not only
brought encouragement to the sports teams, but they also added
school spirit and pride to every game.

Senior Kristi Lessman and teammates lead the crowd in a cheer at a game.
Throughout the years, cheerleaders have carried on a few traditional chants, so the
crowd was able to cheer along better. photo by Denise Schwery

Seniors Katie Miller, Kirsten Christensen,
Laura Livingston, Sarah Taivar, Brittany
Anderson, and Kori Brisby watch the
halftime show from the sidelines. Part of
their job in cheering for teams was
supporting other clubs like the band and
dance teom. photo by Denise Schwery XXV
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