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T he crowd cheered vigorously
■ as tension rose. The intensity
of the game came almost to an
end, but the excitement and spirit
was maintained by the
cheerleaders.
Being a cheerleader took a lot of
hard work, skill, and a certain type
of drive to keep the school spirit
alive.
"It's fun, but it's also hard work,
because you're out there
representing and setting a good
example of the school," said jv
cheerleader Lorri Hicklin.
Cheerleaders were in charge of
organizing all pep rallies, making
signs to show school spirit, and
they had to attend all games. They
went to cheerleading camp during
the summer to get into shape and
to practice "hirkes," "russians,"
and "pikes," not to mention the
"C"-jump, "elbow," and the
"utah" jump.
Flowers were sold on Valentine's
Day, and bake sales and car washes
were other fund raisers which
helped to meet cheerleader
expenses.
"You meet a lot of people.
Everyone thinks that it's
stereotyped, but it takes a lot of
hard work and dedication," said
varsity cheerleader Sharon
Manahan.
Despite the hard work involved,
cheerleaders had their share of
fun. Initiations, which meant
coming to school with black make­
up smeared all over their faces and
being dressed up like robots, was
part of the zaniness after tryouts.

Waiting for her music cue, junior Susie Ad­
ams prepares for her pompon routine.

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WT*i 1 O'Brien liven things up at a wrestling meet.
Traditional class yells led by cheerleaders
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