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Just how funky
is your chicken?!?
f you think being a cheer cheerleaders are responsible for
Ileader, a member of the flag setting up most of the pep rallies,
team, drill team, majorette, or in the carwashes, banners, and numerous
pep club is easy, then get this: other events that show school spirit,
These squads put in time and yet some people stereotype these
effort just to perform routines at girls.
halftime. During the summer, these "I think some people judge the
girls spend approximately two hours girls because they are cheerleaders.
a day drilling themselves mentally People usually see two or three of
and physically to get in shape for the the gals hanging around each other
upcoming year. The drill team prac and think they are snobs. You
tices every other day from June to shouldn’t judge the girls because
July. Even when the school year they are cheerleaders, judge them
starts, you will almost always see as individuals,” said sponsor Jan
this squad practicing in one of the Knowles.
social studies pods under the direc Cheerleading is fun. I think the
tion of sponsor, English teacher best part of a cheerleader is meeting
Daryl Taylor. new friends,” said frosh cheer
"It’s really hard to be on the drill leader Lisa Selinger.
team. Almost all of your extra time is Backing up the cheerleaders and
dedicated to this activity,” said cap trying to fire up the crowd is the pep
tain Carol Nienke. club under the direction of math
The flag team and the majorettes teacher Dwaine Hemminger. Almost
also practice to perform intricate every day, whether it be a varsity
and complex designs for the fans at football game or a freshman wres
halftime. These two groups of girls tling match, you will almost always
have to perform their maneuvers in see a group of girls wearing the
correspondence with the band. This familiar blue skirt and sweater.
can be difficult, because they have "I think trying out for cheerlead
to have the right timing with the ing, drill team and the rest of these
band so their procedures will look activities is really a good opportunity
good in front of the crowd. for all girls to get involved with lots
There is still another group of girls of people,” said cheerleading co
that is visible in our school. The captain Angie Allison.
The flag team trades off performances with the drill team
Here, junior Darcy Carpenter and seniors Patty Sheridan and
Ginny Sheehan perform to ‘ Hail Varsity''
Drill Team, Flag Team, Pep Club 1 3 5
