Page 74 - 1998

Cheer & P

N ot only do the cheerleaders of
RHS participate in supporting the
athletes of our school, but they also
planned the entire w eek of H om e­
com ing activities by keeping the
student body full of spirit w ith pep
rallies and such. T he varsity
cheerleading squad started off with
an exciting season by w inning first
place at the M etro State Spirit
Spectacular that w as held in
N ovem ber. T he squad also received
the highest academ ic aw ard at the
com petition for having a com bined
grade point average above 3.50.
Senior K atie Phillips and juniors
K ellie Bow m an and D ebbie Sloboth
w ere nom inated for all-star
consideration. The squad also
com peted in the R iver Cities
C onference cheer and pom cham pi­
onships held in January. The squad
took first place in the ground bound
division and the stunting division.
K ellie Bow m an and D ebbie Sloboth
w ere nam ed to the all-conference
cheer squad. Senior K atie Phillips
states, "T h e highlight of the season
w as everything we w on. From
cam p to RCC, w e w ere unstoppable
this year; and it w as a great feeling
to w in." The four seniors that led
the squad w ere Katie Phillips, Suzy
M cW illiam s, Kim H unt and Angela
Coon.
H old still, Kellie! D uring
the w inter pep rally, junior
Kellie Bow m an is lifted by M ount 'em up! D uring the winter pep
the squad in a "liberty rally, K ellie Bow m an, M icheala Trapp,
m ount." and K atie Phillips show off one of their
w ell-know n m ounts.

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Are w e a little confused? Senior Angie
C oon and junior M egan Fonfara try to
decide on w hat cheer to do next during
the state basketball gam es.

Kim H unt, Suzi M cW illiam s, K atie Phillips and A ngela
C oon say cheese at cheerleading cam p in O koboji as
junior M egan Fonfara gives a w ave in the background.

72 Varsity Cheer/Pom Squad