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Basketball fan support made cheering fun

By Angie Gutschewski mons, lockers and houses. Cheer­
"BE SOMEBODY! BE SOME­ leaders are also behind every pep
BODY!" This chant was heard by rally and work track, swim and
everyone at the district basketball gymnastics meets. The cheerlead­
games. ers do things such as taking times
Gina Radica, varsity cheer­ and giving out awards.
leader, said she noticed a change At summer cheerleading camp
in spirit this year, especially in at Kansas State University the var­
basketball. "When the school sity squad tied for first in cheer
showed spirit, it seemed like we competition. The J.V. squad took
all came together," Radica said. first in their division and Toni
Chelisa Devine, junior varsity Johnson won the camp- wide jump
cheerleader, said she noticed a contest with a Russian jump.
change in spirit by having more "This year we all got along,"
people at games and hearing more said Radica of the Varsity squad. It
positive talk than negative talk is going to be hard to see the sen­
about the basketball team. iors leave, said Radica.
"We got them (the crowd) going,
but Mike Naber did a lot," said
Radica of the district basketball
games. Mike Naber, junior,
seemed to get the crowd cheering
by being rowdy. Radica said it was
more fun cheeri ng when the crowd
Dancing to "Wild Thing" are Varsity
was involved in the game. Cheerleaders Missy Pribil and Tasha
Devine said there is more to Johnson, both juniors. Varsity Cheer­
leaders tried something innovative this
cheerleading than just cheering year, they did a part of their dance
though. They also decorated com­ routine to a rap song.

VARSITY CHEERLEADERS
Front Row; Gina Radicia, Amy
Johnson Row 2: Jodi Folger;
Kerri Torczon, Kristi Koenig,
Angie Meisinger, Karrie Krzemien
Back Row: Tasha Johnson, Missy
Pribil, Lori Penny

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Varsity Cheerleader