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Earsity Cheerleader Kari Wendt
points to the crowd at the Fall
Pep Rally during a dance they HEERLEADIN6
and the Pom Squad learned at
camp. Squads Win
photo by MANDY PLESKACH N a t i o n a l POMSQUA
H o n o r s
Because of a willingness to prac­ Stravopoulos, senior pom squad mem­
tice and a desire to compete, Pom ber, said. Stravopoulos was on the |
Squad placed at the national level squad for two years. They both agreed
and Varsity Cheerleading brought the competition wasn't there as much
home awards of their own. as in other sports.
Both groups competed at the The Pom Squad received the "Show-
NCA summer camp at Okoboji m anship A w a rd " at Metro and
where they learned new routines Cervantes was awarded the All-Star I
and competed with squads from Award. After a bid to go to Nationals |
all over the Midwest. The varsity at summer camp, the Pom Squad I
cheerleading squad won the Top started fund raising in February. At
Team Award and received an in­ Nationals in Fort Worth, Texas, Pom
vitation to go to Nationals. Amy Squad finished fifth place in their divi-1
Lawson and Heather Wiike were sion in the nation. "Nobody expected
named to the All-American Team. us to place; we didn't even expect to
They also placed third at Metro. place," Stravopoulossaid. Cervantes I
"We have to get physical, we credits much of fheir success to the [
have practices and we compete," organization they had during the year.
Senior Lisa Cervantes, four-year "You can have as much talent as you
pom squad dancer, though that want, but if you don't have organiza­
since those were some of the char­ tion you don't get very far at all,"
acteristics of a sport theirs should Cervantes said. "We have a lot of |
be considered one too. "The only greaf memories."
real difference is that we don't Senior Varsity Cheerleader Amy |
have games every Friday or any­ Lawson agreed with them and said,
thing like that," Cervantes said. "It's not really so much competition
"We practice just as long, if not but support for ofher sports."
longer than some sports," Shan NICKI MCMANIGAL

Varsity Cheerleading
Front Row: Amy Lawson, Angie Bolin, Chris Broussard 2nd Row:
Heather Wilke, Kari Wendt, Kelly Sopinski, Amy McWilliams Back
Row: Amy Torczon, Carrie McCaw, Angie Torczon photo by
ARNOLD CLARK STUDIO

Eancing against the wind at the
Fall Pep Rally is Pom Squad mem­
bers Stacey Jackson and Kathryn
McMannand Varsity Cheerleader
Critu. AmyTorczon.
. i y i . photo by Jamie Willey

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