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heerleader gains

All-American title

A cheerleader since cheerleading and track,
third grade, Senior Tricia “compliment each
Carbullido won the All- other.” Tricia’s views on
American Cheerleader cheerleading being a
Varsity Cheerleaders
sport are: “I think
^/Received most spirited squad at Metro Spirit Award at National Cheer­ cneerleading is a sport.
leader Association (NCA)
Spectacular held at Ralston High School Camp. She also won the It’s physical and you
VTricia Carbullido named outstanding cheerleader Superstar Cheerleader
at Metro Spirit Spectacular Award at the Metro Spirit have to be in shape to
do it.”
^Placed second in Metro Spirit Spectacular Spectacular. “Cheerleading is
^/Received megaphone for most spirited school at NCA Camp is a camp
National Cheerleading Association Camp in Okoboji where cheerleaders from definitely in the picture
\Won Award of Excellence at NCAC that qualified various schools as far away for the future,” Carbul­
squad to compete in Dallas, Texas lido said. She planned
as Iowa and South Dakota to attend Kansas State,
VTricia Carbullido named All-American Cheer­ go to learn new cheers and
leader at NCAC Memphis, Lincoln, or
new techniques. Every possibly Drake.
night each squad is evalu­
ated on the cheers they
learned that day. The Senior Tricia Carbullido teaches
“Hail Varsity” during cheerleading
counselors choose eight tryouts.
people from varsity squads
that they think have been Senior Marcia Selinger demon­
outstanding during the strates a herkie jump for the
camp. Those girls then Homecoming pep rally.
compete for the award of
All-American Cheerleader.
Tricia was chosen. Carbul­
lido said she had to go in
front of everyone at the
camp and do a cheer that
included an entrance and
an exit. Winning this
award entitled Carbullido
to cheer at the Hula Bowl,
which she chose not not to
VARSITY CHEERLEADERS attend.
Front Row: Tracy Dickman, Karrie Krzemien, Amy JohnBon, Mindy Johnson At the Metro Spirit
2nd Row: Craig Siedlik, Bev Friesen, Todd Hurt Back Row: Jodi Folger, Julie
Allen, Tricia Carbullido, Rhonda Roy, Shelly Taylor Spectacular, a dance and
cheer competition held at
J.V. Cheerleaders RHS Nov. 19, Carbullido
VCompeted for Award of Exellence at NCAC won the Superstar Cheer­
VReceived Most Spirited School Award leader Award. Carbullido
^Received spirit stick to take home at camp
said the judges watched
her as the varsity squad
performed because she
wore a tag that indicated
she was the person nomi­
nated by her squad to be in
the competition for the
award. As the winner of
this award Tricia said she
received a trophy and,
“self-satisfaction.”
Carbullido who said she
“always wanted to be a
cheerleader,” was an RHS
cheerleader for four years
and in third grade she was
a cheerleader for the
YMCA. She said she, “likes
cheering for football the
best because it’s outside
JV CHEERLEADERS and there’s a big crowd.”
Front Row: Kristi Koenig, Stephanie Lawrence, Gina Radicia, Jennifer Fleming,
Kathy Cool 2nd Row: Missy Pribil, Lori Penny, Tracy Kennedy, Tasha Johnson, She likes volleyball least
Connie Powers Back Row: Dawn Krai, Angie Meisinger, Kerri Torczon because, “there are usually
not a lot of people there
except for parents and it’s
hard to get them riled up.”
Carbullido is also in
track. She said that
When Shelly Taylor was eight years old, she was chosen out of
six girts to be the*heerleader mascot during the 1979-1980 season.
During the 1988-1989season, Junior Shelly Taylor was a member of
the Varsity CheerteadingSquad

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