J m Cheerleaders Give It Their All Crawling out of bed at six a.m., or earlier, getting to school before seven, making posters, practicing cheers, putting candy in lockers, and taping signs in the hallways. Who was responsible for doing all these things? Things that helped promote school spirit and unity, fired up the student body, and made the people that were involved in sports feel appreciated? The girls on the cheerleading squads did them. The cheerleaders this year really gave it their all. They devoted their free time to cheerleading. They put in extra hours to really do their best. Sindy Dubishar said, “ All the work we did paid off. worked out our problems, though, and had a great time.” They practiced often during the summer and then competed in a contest at Westdale Mall. The major squad receiv - ed a first place while the second squad that competed received a third place. The girls that cheered for basketball really had a challenge. “ This year was hectic. Since the basketball squad was one squad instead of two, we had a Being game almost every night. We cheered for the boys and for the girls. around each other that much made us really close,” said Lori Stockton. “ Cheerleading is a great experience. You get to know the people you work with really well. It helps to be involved in activities when you’re just a sophomore and new to the high school,” said Marcy Patton. The 81-82 cheerleaders were a great bunch of girls and were appreciated by many. They did their best and gave it their all. Especially since it was our first championship season. Our squad had never cheered together before. We Far Above Left: The varsity football cheerleaders participated in a contest at Westdale mall, where they took first place . Above Left: The cheerleaders line up for the national anthem at the homecoming game. Far Left: Laurie Dvorak, Cindy Landtiser, Jackie Cooling, and Lori Stockton cheering at their last basketball game. Left: Mary Hynek, sponsor, was this year’s Hawk. Here she is seen with the varsity football squad at the UNI-Dome. Cheerleading 71
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