Abraham Lincoln High School - Railsplitter Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Wendy Zagar (left) says, I know where the beef is. The boys basketball squad (center left) makes a beautiful mount at the Dowling game. Kerri Carlisle and Dawn Reed (lower left) show their pride for the football team cake. Jill Johnson and Dawn Reed (below) wave to the crowd as they go for refeshments. The girls basketball squad is always backed 100 percent by the student body (center right). Judy Stapes tells Michelle Mitchelle what being a cheerleader really does to you (lower right). (opposite page, top) Varsity Cheerleaders: (first row) Beth Runkel, Natalie Gentry, Dawn Reed, Adrianne Gentry, Judy Stapes, (second row) Jill Johnson, Rachelle 0 Connor, Tracy Hendricks, Kerri Carlisle, Wendy Zagar, Danyel Cali- guiri, and Michelle Mitchelle. Tracy Hendricks, Kerri Carlisle, and Danyel Cali- guiri (left center) are driven up the wall at a basketball game. Adrianne Gentry cheers on the crowd at a pep assembley (center right). Beth Runkel (lower left) wants a victory. Sleepy cheerleader, (lower right) Rachelle O ' Connor, waits to cheer at a game. 18

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The true beauties (opposite page, top) strut their stuff. Todd Brodie (center left) fires up the crowd. Troy Anderson (center right) explains to Joe Rand how to attain the G.Q. look. Look there s Larry Bud Melman, (below) says Noelle Trevillyan and Linda Johnson. Julie Hanson (left) proves to Jim Webb that she can handle her root beer. Tom Dillion (below) smashes a pie in the face of Ted Leverenz. Future track star Mike Wiley (center left) shows off his fantastic form. Ron Smith (center right) prepares to shoot for two. Robert Kirkman, Lori Baker, Mike Wiley and Cherrie Thomas (lower left) show their spirit. Kim Kirkman (lower right) has difficulty maneuvering a tricycle. 17

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Cheerleaders ' spirit rubs off on crowd, helps support teams Varsity Cheerleading takes a lot more energy than most people think. Hard practi- ces took place once every week during the sports seasons. The Cheerleaders took control of many activities, making posters for all of the var- sity football and basketball games, making preparations for all pep assemblies, selling Homecoming mums, taking part in the tec- peeing the varsity football players and wrestlers homes, sponsoring a watermelon feed for the football team, and purchasing a cake for the football team at the end of the season. Dawn Reed and Kerri Carlisle were the captains of 12 devoted and loyal squad members. Reed was captain of the football squad, which cheers for football, wrestling, girls basketball, and girls swimming. Carli- sle was the captain of the basketball squad, which cheers for football, volleyball, boys basketball, boys swimming, and cross country Being a part of cheerleading has been fun, exciting, and memorable. The friend- ships that we ' ve made will be cherished forever, commented Kerri and Dawn. With all the energy that the girls showed, not only were teams fired up, but so was the crowd that participated at all the games. 19