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

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Jill Johnson, Judi Stapes, Michelle Mitchell, Danycl Caligiuri. (top left) show their excitement after a big win. Kay Creger, Wendy Zagar. Pam Spring. Judi Stapes, Michelle Mitchell, (center) cheer on the Rails during a close game against Hoover. Judi Stapes. Michelle Mitchell. Natalie Gentry, show their enthusiasm during the Home- coming game. Christy Nicholson (lower left) gives a smile of relief to her chccrlcading buddies after a good mount. Jill Johnson and Danycl Caligiuri (top left) pat each other on the back after a success- ful mum sale during Homecoming. Heidi Romans (center) chants to the crowd Gimme an L, Krisli Durban. Shirley Hurd. Natalie Gen- try (lower left) psych-up the crowd during a time out. Cheerleaders (below) do a difficult mount. Varsity Cheerleaders; (first row) Shirley Hurd. Judi Heidi Romans. Wendy Zagar, Pam Sring. Natalie Gentry, Stapes, Christy Nicholson, Kristi Durban, Kay Creger. Danyel Caligiuri. (second row) Michelle Mitchell, Jill Johnson, (third row) 19

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Cheerleaders are full of pep, spirit Varsity Cheerleaders, sponsored by Irene Bond, continued to keep school spirit growing. Michelle Mitchell and Jill Johnson served as co-captains for the varsity squad. Mitchell ' s squad cheered for the football, girls ' basketball, girls ' swimming, and wrestling teams. Johnson ' s squad cheered for the football, boys ' basketball, boys ' swimming, and volleyball teams. The cheerleaders were involved in many fund raisers, and the Homecoming mum sale was their biggest success. The money they earned went toward the purchase of paint and paper to make signs for the football and basketball season. Cheer- leaders gave watermelons to the football players on the last day of practice and bought cakes for the football team as well as the basketball team and boys ' swimming team. Being a cheerleader is not as easy as it may seem. All of us work hard to learn the cheers and to perfect them. It has been a rewarding and memorable experience. I think every cheerleader feels this way, commented Jill Johnson. 1 18

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Sophomores add spirit, zest, pride Sophomore Cheerleaders practiced every- day during the summer to prepare themselves for the 1985-86 season. The squad divided its time between fresh- men, sophomore, and junior varsity football, basketball, and wrestling. To gain experience, some of the cheerlead- ers went to clinics sponsored by colleges in Iowa and Nebraska. The squad worked well together, com- mented team captain Chico Reed, We ' ve learned a lot through cheerleading and it has been a great experience all of us will remember. Sophomore Cheerleaders: (first row) Wendy Wilson, Traci Renda, Chico Reed, Ellen Meline. and Marilee Sparks, (second row) Cindy Wilts, Kristie Davis, and Carrie Ahlberg. Tracy Renda, Cindy Wilts. Marilee Sparks, and Carrie Ahlberg (above) get together before a football game. Wendy Wilson and Ellen Meline (center left) cheer for the crowd. Carrie Ahlberg (center right) leads a chant. The squad (lower right) performs the Hello Cheer. 20