Aragon High School - El Tesoro Yearbook (San Mateo, CA)

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We Got Spirit, I-low Bout You? TI-IE HSPIRITUALH MOTIVATIGN OF THE ARAGON CHEERLEADERS Go Dons! Let's go Aragonlll' These words were typical of the many enthusiastic cheers yelled by the Varsity Cheerleaders at the football games. Not only did these cheerleaders motivate and sup- port the members of the football team, but the Aragon crowds as well. Their neverending energy and spirit was clearly evident as they were in constant motion, jumping and clapping wildly for the next touchdown. The Varsity Cheerleading Squad is composed of Pom Pon girls as well as cheerleaders. To become a member of this lively group, the girls auditioned in front of a panel of judges and were judged on attitude, appearance, and physical coordination. Al- Mascot Beth Cahn poses for a picture with the Spirit Squad advisor, Lisa Murgo. Cheerleaders practice their cheers just before a football game to give the crowds a good performance. 112 Varsity Cheerleading though a lot of hard work went into practicing for auditions, all agreed that being a cheerleader was well-worth the effort. The work did not end after tryouts either. Members of the squad practice daily for upcoming games and rallies. The Pom Pon girls work hard on making up new dances and perfecting precision movements for each rally, while the cheerleaders practice new rou- tines and cheers for upcoming games. Mrs. Murgo, the cheer- leader advisor, supervises these practices and attempted to keep these spirited girls under control! The best thing about cheer- leading, as described by Shawna Pulley, is contributing to the ex- citement of the game and arousing the crowd. Clearly, the Varsity Cheerleaders, with their unique ability to excite the fans to the point of frenzy, were doing just that. l i

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The Pep Squad Adds Spirit INITIATING ENTI'-IUSIASM The crowd gathers for another exciting Aragon football game. In the crowd, are 125 black and red striped bodies in a cluster. All of a sudden someone yells, Give me a D! and every person in the black and red cluster responds, MDI!! Give me an Ol ICOM Give me an N CGND7 Whats that spell? 'iDon! Go Aragon! Cooperation and hard work are all part of creating spirit for these industrious work- ers. No, these weren't the yells from some ordinary football loonies, these were the shouts heard from Aragon's own unique Pep Squad. New to Aragon this year, the Pep Squad consisted of roughly 150 members and was responsible for the enthusiasm in Aragon,s football crowd. Led by president Cathy Cunningham, the squad not only made the games more exciting, but supported the team on to victory. The Pep Squad was also re- sponsible for adding enthusiasm to Aragon's lunchtime rallies. With an excited Aragonian, as a leader, wearing a black and red stripe shirt, who wouldn't have gotten spirited? The squad met roughly once a week and planned out their strate- gy's and chant's for the next game. As one Pep Squad member commented candidly, It's so much fun, and we're getting spirit back into Aragon! And that they were, as was seen by the increase in game atten- dance and membership. Q We The 1986-87 Pep Squad, assembled in its entiretyg all ready, willing, and able to evoke spirit. All smiles, this is definitely a happy and 'ipeppsf' group. Pep Squad f 1 1 1

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Mascots Connie Sullivan and Beth Cahn have the job of leading cheers to get the crowd to root for their team. Aragon's cheerleaders practice their pyr- amids. VARSITY LETTER GIRLS: Front Row: Marianne Lauridsen, Kathy Zachar- iashewicz. Second Row: Anne Grant. Last Row: Laura Mittelstadt, Kris Volck- mann, Lori Rosales. 1 sieve QF VARSITY CHEERLEADERS: Front Row: Jennifer Bloom, Isabelle Steitz, Adine Aviani. Last Row: Jennifer Ap- plebaum, Amy Freeman, Rachel Good- rich. ,ll