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

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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

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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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JV Cheerleaders Evoke Enthusiasm SPREADING THE SPIRIT The wild cheering of the crowd at the games throughout the year, followed that of the perky and spirited JV Cheerleaders. Keeping up the spirit of the players and spectators was no easy task, yet these girls handled it with finesse and ease. Constant practice and creating imaginative routines was not as simple as it sounds. The girls worked extra hard so that they could give all their enthusiasm and pep to the crowd and also to en- courage the Dons. Dedication was required of all the JV Cheer- leaders to carry them through rig- orous schedules that started with camp in the summer. Yet, cheer- leading camp proved not only to be fun, but also informative and helpful. Thus, with all the spirit they held, the crowds of people attend- ing the JV games could not help but be inspired a little by this group of enthusiastic and cheerful girls, the JV Cheerleaders. 114 J V. Cheerleaders