Arlington High School - Simba Kali Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Pep Ignites School Spirit |The moment is intensified as senior Donna Martin ' s enthusiasm expresses itself in front of the crowd FRONT ROW Jana Berg. ROW 2: Heidi Wagner. Don- na Martin, and Lori Callahan ROW 3 Tammy Lock- hart and Tern Aumann TOP ROW Ellen Lueb It was another Friday night, an- other football game, and one-by- one the Varsity Cheerleaders and Pom Pon girls arrived at the stadium to fire-up the crowd and inspire spirit in their bones. To become an A.H.S. Varsity Cheerleader or Pom Pon, the girls went through a week of learning routines, cheers, jumps, ana kicks for tryouts. This clinic was taught by 79- 80 pep squad members. The night of tryouts, excitement and nervous- ness was present in the air. I was scared and very nervous, you know, the usual stuff, admitted Varsity Cheerleader Tammy Lockhart. After the squaa was chosen, the funa raising began. There was a sta- tionery sale, a calendar sale, a car wash. Money earned from these fund raisers helped pay for their uni- forms, megaphones, pom pons, and various other needed pep items. During the summer, the Varsity Cheerleaders attended the Nation- al Cheerleading Association Camp in Long Beach while the Pom Pons traveled a different road to San Die- go ' s National Cheerleaaing Associ- ation Camp. Filled with new ideas and inspira- tion, the girls enthusiastically prac- ticea at least three days a week in the heat and smog, developing new routines. Throughout the year the Varsity tried to cover all aspects of Arling- ton ' s sports by attending at least one game for every sport. •Junior Lisa Forester executes a pom pon routine as CeeCee Dunivan and Holly LaSalle perform in the background 47

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s FRONT TO TOP Holly LaSalle. Lisa Forester. Amy Gunvalsen, Djuna Johnston. CeeCee Dunivin. and Laurie Banks. 46 V Cheer And Pom Pon Silhouetted against the night sky. first year pom pon Djuna Johnston keeps an eye or. her fellow songleaders to insure composed preci- sion.

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Mascot Creates New Image Working toward being the best was Micki Keeney ' s ambition for this year. I ' ve never done anything like taking on the responsibilities of a mas- cot or getting in front of a large crowd. I was nervous the first couple of times but soon I was used to it. During tryouts, Micki was judged on a series of routines, including tumbling, dance, and pantomimes. After the judging ended, Micki declared, I was so relieved that it was finally over that I walked all the way home to unwind! Last summer Micki started her ad- venture by attending camp at the United Spirit Association Camp, held at the University of California, Irvine. Dur- ing camp, Micki, on her own, created several routines and skits, which she performed for the judges later during that week. She left Irvine with greater confidence in her ability to inspire school spirit. It was nothing at all like being a cheerleader. You just got out there and made people laugh; I showed my gymnastic abilities. 48 Mascot