El Dorado High School - El Dorado Yearbook (Placentia, CA)

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Mascots enjoy second identity Getting a laugh and Beth mascots WGTQ VJ kkk' A K .... ,....... . Robertson sits and eats, while listening to Beth Robertson and Julie Morris walk up comrades. the stairs into what appears to be an unsuspecting picture. kipping around wildly with enthusi- asm, the 1987-88 Mascots entertained Hawk fans at football and basketball games and spread their EI Dorado spirit. The duty of a mascot involved the demanding task of parading around in a warm bird outfit while making a fool of yourself to humor people. Julie Morris explained how she felt during a typical evening, I am stuffed inside a yellow-orange furry suit on a Friday night trying to watch a football game. I have no peripheral vision, a little kid is pulling on my tail, sweat is dripping from my face, and the craziest part of it all is that I'm smiling and having a great time. Beth Robertson added, Life inside a mascot is like living in your own little world. I can't hear anyone unless they talk straight into my eye. Both girls agreed that the most exciting part of being a mascot was seeing faces light up wherever they wentg they enjoyed having a second identity. Beth said, I know even after actually being the mascot, I would never want to be anything but the Golden Hawk. Q Mascots

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Cheer Squad adds support ew sounds were louder than the bois- terous yelling of the 1987-88 Varsity Cheer Squad. All of the girls agreed that they enjoyed supporting their school. Su- san Wright commented, f'Cheering on our teams to victory is satisfying. Karla Storm agreed and added, lt's exciting when the crowd gets involved too, The girls also en- joyed psyching up the players before the game. Tiffany Whiting said, I like giving out favors to sports members. Lisa 0'Hara men- tioned that she liked decorating the porches of the football players' homes, she explained that Hit was kind of scary because We had to be really quiet and it was hard not to laugh. The squad also had a lot of fun at the August U.S.A. camp. Robyn Pomerantz said, lt was exciting when we all got superior ribbons. Claudine Scotti commented, The most satis- fying thing about cheerleading is when the teams thank us for our support, We do our best and we don't like being taken for grant- ed. :P M p 1-:SQ lf'-arm .DHS EUH5 . i Varsity Cheer EDHS The 1987-88 Varsity Cheer squad top Robin Smay Toman, Lisa 0'hara, Tiffany Whiting bottom Susan Claudine Scotti, Karla Storm, Robyn Pomerantf

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of 3? I ew F .v EUH5 The 1987-88 Varsity Flag Squad: Lori Whitson, Krista Moberg Lily Chen, Lisa Schweitzer, Tami Gulzow, Paula Glade. Paula Glade shows her stuff at the homecoming assembly. Krista Moberg, Tami Gulzow, Lily Chen, Lisa Schweitzer, an Paula Glade smile after winning the Superior trophy. xv! 1 F fv Q2 qi. P 4 he 1987-S8 flagleaders agreed that they have all learned to be assertive by promoting spirit throughout the school. The best part of being a pepster is being involved in almost all school activities, commented Lily Chen. And the games are the best! added Krista Nloberg. 'l'he squad earned a superior trophy at camp and performed their new moves at the Homecoming Assembly: the wide-eyed student body watched their impressive tosses. Lori Whitson remarked, Ml tried out for flag because it's H 9VGF difficult, and l like challenges. Flag leading requires agilityg Paula Glad said, We twirl during football season and do cheer movements durin basketball season. Not only did these girls work hard to improve their skil but they also had fun in the process. Tami Gulzow and Lisa Schweitzer sai that among their best times were riding to the games in Lisa's Pontia Bonnaville and listening to Hourglass by Squeeze and cheering unde umbrellas at the Cypress football game. 0