Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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spirit Rousing Isn ' t Easy .-aff by B. Kasselman. K Kebl, S. Preston Contrary to popular beliefs, the varsity football and basketball cheerleaders put a lot of time and effort to make cheering look easy. Preparation began last June when most of the team left for a 10 day vacation to cheerleading camp at Ohio State University. The vacation consisted of getting up at 7:30 a.m. to learn cheers, dances, and mounts until noon. After lunch, they would practice more until 6:00 p.m. After 10 days of this cheerlead- ing enrichment, the squad came back to practice each week the rest of the summer. Part of this practice time was spent thinking of unusual ways to support the players, like decorating the locker room and sending encouragement food to their homes before their games. Fund raising was another im- portant part of the cheerleaders ' activities. The cheerleaders sold items such as boxer shorts, sweats, and holiday wrapping paper. They also held car washes. The car washes were really fun. They added a lot of excitement to ordinary fund raising, and the football players helped out with these activities as well, re- marked seniors Maureen Dunn and Cathy Lamarche. This money cheering isn ' t just all play and no work. People don ' t know the time and effort all of us put in to make everything turn out as well as it does. The fundraising and extra ac- tivities took a lot of hard work and precious time. Justin Mirro went for food and new uniforms. With all of the time put in, everybody got to know everyone very quickly. Considering that we were a really mixed group at the beginning, we really hit it off well, explained Meredith Miller. Much of this good feeling was the result of the efforts of sponsors Mrs. Susan Bosart and Mrs. Janice Mann. They do so much to encourage us and not criticize us, said Mary Beth Eppel, They ' re like second moth- ers to us. Without a doubt, this season was deemed a successful one even though our football team was unable to rival for the state championship. With their never-ending dedication and spirit, this year ' s varsity cheer- leading squad helped keep Sea- holm ' s enthusiasm and spirit alive and kicking. i tT-S. halftinie nj ' . jn-. .i the fans their winning : successfully construct int. pholo bu B Kasselman After an exhausting first half. Maureen Dunn, Mary Beth Eppel. Meredith Miller, and Elyse Aronovitz find refuge in 4 empty seats. photo by Mike Ralferty 44 VARSITY CHEERLEADING

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Looking for Blood? fol SV eci lal ; ve ii- ' t by Karen Reynolds Your hands turn clammy and wet. The pounding of your heart seems almost deafening as you near the sterile white table. Threateningly, your stomach does flip-flops. Then, with a rare rush of courage, you thrust out your arm and order the process to continue. The blood drive must go on! Who makes it all possible? Who organizes the events such as the blood drive? They are the 24 delegates within Seaholm Con- gress who work out the special events. Delegates are the link be- tween the student body and the student government, stated Molly Roberts, a sophomore dele- gate. The delegates serve as the elected voices of the student body. The delegates work for the school - planning, organizing, and brainstorming, explained Jenny Forslund, a senior dele- gate. A delegate must be re- sponsible, hard working, not tim- id, dependable, easily able to speak his her mind, and able to communicate to and with peo- ple, she added. According to Congress advisor Jim Boreland, six delegates are selected from each class. It is these 24 delegates that compro- mise the majority of the student 6i The job of a delegate demands a great deal of dedication. But, I finally feel I am a part of the school, a contrib- uting factor to its huge success. Jenny Forslund government. Delegates do have influence. But why does one want to be a delegate? What satisfaction and rewards does one who serves as a delegate gain? Senior delegate Colleen Roberts explained, I ' ve learned a lot about politics, and how throughout life, you have to compro- mise to get solutions to problems or controversial ideas. Keri Mangia- pane, a junior delegate, added, I ' ve learned to work with other people. Being a delegate is definite- ly a growing up experience. Being a delegate is very reward- ing. But it takes hard work and tremendous dedication. It makes it all worthwhile when my idea is put into action or takes effect, said Colleen Roberts. Jenny Forslund summed up a benefit of serving as a Congress delegate. I ' ve gotten self confidence, and now I ' m not afraid to be myself! DELEGATES 43

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Captain Kristin Hoke and Wendy Brough- Time to score! shouts Suzann Barger on ton enthusiastically lead the crowd during the sidelines at the Pontiac Siherdome during halftime at a varsity game. the mighty Maples ' 17-0 rout over Groves photo by Brad Kasselman photo by Paul Dona; FRONT ROW: Lauren Coccia. Dan De- Marco. Kristin Hoke, Maureen Dunn. SECOND ROW: Betsy Maxwell. Buffy Martin. Justin Mirro, Elyse Aronovitz, Kathv Catto. THIRD ROW: Cathy La- marche, Suzann Barger, Erika Turigiano, Christi Malone, Patty Kowalski, Wendy Broughton. NOT PICTURED: Mary Beth Eppel, Maureen McLaughiin, Meredith Miller. VARSITY CHEERLEADING 45