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

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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

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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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Starting Out Right $0 ' ,cet 6 s by M. Wester and L. Miller One of Seaholm ' s newest addi- tions in 1985 was the formation of the Varsity Soccer Cheeriead- ing Squad. The squad was primar- ily formed because of interests by soccer team members for a squad of their own. The cheerleaders went through a series of tryouts to make the squad and also spent time working together as a unit at cheerleading camp. The participants of this new cheerleading group were led by captain Susan Hufford and joined by male cheerleader Rocky Ro- land. The other squad members were Ann McElfrish, Tracy Rusin, Michelle Weir, Lee Hammond, Lynn Sherwood, Erin Netzloff, and Tina Albright. The addition of a male cheer- leader also spiced up their perfor- mances. With the help of senior Rocky Roland, the squad was able to perform more strenuous and physically demanding mounts as well as partner stunts. According to some of the squad members, male cheerleaders could greatly aid the performances of other Seaholm cheerleading squads in the future. The new cheerleaders prac- ticed outdoors after school for an average of six hours a week. Soccer cheerleading squad mem- ber Tracy Rusin reflected upon the squad ' s season. Without the feeling of togetherness that we were able to develop at camp, our attitudes would have been differ- ent and we would not have been If it weren ' t for the enthusiasm and partic- ipation of all squad members, our first cou- ple of performances and the rest of our season would not have been as rewarding and successful! Susan Hufford able to achieve as many success- ful performances. Using many original cheers, the cheerleaders performed at all varsity and junior varsity soccer games. Cheerleader Michelle Weir best summed up the squad ' s feelings towards cheerleading, Being a member of the cheer- leading squad helps one to get involved with school activities and support Seaholm school ath- letes! Captain Susan Hufford added, The squad had a lot of enthusiasm which enable us to develop new energy to help make the first year of varsity soccer cheerleading a really big suc- cess. The varsity soccer cheerlead- ers were a superior addition to the school cheerleading program. Judging from the spirit and to- getherness that this new group generated, the squad will be a welcomed part of the program for years to come. Thrusting their fists Into the air, Susan Hufford. Erin Netzloff. Michelle Weir, and Lee Hammond mirror the strength of the team. photo by J Netzloff 46 SOCCER CHEERLEADING