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

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The JV cheerleaders sai hello during half time to all the spectators at the Andover game by performing a mount that requires teamwork. pholo by Paul Donar Gwen Robison and Kate Weatherston, elated with pride, smile as they lead the crowd in a spirit-filled cheer for a victorious Maple team. photo by Paul Donar JV CHEERLEADERS. FRONT ROW: ' Laura Farrington. Julie Kim, Lisa Hill. SECOND ROW: Beth Harvey. Katherine Weatherston. Gwen ROW: Amy Burch. Stephanie Spellman. Robison. THIRD FRESHhiAN CHEERLEADERS FRONT Jennifer Schnell. ROW: Allison Hoff, Kristin Longnecker, Sandy Song. Annabelle Sherwood. SEC- OND ROW: Susan Catto. Kathleen Callahan, Kelly Wilkes, Erin Robison. JV CHEERLEADiNG 49

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Cheering- More Than Looks by C. VanderBrug and D Quinn Let ' s go! Maroon! is one of the many cheers that can be heard echoing out of the Seaholm courtyard during the spring cheerleading tryouts. This time of year can be especially tense for underclass- man cheerleaders, because many of them have never cheered before. The tryouts and cheer- leading itself are very tough. It ' s a lot more difficult than we get credit for, attested Gwen Rob- ison, JV captain. Watching the rigorous tryouts, one sees what resembles a Broad- way tryout. There are about one hundred girls all trying out for thirty spots under the watchful eyes of Susan Bosart and Janice Mann, the cheerleading coaches. This competition goes on for three days. Then they ' re given a week to rehearse the cheers they learned and make up a cheer of their own to perform alone in front of a panel of judges. Recalling her tryout experi- ence, Sandy Song said, The final tryout was so scary for me, mainly because 1 was a freshman and had never done anything like that before. JV cheerleader Lisa Hill added, First the judges tell you what cheers they want to hear and you do those cheers, then you What you look like has nothing to do with cheerleading, it takes a lot of coordination, balance, concentration and most of all, dedica- tion. People never get to see how much time we put into it. Laura Farrington Freshman cheerleader Susan Catto ra- diates energy as the squad enthusiastically cheers on the freshman basketball team to victory pholo by Paul Donar The freshman cheerleaders show their agility as they skillfully display a difficult mount at an away game against Ferndale. photo by Paul Donar have to do your own cheer and after that ... 1 guess you just sit down and pray you made it. These tough tryouts produce the fine cheering that is heard at every JV and frosh game. In fact, the JV was so good this year they placed sixth out of twenty-seven in a competition in which the winner got to cheer at a Pistons game in the Silvcrdome. Cheerleading isn ' t a social club, it takes a lot of sweat and hard practicing, just like the football team. We start in the summer by going to cheerleading camp but we don ' t stop then, we cheer all year long! stated Kelly Wilkes. The freshmen have to work just as hard, if not harder, because of being so new to cheerleading. As Kristin Longnecker said, Freshman cheer- leading is really a building block type of thing because none of us have really ever cheered before. 48 FRESHMAN CHEERLEADING

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Behind ' Em All The Way by Amy Trees The spirit of the majorette and pom pon squads is what makes Seaholm games so excit- ing, according to senior Heather Burch. The pom pon and major- ette squads worked hard to keep the Maples ' spirit flying high this year. The 14 pom pon girls, spon- sored by Mrs. Krause and led by captains Jodi Wyett and Anne Hess, began their summer pre- parations at Mid-American Pom Pon Summer Camp for one week of practice and competitions. Jodi Wyett asserted, The prac- tices at camp were demanding and the competitions put a lot of pressure on the squad, but in the end, it was all worth it. The girls continued to work diligently throughout the year. The squad practiced at least two times a week putting together unique dances to the latest rock hits. They also devoted much of their time raising money by selling such items as bagels and pom pons. Anne Hess explained, The money earned from these fund raisers was used to benefit Sea- holm sports. This year, the money bought new uniforms for the basketball teams. The majorette squad also worked hard from the moment selections were made. This year only 6 girls were judged as having the necessary talent to be a 1985 The pom pon and majorette squads sup- port the football team with true spirit no matter if we win or lose . . . they are important and deserve credit. ' ' -Jeff Siver majorette. The chosen girls, led by co-captains Laura Schmidt and Beth Szuhay, and sponsor Marci Berry began their intense practic- ing at the Fred J. Miller Clinic. There, they learned new skills and routines, winning second place in the group competition. The girls were also involved in exhibitions with the band. Major- ette Beth Snider said, The majorette squad and the band work together as a team. The girls practiced daily with the band and the two captains organized night rehearsals where the girls ran through and critiqued their routines. Both the majorette and pom pon squads agree that being a member of either squad requires time, extreme effort, and true dedication, but according to Beth Szuhay, it ' s worth it. The advan- tages definitely outweigh the disadvantages. m U Pom pon girts Julie Rising, Keri Mangiapane, and Anne Krause demonstrate their ca- maraderie at the Silverdome football game on November 2 The pom pon girls are in high spirits after a long morning of practices and competi- tions at Mid-American Pom Pon Camp. 50 MAJORETTES AND POM PONS