Jefferson High School - Revolution Yearbook (Bloomington, MN)

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The Faces of the Game '•Hey guys, you're running the wrong way our goal is at the other end. Cheerleaders arc always ready to lend new ideas to the game. Encouragement Disappointment “My girdle is killing me. The J J.'s finish another pep fest show .. . SPUR TO THE END! 29 29

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PEOPLE, FANS, AND SPIRIT SPIRIT, we’ve got SPIRIT S-P-l-R-I-T let’s hear it Jaguars. “SPIRIT” With Football. Soccer. Basketball. Baseball. Hockey, anti Track, it takes quite a lot of people to back these teams up. And while the teams arc important, where would they be without the fans? Pep fests try to instill spirit in the Student Body, but as any body can tell you. they don't always succeed. But what’s to blame for this? Status quo. apathy, appearances. who knows? But out on the field, in the gym. and by the sides of the swimming pool, the fans (who arc there) let the team know who they’re for. Even the Theatre Company. the Rebel, the Orchestra, and other groups depend on fans. They may be known as the audience, patrons, or readers. but whatever the name without them where would we be? S-P-l-R-l-T! (please) I don't know what everybody it cheering for.” Earl Benson muses at a game. '■The Band hasn’t even started playing!” Hey all you sophomore fans, stand up and clap your hands!” By the time many sophomores learn all the cheers and the school song, they will have graduated Then the player with the ball throw s it to the one there jumping and waving . Understanding dawns on a Jefferson fan. “Mama Jaguar (alias Lori Prestige) and Baby Jaguar (alias baby Bckaires) cheer as the Papa Jaguar scores the winning touchdown.

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PEOPLE POWER Serves Over 2000 Social Studies teachers Joyce Levine and Jake Lynch listen to some feedback during their discussion on school spirit. Ingredients: I Planning committee 7 Video tapes and movies I Improvgroup 8 Speakers 6 Discussions with leaders At least 500 participants Plan carefully, at least one week in advance, giving above ingredients time to prepare. Set aside only 1 2 day. so participants must be in school. Study reactions and interreactions between jocks and freaks, student activism and apathy, pro and con school spirit, and man and woman. Analyze reactions, and count participants. If over 1000 fantastic. Lastly, add a pinch of hope and faith to ingredients. If the right amount is added, the recipe will be self-generating and people power will continue without further mixing! Ilumamtio teachers Gcrogc Vasiliou and Dick Bird arc among the early crowd in a discussion on ’‘School Spirit — Rah!”. The crowd was varied, as were their reactions, as school spirit was discussed and analyzed. Two of the faces listening to the reasons students become activists, as offered by speaker Robert Ross. a fca- JO Robert Ross, from the University Of Minnesota, was tured speuker on Student Activism.