Lake Braddock Secondary School - Lair Yearbook (Burke, VA)

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Il i III Over and under, around and through, flipping and bending, and winning! All of these characteristics could be seen constantly in the Intermediate Gymnastics Team. The members, seventh and eighth grade girls, were chosen in two shifts during the year. In the fall, a few girls were selected from the tryouts to be the foundation of the year s team. The girls with the best developed qualities and the most versatile talents started the team, and later aided in instructing additional members. The second tryout period in January gave interested girls a second chance to make the team and increase the team’s potential. The girls main function was to perform choreographed routines during the half times of the varsity boys basketball games. Their other activities included guiding new seventh and eighth graders through the school, assisting the varsity girls gymnastics team in their meets, and helping with a workshop for other gymnasts. In February, the girls performed an outstanding presentation at the Capital Center. They tied up the year in the spring with the County Intermediate Gymnastic meet and the third Annual Intermediate Gymnastic’s Night. At one of their practices, Mrs. Ripley spots as Jenny Saloma n works out on the uneven bars. First Row: Mary Contour. Second Row: Jenny Salomon, Rene McCormack, Margot Caldwell. Third Row: Cindy Shepherd, Julie Reeves, Mary Young, Debbie Hayward. Fourth Row: Melinda Polk. Fifth Row: Paula Gatti, Laura Vahouny, Kathy Ripley, Leslie Morgan. Not Pic¬ tured: Lynne Kemmer, Jana Gill. Gymnastics are not only fun but dangerous. Mrs. Ripley always has a cautious eye out for the girls. Clubs and Organizations 55

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Ill III an o) posir (Ae Weo Ambition, drive, and spunk kept the H.E.R.O. club, short for Home Economics Related Occupations, active throughout the year. Projects included setting up a file on colleges and scholarships which were available to students interested in food related careers. They also collected money for UNICEF and donated food to the March of Dimes Marathon. Mentally retarded and physically handicapped children were brought to the kitchens and members taught them how to prepare basic foods for themselves. The H.E.R.O. club visited restaurants and other food service facilities to see what their menu plans were for the Bicentennial. While keeping the mess to a minimum, Nancy Stahle prepares a pie crust for the football dinner which was held at every home game. Consulting the recipe, Julie Poreda, Don Wright and Gene Fitcher make ready the refreshments for Back to School Night. Preparing a quantity of apple sauce raisin cake, Tod Mitchell has time for a laugh. 54 Clubs and Organizations

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The 7th-8th grade cheerleaders, unlike most performing groups, had to be ready at all times. They were, in a sense, at the beck and call of the freshman cheerleaders. Any time they were asked to perform they had to be ready. The overwhelming spirit of these girls showed through when 180 of them showed up for tryouts. 7th Cheerleaders: First Row: Patty Wyatt, Diane Thompson. Second Row: Elly Redican, Stacy Smith, Karin Naslund, Julie Clark, Brilane Bow¬ man, Suzanne Larocque, Jerri McConnell, Nancy Rowzie, Simone Smith, Laura Grunawalt, Jan Roush, Kathy Nordness, Laura Richardson. Third Row: Missy Klein, Jeanne Elser, Amanda Bradley, Marla Poncar, Annie Yanoshik, Loretta Sandoval, Laura Shenk, Amy Doran, Anne Comeaux, Julie Williford, Amy Immerman, Kelly Vorbau, Becky Jones, Debbie Wil¬ lard. Fourth Row: Laura Simpson, Karen Donnelly, Ellen Waddell, Sarah Bunn, Lesa Dishman, Vicki Reeve, Judy Treadway, Debbie Smith, Camille Prestera, Lauren Stewart, Diana Jackson, Cindy Moody, Laurie Rice, Kim Blank, Becky Wilson. Fifth Row: Helen O’Rourke, Liz Dybas, Wendy Nelson, Carolyn Hogan, Joan Dunning, Kim Leistico, Susan Hin¬ son, Becky Thompson, Millie Souders, Karen Tutterow, Vivan Haley, Shauna Cooley, Colleen Crowe, Lynn Kimmer, Julie Robb. Not Pictured: Amy Blasch, Elizabeth Grower. 8th Cheerleaders: First Row: Mrs. Covucci — Sponsor, Linda Meredith President, Laura Rogers, Amy Merelman, Shannon Carlisle Patti Nimmo, Ginny Gravatte, Sheila Nicholls. Second Row: Susan Wilson, Mary Beth Miller, Jane Strong, Sheila Morris, Lee Ann Wacker, Betty Jean Snapp, Carol Whalen, Robin Kruck, Sally Frank. Third Row: Heidi Downs, Leslie Closey, Jeannie Pollard, Lisa Carpenter, Debbie Dyer, Ele- !i»? r 9 ul ' n ’ J ! 1 Hutzilman, Lori DeSantes, Cheryl Waracomski, Mary Woodard, Celeste Guertin. Fourth Row: Noreen Parella, Maureen Par- eUa, Donna Hunt, Rhonda Lewis, Carrie Ross, Dawn McDaniel, Pam Rowzie, Robin Vannoy, Regina Rogers. Fifth Row: Yvonne Groeneweg, Debbie Hall, Marcey Bousman, Michelle Herb, Sue Heinz, Diane Benen- detti, Pam Basshm, Debbie Thurston, Lori Anderson, Kristin Billak, Mary Webster. Sixth Row: Beth Hammond, Ceilie Jones, Kim Sampson, Jean Sullivan, Cindy Shepard, Sandy Starkweather, Mary Kimback, Debbie Harvey, Sabrina Moscosa, Chris Turcsanyi, Kelly Sisco, Carole Stimac, Brenda Harrah, Linda Harris. Not Pictured: Maureen Peed, Joan McQuiston. 56 Clubs and Organizations