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

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Following an opponent's floor routine. Whitney Winters. Amy Campbell, and Amy Spiers relax before their turn. Preparing to dismount. Cheii Tester demonstra’es perfect form and exquisit style. During her floor routine. Lauri poise, finesse, and grace. Brittain exhibits Girls Varsity Gymnastic Team 245

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GIRLS VARSITY GYMNASTIC TEAMrCap- tains: Susan Macia, Lauri Brattain. Team: Amy Campbell, Chris Childers, Cathy Dix, Angela Fode. Sheri Gerardo. Leslie Jaffec. Brenda Mueller. Chandra Page, Lisa Santavicca. Amy I Spiers, Cheri Tester. Whitney Winters, Jenny Woodfine, Managers: Terry O’Brien. Claudia Olivos. Coaches: Ann Ripley, Janet and Jay Coakley. s the defending AAA State Champions, the Girls Varsity Gymnastic Team began the season with an optimistic outlook. Rather than focusing on individual achievement, the girls took a new ap- proach and strove for improvement as a whole. To reach their goal, they prac- ticed every day after school from 3:30 to 5:30. Their hard work paid off as the entire team performed superbly in all ten meets and invitationals they par- ticipated in throughout the year. In the first gymnastic tournament ever hosted by Lake Braddock, the Bruin girls placed second out of sixteen teams who came from all over the state to compete in the North-South Invita- tionalCoach Ann Ripley stated that one of the keys to the success of the team was the fact that the girls worked well together and supported each other through practices and competi- tions. In a dramatic pose, Amy Spiers displays talent she brought to the team in her first j at LB. As senior Cathy I)ix performs on the uneven bars. Coaches Ripley and Coakley analyze her routine. 244 Sports

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