Marcos De Niza High School - Libro de Oro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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3eIow: Coach Huber and statistician Natalie Campbell are on hand to avoid dehydration of the players. enter: In the heat of a summer afternoon, a sweating offensive player attempts to receive a punt. Timeout From hope we 'll do well on the evaluation to- day. I know that we've practiced enough! This might have been one of the many things heard from students who attended summer camps and practices. Many Marcos students took time from summer activities to prepare for the new school year. The cheerleaders and pommies kept busy going to a camp at Northern Arizona University. Their camp ran from July 20- 23 and was sponsored by the National Spirit Ambassadors. New cheers were taught during the day and were judged at night. ln addition, the football teams started practicing in August to get prepared for the new season. They practiced at all times during the day which meant that the heat put a strain on the players. Matt Fox, Summer Fun a JV football player said, The first couple of days of practice were hard because we weren't used to running, and the heat made if worse. Many other students attended camps as well. Yearbook editors attended an American interscholastic Press Associ- ation Camp to gain ideas for the annual. Band members also traveled to Prescott for a week of intensive marching, playing, and performing to prepare for the football season and contests. Selected students attended leadership camps to assist in creating a smooth year for their clubs. Altogether a number of Marcos stu- dents dedicated their summersg while this caused a hectic summer for many, Mar- cos organizations and student body reaped the benefits of their efforts. Above: Jennifer McVey, Lisa Buday, and Tiffany Wit- ters perfect a mount during summer practice. Left: Standing at attention is never easy during the summer, but these band members do it with ease. Student Life - 11

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Cheer Roir Superior The Varsity Cheer squad showed its spirit over the summer by attending the National Spirit Ambassadors Camp at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. The camp ran from July 20-23. The cheer- leaders attended classes three times a day to learn new cheers, chants and stunts. Evaluation by the NSA instructors was based upon technique, creativity, and communication. The MdN cheer line worked hard all week and was rewarded with superior-plus ratings on all the evalu- ations. Dana Zbachnik and Adam Phillips were chosen as All-American Cheer- leaders. Above: After practicing playing the music, band members add marching formations during summer practice. Right: Sharon Crawley struggles to perfect a pyramid during a summer practice. 10 - Student Life

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ow to beat the heat? This is the ques- tion that faced every student at Mar- cos de Niza during the hot summer months. Everyone was affected by the weather. The worst hit are those involved in extracurricular activities. Football, for example was one of the worst sports to play when the thermometer jumped the century marking. To avoid the triple digit heat waves, practice was often held in the cooler times of the mornings and evenings. But since there was little time in the morning and evening, practice was held during both. During school, practice was held after school. Freshman tennis was another fall sport affected by the heat. When asked how -ess .. f W' N nail Above: Carla Bosse relaxes in the warm sunshine with a game of frisbee. Center: The heat of the Marcos football game takes it's toll on John Reinhardt. 12 - Student Life the players avoided the heat after school, the most common reply was that you don't avoid the heat, you just sweat alot. Construction workers, who worked on the gymnasium and auditorium felt the heat as much, if not more than anyone else. Imagine, for example, working on a black tar roof with the temperature around 105 degrees. That would not be fun. To beat the heat, the workers took advantage of the short nights and began extremely early in the morning. Due to the fear of dehydration, construction workers cautiously monitored fluid intake and avoided the mid-day heat. Mrs. Cummings shows her method ot beating the hea during hot classes. gsilm, 'gas-f - H ' ,,,..,.wl,,......,-4-stef' Marc Dias, Kevin Tominaga, Chris Kiefer, and Eric terson, show oft their sidewalk surfing techniques