Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Wrestlerettes Bring Spirit to the Matches At any given wrestling match you could find them at the sidelines cheer- ing and clapping and performing. Such paraphernalia as S-U-C-C-E-S-S! Palo Verde spells Suc-cess! P.V. wrestling at its best, that's the way we spell SUCCESS! rings out from the mouths of the spectators and, by far, the loudest from the wrestlerettes. Yes, these spirited young women were the Wrestlerettes - dedi- cated to strike fear into the opponents hearts and to bring spirit to the P.V. wrestlers and to Palo Verde in general. The major change in the wrestlerettes was that there were no freshman. Having no freshman squad was not a disadvantagej, com- mented Tracy Clark, ad- visor of the wrestlerettes. The Varsity sqauad had enough spirit for everyone. Another change was that the varsity team received new uniforms. The new sweaters and new skirts seemed to make them feel better about their ap- pearance which resulted in more spirit. The skirts originally belonged to the songleaders, but the wrestlerettes ac- quired them for their own use as of this past year. The sweaters were yellow for J.V. and blue for the varsity. The sweaters for both teams were new. The wrestlerettes practiced an hour a day after school on Monday through Thursday. They cheered at the meets which were held on Thursday and Fri- day evenings. Dawn Fenton, one of the Junior Varsity captains, summed up everyone's feelings by saying, The people really are great. I like the sport of wrestling and I think that it is going to become a lot more popular, because we have a lot of spirit. 98 Organizations Ill Carla Ulichney, one of the mascots, along with Kim Babb, perform a short cheer for the wrestlers at the Rincon meet. fPhoto by S. Wagner! C21 JUNIOR VARSITY WRESTLERETTESJ Front row: Deidra Backer, Denise Efaw, Rox- anne Ruiz, Kim Lindsey and Lisa Lentini. Back row: Betty Villasenor, Carla Garcia, Michelle Smith, Dawn Fenton and Maria Salcido. fPhoto by S. Forrestj 131 Kim Lindsey and Kelli Piontek pause a mo- ment during practice to discuss the upcoming meet. fPhoto by S. Wagnerj 141 At practice, Betty Villasenor listens fo structions on how to perform a new cneer. Wrestlerettes make up many of the cheers use at meets. iPhoto by S. Wagnerj f5j VARSITY WRESTLERETTESQ Front Priscilla Spfuentes, Melissa Membrila, M Gonzales, Julie Bommersbach, Maria Alc and Kelli Piontek. Back row: Carla Ulic Berenice Perez, Sandy Cassini, Kelly Ulic Kim Babb, Shawnie Daily, Michelle Lee an Arroyo. fPhoto by S. Wagnerl MMM

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l 2 , SHINE! l K '67 iii Motivation and Spirit Is What It's all About Pep Squad in past years was con- sidered to be for only the most popular and prettiest girls in school, but things have changed. You don't have to be Miss Popular, or some kind of beauty queen to be on the pep squad. The key is to want to represent the'school and be motivated enough to show it. Most people didn't realize it but it took a lot of guts to go out on that field and show everyone how much spirit you have. I really wish more people had be- come more involved this past year in some kind of school ac- tivities. If you're not good at playing the actual sport, come out and get motivated about the game anyways. It's a lot of fun cheering for your school and showing your spirit. Be ready to work your butt off though, because cheering may look easy but... Meeting a lot of people and unity within the pep squad was one of its best assests this year. While talking to the pep squad one varsity cheerleader stated, Weire all like a great big family. The J.V. cheerleaders were spectacular this year. they were extremely thoughtful and really added a H ? lot to the squad. The squad wasn't all fun and games though. A lot of hard work was involved with practices, making up cheers, and generally working hard on school activities. Being cheery was not always easy, but it was worth it, stated one cheerleader. Tired people and sore bones were an everyday occurance with the pep squad, but all in all, it was a great experience. Pep Squads 97

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