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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Capricians Practice Expression in Dance Being the best they could possibly be was the goal of the Capricians. By per- forming both creative and attractive performances, they won the hearts of many with their stylish attitudes and grace. In beginning dance, the students began developing necessary skills which they continued to use during the year. Self choreography was a big part of the learning process for the begin- ners. In Capricians, it was expected that- the dancers had already accomplished the basics and were ready to ' move on to more complicated moves. Many changes took place a new dance teacher, Mrs. Roediger. Another change was the controversy over allowing freshmen to try out for the ad- jx vanced dance class. The Capri- cians traveled to several junior highs on field trips where they for the dance group including Q My W 5 improve their dancing techni- ques. In this way the dancers hoped to encourage the kids to become interested in the Fine Arts. Choreographing dances and incorporating imaginative ideas is what the talented young dancers accomplished in the advanced dance class. helped the junior high students J jx A Performances were a major part of what the Capricians were involved in. Many over- time hours helped the dancers achieve their goals and be I rewar ied with the recognition they dc e. Jed. Striving tc express an idea through dance was always hard work but when the dance was finished and the perfor- mance was over, the same words escaped every dancers mouth. It was worth it! 100 Organizations