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

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Songleaders Involved A Whole Lot of Wt I've wanted to be a cheerleade 79 e ' c 1 l c as long as I can remember junior Susan Handley. It seem easy, just a lot of jumping aroun smiling and all of a sudden 'Bam tant popularity right?' Wrong.' what I learned through my sear the pep squad, there's a lot mo cheerleading and songleading that knowing how to spell. There's a lot of hard work in ed. How would you like to get 1 4:30 a.m. and struggle to school hair curlers and no makeup? songleader Joy Williams. It's okay once you get to school. Everyone cheers you up and by the end of warm- up you feel you can conquer the world, or at least your first hour class, Now and again you hear some female jocks stating how they'd never be a cheerleader or songleader because they'd rather be out there par- ticipating instead of just being an over-excited spectator. The pep squad were more than just a bunch of bops. As a matter of fact, they worked just as hard as the players themselves. Most of the time at the end of a game, we're dripping with sweat from the big workout we just had. To be on the pep squad you also have to keep up your grades, and yes it does help to know how to spell.' Along with the regular pep squad, there was an addition to the Friday games this year. Two mascot cheerleaders Angie and Kelly from Fickett helped out the squad with their routines. They really helped out a lot and everybody loved them. 94 Organizations

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Auto and Jr. Civitan Help People in Need Auto Club. Just what did club members do? They worked on auto- mobiles that sat outside the auto shop and they also ran a business of fixing cars. Before one rushed to leave his car to be fixed by PV student, he had to check with the teacher. If the work to be done somehow tied in with what the students were being taught, work could begin. Mr. Paulin, the Auto Club ad- visor, said that the work done on a car was slow but dependable. A new service Auto Club had to of- fer was checking out cars that students were considering buying. For only 55.00 students could find out what was wrong with the car they wanted to buy. Discount Import Parts gave the Auto Shop 10 new engines. The engines were used for the students to practice on. Auto Club members also competed in contests, the most prestigious of which was the Plymouth Trouble Shooting contest. A team from each high school competed in a pro- cess of elimination. Eventual- ly, the finalists went to na- tionals. Junior Civitan was, in the words of Melody Nettles, a community service club. We have fund rasiers so we can help the community. The main people we help are the retard- ed citizens. When we have dances and stuff, we try to make them feel like they are people too. Mr. Elmer, the Junior Civitan advisor, commented on some of the groups other activities which included a Bike-a-Thon from Tucson to Phoenix, and a Mile of Pen- nies. They collected change and went to the bank and had it all converted to pennies. The money raised was sent to a children's hospital. Jr. Civitan!Auto Club 93

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Ill The songleaders smile happily as the football players present them with roses. iPhoto by S. Wagnerj 122 SONGLEADERSQ Front row: K. Collins, L. Kennedy, A. Compton, S. Fuller, K. Hinrichs. Back row: J. Williams, C. Hansen, A. Womack, S. Bowman, K. Murry, I4 Bowles, 71 Bom- marito. fPhoto by L. Luriej U1 Charlie Titan prepares to do battle with a few unspirited students at one of the many pep assemblies held before school this year. iPhoto by S. Wagnerj Ml The varsity cheerleaders realize they are im- portant to the football players as they each receive a single rose during an assembly. iPhoto by S. Wagnerj 151 Look at these muscular arms, says junior varsity cheerleader Heather Shipman at one of the early morning practices . iPhoto by B. Hegendeferj 'Md' Pep Squads 95