Parkview High School - Spirit Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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RUFFLES 81 SMILES. Scnior Kyla Holder pre- pares to march onto the field with a smile. For a Liberty Belle, smiles are required. A-B-C'S. Spreading the word to all Patriots, PV cheerleaders spell out PV is ill with thelr pompons at a spirit filled assembly. l l 96!For a game

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QN 11-IE 5mEuNEs Pep assemblies odd spirit to game day activities Cont. from page 93 becoming members of the Pep Club, then trying out to be cheerleaders or Liberty Belles, while others succeed- simply as free-lance fans. The members of the Pep Club, consisting mainly of sophomores were among the loudest of PV fans, donned in white sweaters, gloves, and fall-American blue jeans, they ,made every game and every player feel like a winner. At some of the less controversial games they were often the main source of spirit for the team. After surviving at least a year of remaining in rows on the bleachers and urging the Patriots to make that point, or to shoot for two, some Pep Club members decided to further their careers as pro- fessional fans and become PV Cheerleaders or Liberty Belles. Becoming a cheerleader required weeks of condition- ing, clinics and often produc- ed abdominal butterflies by the dozen. But the work paid off as the cheerleaders led in shouts of sophomores, jun- iors, seniors, and finally a triumphant Patriots! Being a cheerleader is fun, said Ginger Phillips, junior, but it's an expensive kind of fun that takes a lot of work. The route to becoming a Liberty Belle was much the Cont. page 97 T0 THE POINT. Although Dance Team performances were sometlmes trying, Carol Brown, junlor and Yolanda Washington, senlor felt it was worth the effort. p R55 H,:F.,..'f. -new I :ws 'W ll 3 I A A ag- Y np 'iw PV PILE-UP. PV cheerleaders build up splrlt by forming a human pyramid during a pep assembly to raise splrlt for the Northeast game. READY. Co-captaln Shella James signals for the Liberty Belles to begin their routlne. The Belles practiced dally for performance at home games. Fans! 95

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QN THE loEuNEs Cheerleaders and drill team bring life to games PEP DOLLARWISE. Gavin counts halftime actlvlty ent Council. after g Q2 Cont.hon1page95 san1e as that for the cheer- leaders although the Liberty BeHes perfonned quhe a different function in promot- ing spirit. The Liberty Belles had to work long hours perfecting their art of syn- chronizing arms and legs and though H was Udng atthnes their work was also worth- while. It's hard to remember all of the movements you have to make when you're march- ing, said Ashley Herndon, junior. Both the cheerleaders and the Liberty Belles found that the pride of a good perform- ance was often payment enough for the work they contributed in the promotion ofschoolspidt,astheyledthe student body in a spirited joint effort. The PV Dance Teann The Revolutionary Dancers, also became a component in the Patriot spirit machine as they provided entertainment during pep assemblies. Cont.page99 BETWEEN CHEERS. Mlssy Johnson, junlor varsity cheerleader, takes a break from cheering to rest her vocal chords and watch theactlon. HEAVE HO. Seniors glve It their all In a tug of war agalnst the jun- iors In the pep assembly to ralse splrlt for the Northeast game. Fans!97