Pulaski Academy - Bruin Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Reaching out. ln the midst of bleacher hustle.junior Stepper Pat Moers raises spirit, We get third quarter off. but I still like to watch the game, she said. l Senior High Drlll Team: Umm rowy Misti Fuller lsecretary, treasurerl. .loHanna Westerfield fsenior co-captainj. Rachel Kremer lcaptainl. Caren Caruthers Qunior co-captainj. Pat Mocrs lsergcant at armsj, trow 23 Heather Dunn, Shanon Jackson. Angie Harrison. Shelley Cary, Suri Dabbs. Lori Holman. fbnck rowl Ashley Boyd. Jenny Sherman. Rebecca Hall, Staci Stockburger, Laura Landrum. Q 4 f l K Sock it to 'em. Blue and gold :arms and legs were flying on basketball Homecoming as the drill team performed an original dance to Early in the Morning. Double trouble. Junior Stepper Suvi Dahhs plays the part of football player John l,ester in the Mash Homecoming skit. Q Senior Drill 'lietm X7 1 u

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Shak it lt's halftime and the players have just entered the locker rooms. The band strikes up their cadence as the drill team lines up on the sides of the court. Two at a time they march out to the beat, until they have achieved a straight line across the gym. The girls smile into the applauding stands as they are introduced. The audience quiets down and watches the Steppers perform to Flame- thrower. Suddenly, the silence is broken. Shake it Rachael! someone yells. This kind of incident happened to every member of the drill team at least once a performance. Some girls, like senior Rachael Kremer, have Boogie blooper. Duringa pep assembly pcrforniancc. junior Laura Landrum hears her name and giggles herself off heat. 86fSp0rls been on the squad for several years, and they are used to it. These girlsjust keep on smiling. Other members, who are not used to their names being shouted across the gym usually have some kind of reaction. It goofs me up, said junior Laura Landrum. And the crowd figured that out fast. Go Laura could be heard often. It's so embarassing, declared junior Suzi Dabbs. You lose your concentration. lt may seem a little inconvenient, but all girls agreed that dancing wouldn't be the same without the get downs and shake its. Senior Shanon Jackson added, You know your friends are paying attention to you. , , x be .ii ......,, W ' '

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p pals The junior high support program took a new twist when it came time for tryouts. Seventh and eighth graders planning to try out for cheerleading or drill team ended up learning the same material and trying out together. Junior high cheerleading sponsor Mrs. Debbie Berry explained the approach. We've been real pleased with it. The girls get a taste of both worlds, therefore, the squads are more well rounded. This creates a more unified junior high program. And it has seemed to have donejust that. The two groups were very close. 'The cheerleaders and drill team always worked together to plan the assemblies, said eighth grader Jill Thomas. We 88 Sports even did a dance together on Homecoming. But this unity wasn't all related to the new approach in try outs. It basically boiled down to the friendships ofgirls. My friends are my friends no matter which squad they're on, said freshman Gina Howard, captain of the drill team, and we'll always be close. Caught in the act. Eighth grade cheerleader Angela Pike shows her spirit at a home football game. 'Sometimes l get so excited watching that I forget to cheer, she said. Just for kicks. Freshman Katie Quaintance shows off her sweats as the Junior Drill Team dances in a pep assembly. :SPR I T VM' A , A '-C at ' ,-f- w inun--- L, ' M i i r..Y-t I 4 K x . V , 7 v ,nt ,I ltx tix V . I I f x' ' , ' 1 lr L ' ' ' . -' fl,-i A ' I 0 . ' mth' rv-A :VA-S. , .1 fa' , .L 5-it U. e V w L ' , X b' I' . p H sf 1 4 , x . , Bruin buddies. Freshmen Gina Howard and Jamye Thomas venture through the courtyard at break. We're a team. exclaimed Jamye. Monkey business. Cheerleader Cynthia Walton gives stepper Stephanie Haught a hug of support after the Jr. High Drill Team performed at the zoo.