Shawnee Mission West High School - Saga Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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28 Varsity Cheerleaders Mountains o nthuslas Sllilfk HVEIIEIII IIES of Sliirit Second to none in Viking spirit, the Varsity cheerleaders led fans in supporting their teams. The eight dedicated girls performed cheers they learned at camp this summer and developed a variety of new ones throughout the year. During the football season they were assisted in boosting enthusiasm by eight male yell leaders whom they chose from tryouts before the season began. Unfortunately the girls were not allowed to have any yell leaders during basketball season. In order to perfect and improve their cheering abilities, the girls practiced five days a week in the summer at the ungodly hour of 6:00 a.m. They also went to Tulsa University in Oklahoma for a National Cheerleading Association clinic. In order to go to the clinic, they had to raise money weeks in advance. They did this by having car washes on Wednesdays and Saturdays before the clinic. The girls stayed in Tulsa for five days. They received three blue ribbons on the three days of competition for outstanding ex- ecution of their cheers. They were awarded the spirit stick for being one of the most spirited squads and voted by all the other girls as being the squad they would like to model their own after. Besides putting countless hours in on practicing cheers, the girls en- couraged teams on to victory by painting signs and making buttons. Center-Varsity cheerleaders prepare for a sur- prise takeoff as a reprise to their earlier cheer of X Get Up and Boogie . Above- The effervescent julie Duckett spreads enthusiasm throughout the crowd during a tense game against Lawrence. Right-An intent Laura Long shows a confused Mitzi Bokerman a bubblegum comic strip found on the floor moments earlier.

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.r . X. Left-The yell leaders have fun while getting their first chance at fulfilling their ambitions o. becoming cheerleaders. Bottom - Chris Hueben boisterous! demonstrates his newly found ability to use hi! knee and megaphone as a bongo drum set. Football Yell Leaders-Doug Nyberg, Doug Blowey, Chris Hueben-co-captain, lim Cum-cocaptain, lohn Poston, Brad Buescher, Brian Elliott, David VanLandingham. Y Q4-my-AAvmwggw-.MMV My g W T .. i- 4- val. V .. . . f 5 g f A . as 1. ,t .5 ' A V f 1' if il vi -.-..:, e-1 --gf --1' -' if . 5'-if' Q -. E3 li , 1 1 , v A'. ' ,g F ,fatniiii 1 -. Den! ni hin the snirit nd raisin the volum The easygoing, spirit-lifting style of the football yell leaders provided the fans at the football games with entertainment as well as with cheers. In early fall, the boys attended a short clinic to learn a chant, and then performed it for the Varsity cheerleaders for the purpose of selection. The yell leaders held their practices on Thursday mornings at 6:15 a.m. They utilized this time to make their yells enthusiastic and to obtain smooth lifts that didn't cause the cheerleaders to nose-dive into the pavement below. shirt under a yellow sweater vest, completed with a pair of black corduroy pants. Led by co-captains Chris Hueben and lim Cum, the group assisted the cheerleaders in the task of pro- moting spirit in the sometimes disappointed fans. They also helped provide a feeling of good sports- manship by sharing pre-game meals with the cheerleaders and yell leaders of the rival team. Their stunts gave the fans an occasional grin which further added to the enjoyment of the game. N Their attire consisted ofa black and white gingham ' Tr, 'XTS' Q Q AA. A . 64 30 Yell Leaders