Wichita Heights High School - Talon Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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18 fPowderpuff Seniors Victorious In Annual Powderpuff Bout Who could remember Homecoming Week without recalling the annual Powderpuff Football game? Weeks be- fore the night of October 18, enthusias- tic junior and senior girls chose their own nicknames, their numbers franging from -72 to 991, attended at least two of the four practice sessions for each team, and purchased their uniforms. The sen- iors sported black T-shirts with red let- tering, the juniors, red with black letter- ing. Each team had its own cheerlead- ing squad composed of guys who want- ed to get in on the act - a responsibil- ity that came complete with gorgeous costumes! Although the junior team's spirit and determination were high, experience and perhaps a sense of tradition led the seniors to victory once more with a score of 14-0. I've never done anything like that before,', said Valery Myers, '79. Mary Ireland, '78, exclaimed, Pow- derpuff was one of the things that made my senior year exciting. It was fun try- ing to take the places of the guys, but I never knew football was so complicat- ed. It was a little scary at first, but after I played for a while, I didn't want to quit. I really enjoyed it, concluded Dawn Holmstrom, '79. 5- wx 2 W U 'H ., r I I L ,,,, it if ' rp , V' Af' .iv L H L , m,,Wi,, . ' , ,Lp yy, . my-,mn , A ', A.

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l7fStudent Life Falconelles Win Honors Falconelles! Under the direction of Ms. Cheryl Neal, the Pom-Pon team gave spirit at home games and assem- blies, as well as non-school activities. The twenty-four girl squad often com- bined forces with the marching band, as they did at the WSU Band Day. They marched with the band, and did their familiar routine to the theme of Rockyf' They attended other band days at WSU and at KU, where they choreographed their own routines to be performed at university football games. Six squad members, including La- quita Lugrand, Cindi Skinner, Phyllis Newman and Kathy Pecchioni, all '78, and Arlyn Purcell and Michelle Mur- dock, both '79 took part in the National Cheerleaders Association contest at Baker University. Honors won by the girls were the Award of Excellence, and twenty-one superior ribbons. They were also named the Super Star Squad. Competing against them were 450 girls from twenty-six different squads. Besides the gruelling practice ses- sions and frequent performances, much of the Falconelles' time was used in fund raising projects. In addition to the pom-pon clinic, they sold suckers, T- shirts, and Christmas gifts. What is a school without its mascot? Chuck Carr, ,78, and Jackie Neely, '79, known as Mr. and Ms. Falcon, did their best to lift the spirits of fans at sports events.

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l9f Powderpuff 5 ', Q I 49 wg.3, 1 4 ., 59' .st I . . . g,.- A . .1 3, ,,.,' 54' K K , ' W7 , 'i v X . ' . '11 'I' -QQ-' gg , 4-N-..uQLT ?!. '- . W- 1. JUNIOR POWDERPUFF SQUAD First Row: K. Norman, J. Guthrie, M. Baugher, G. Adams, B. Sorrell, C. Pepper, M. Corns, B. An- drews, M. Phillips. Second Row: M. Powers, E. Velasquez, P. Redo, T. Hoy, S. Myrtle, L. Saunders, A. Alexander, P. Williams, T. Eastman Third Row: R. Miller, T. Hembree, J. Matthews, C. Molos, L. Lusk, B. Kell, M. Overstake, R. Huff, K. Norris, R. Alley, K. Graybeal. Fourth Row:A. Purcell, N. Dittmer, R. Koppenhaver, S. Ensminger, K. Smedley, B. Watson, E. Langford, S. Robinson, E. Hawn, B. Robinson. Fifth Row: K. Wisecarver, K. Post, J. Bell, Y. Wynn, D. Holmstrom, M. McClain, C. Johnson, M. Whit- field, L. Anderson, M. Johnson. Sixth Row: S. Cummings, S. Byrd, L. Dougherty, C. Adams, M. Shamasko, V. Myers, T. Isbell, T. Zimmerman, G. Gutierrez, H. Pitler. SENIOR CHEERLEADERS From Left: M. Capps, M. Pharis, B. Malcom, K. Wheatcroft, B. Bonwell, P. Smith, D. Haddock, R. Mullins 3. Mary McClain picks up big yardage for the juniors 4. SENIOR SQUAD First Row: M. Ireland, D. Sharp, F. King, S. Whiters, T. Smart, D. Barnes, S. Nelson, C. Handy. Second Row: B. Johnson, C. Johnson, C. Bell, D. Howlen, C. Wolken, S. Weller, A. Cross. Third Row: B. Logan, T. Scott, D. Boso, T. Roberts, T. Barnes, D. Canaday, H. Hale, T. Mclnnis. Fourth Row: C. Carden, K. Hodge, T. Preston, L. Hewitt, L. Crozier, B. Hingst, P. Campbell. H. Warren. 5. JUNIOR CHEERLEADERS From Bottom: G. Adams, B. Andrews, B. Sorrell, C. Pepper, K. Norman, M. Corns.