Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Entertaining the crowd while keeping their bal ance. the cheerleaders sup- port the football team as well as Michell Andregg Preparing to support the J. V. team with cheers and a sign. Stephanie Ho- gan made sure Marji Sutherland didn't miss out on any action SOPHOMORE CHEERLEADERS. Row 1: Meg Morrison. Cristy Homker. Diane LaFever. Stacy Dana Row 2: Amy Edwards. Lisa Bramch. Jody Smith. Kelli O Niel Spirit Leaders 63

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J.V. Squad Goes Coed It was a year of firsts for both the Sophomore and J.V. spiritleaders. Probably the most noticable change was the appearance of Alta’s first male cheerleader. Mark Run- yan was the first to break the all female standard and clear the way for future male spirit- leaders. At first it was hard for them to get used to, but the Junior Varsity squad soon found out it was not much dif- ferent and most students agreed it was time to have guy cheerleaders, because most other valley schools were made up of both sexes. Due to the large amount of girls who tried out. and several mix ups in the eligibility re- quirements. the sophomore squad was increased to eight girls rather than the usual six. “Working with eight of us makes it easier to build bigger pyramids and perform more complex routines, but with more girls, things sometimes got out of hand.” said head cheerleader, Stacy Dana. Aside from the frequent goof- ing off, they did plenty of cheering and competed in several competitions, includ- ing the Rocky Mountain Re- gionals. where they placed first in the Junior Varsity So- phomore division and earned the right to compete in Florida. Cheering their team on to victory, the J.V. cheerleaders enjoyed the sup- port of the first male cheerleader. Mark Runyan. J.V. CHEERLEADERS: Row 1: Glo- ria Steeneck. Stephanie Hogan. Mark Runyan Row 2: Kim Milne. Marji Sutherland. Michelle Anderegg 62 ■ Spirit Leaders Displaying their ability to balance themselves in perfect form during pyra- mids. Jodi Smith checked to make sure everyone was in position.

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Finishing a auccesaful drill, the Las Seelies end their performance in jump splits. Forgetting the long hours of practice, Las Seelies raise school spirit at a pep assembly. 64 ■ Las Seelies They're back and they’re good! Two years ago the team was discon- tinued. but once again Alta has a drill team. Without make-up and in curlers, the Las Seelies started prac- ticing early mornings during the sum- mer and continued their rehearsals before zero hour throughout the year, becoming known to each other as homely dishrags. With advisor Ka- ren Miller, a former Las Scelle. the team set out to learn routines that nobody knew. Their practices contin- ued through rain and mud. With splits and kicks on the soggy football field, summer practices turned into mud fights. While most Alta fans were wrapped in coats and blankets the Las Seelies stood at attention during the miserable state football weather. The hours of practice paid off. they placed second out of 27 teams in their first competition. They partici- pated in an out of state meet in Idaho and hosted another at Alta. Labori- Hut, Hut, Hut, Alta once again has a precision drill team. ous hours of preparation all went to- ward perfecting an interesting rou- tine that only lasted three minutes. The drill team performed both mili- tary routines and dance. One thing that made Alta’s drill team different from other schools was that the Las Seelies didn’t mix the two. This put the Las Seelies a step ahead of ev- eryone else, making them one of the best. You know the hours of prac- tice were worth it when you come off the floor and you know you’ve done a good job.” said KrisTina Schmidt. Between all the practices and competition the Las Seelies did other things together. They had fund rais- ers and social activities. One of the big events was the Christmas ban- quet. Because all the practices and activities the Las Seelies became very close friends.