Ashbrook High School - Leaves of Green Yearbook (Gastonia, NC)

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Let's Get Proud to be a wave, hey, proud to be a el This is a familiar chant that can be rd from an Ashbrook cheerleader at any ical Creenwave sports event. heerleaders are exactly what their es imply, the leaders in cheering the ers on to victory by involving the wds to boost spirit. Promoting crowd and school spirit are not easy JV and Varsity cheerleaders spend practicing and organizing for every lV's use practice time for learning preparing cheer techniques, while the Fired Up! T At the Cheerwine Cheer-off at Eastland Mall, the varsity cheerleaders are all smiles while compet- ing for the best squad award, Lenna Mathis instructs the crowd in the words of a chant to arouse them for the Huskie Game. varsity cheerleaders work on creating new ideas for crowd participation. Ashbrook's cheerleaders support each team with post- ers, banners, llgoodie bags , and encour- agement. Their dedication and enthusiasm help make Ashbrook and its athletic pro- gram successful. The cheerleaders try to set a good example in school spirit for students and teachers. They are proud to be part of the 'Greenwavesn and spend a major part of their school year urging others to be just as proud. Beth Bright and Elizabeth Cather discuss the im- proving results that their squad has shown through many days of practice. The l.V. cheerleaders execute their motion tech- nique and devise interesting cheers. Sportsf189

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junior Waves Show Spirit R was Y' Mo xi y.. x 5 S as ,. Q,-as ..,: g -QS -ses. 'sz , ' ss s - i C F C l Bottom to top: Lee Fox, Cissy Key, Candace Koontz, Traci Helms, Kris Cagle, Elizabeth Cather tcaptainl, Beth Bright lco-captainl, Lisa Albright, Michelle Ballard. Spotters: Kathy lenkins, Cathy Bonnin. i88! Sports After hours of hard work and coordination l,V, cheerleaders are able to perform diff: and daring pyramids. ,Q?,lvef,-- t iii' 41 Traci Helms looks to the crowd for suppor cheering and boosting the spirit of the t

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Sweat lt Gut Many elements are involved in the devel- opment of an Ashbrook athlete. Perhaps the most important aspect of participating in a sport is the practice time involved. Prac- tice is not as glamorous or exciting as actual competition, but it is a necessity. As the competition stiftens every year, the need for specialization in an athletes respective sport increases. Qften competi- tors attend summer sports camps to further concentrate on weaknesses and attain new techniques. The mastery ot new techniques is being emphasized more and more, This constitutes a higher degree of precision Tripp Goodrich seems to enjoy the only easy part of a typical football practice. within high school athletics. The need for conditioning is another im- portant aspect. Football requires great stamina, basketball requires quickness and versatility, and track requires endurance and speed. The time spent by Ashbrook athletes in actual competition is just a small part of their commitment to sports. Rigorous weight training, summer practices, working out on the tennis court and in the batting cage year-round, and running long dis- tances in freezing weather all make a suc- cessful athletic program at Ashbrook. Cousins Andy and Greg Warren end up an exhausting cross-country trek. ll S , jg ' 5 f rs .I is Derek Bates works out in the batting cage to improve his pitching. 19OfSports .M Patricia Wilds works on her backhand to prepare her for competition ,,