Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Kelly Gerety, Michelle Huber, Angie Bormann, Peggy Chupko, and Ann Volz look like they're having fun as they cheer the Knights team on to victory. Sophomore Cheerleaders. Front: Aimee McCollum Middle row: Mary Tandeski, Katie Klein, Nicole Fager Bock: Lisa Stuart. Freshmen Cheerleaders. Front row: Jenny Weibler. Colleen Cox Back row. Kathy Wissman, Karla Gallagher. Karrie Schloemer. winter cheerleading 151

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rah! yeah! Knights! Vorsity Wrestling Cheerleaders. From the bottom Colleen McDevitt, Trade Naumon, Mary Claire Hart, Molly Otting, Montse Merritt. The cheerleaders had a lot of enthusiasm and they really got the crowd going ' said Missy McGi- vern. The cheerleaders' job was to build up the team's confidence. We had fun practicing new stunts and we got along great with our guys,'' said varsity captain, Mi- chelle Huber. Male cheerleaders have been in the scene now for three years and everyone seems to really enjoy them. This gave the guys a chance to try something that the girls have a lot of fun doing. They practiced at least once a week and by com- ing early and practicing before the games. Varsity wrestling cheerleader, Molly Otting said, It was interest- ing because we were able to meet a lot of people and if we happened to not be able to cheer at a meet, the wrestlers encouraged us to come to the next one. They made us feel wanted.'' The cheer- leaders' coach, Mrs. Lynn Keck, kept herself busy coaching the girls, even during her pregnancy. The freshmen were great sup- porters of our games, stated sophomore cheerleader, Aimee McCollum. The cheerleaders used a lot of energy even though they often cheered to a small crowd. Because there was only one squad of freshmen and sophomore “Without Assumption cheerleaders, girls’ ba- sektball wouldn’t be what it is today.” — Marty Reyhons. cheerleaders, they had many games to cheer for. They had to cover girls and boys' basketball and wrestling meets. “Cheering was a lot of fun with crowd sup- port, but when they did not get into it, it was difficult, said Karrie Pohlmann. Senior Basketboll Cheerleaders. Front row: Sue Timmerman, Angie Bor- mann, Michelle Huber, Kelly Gerety, Peggy Chupka. Back row: Robb Zohlmann, Joe O'Brien, John Logan, Dale Klein, Doug Stanger Junior Basketball Cheerleaders. Chris Horns, Sheila Kmttel, Lori Arguello, Lisa Arguello, Karrie Pohlmann. 150 winter cheerleading

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A SHADE MORE fa ... or how a school, like a yearbook, depends on the al- mighty dollar to keep things afloat. All right, you've convinced me how great all the parts of this school are — the sports, clubs, people and so on, but just how does a school survive in these times? Well, it's not easy, I can tell you that. It takes a lot of organization, things have to be run professionally. Money is key when you talk about keeping a school alive, and getting the money can require some cre- ativity. It's true that tuition covers a lot of expenses, but what's left has to be made up with fundraising activities throughout the year. Stuff like the Spaghetti Supper, the Silent Auction and the basketball and football games all bring in the bucks. “So if that's how the school does it, what's a year- book like this have to do to raise money? Simple enough. The staff sold books in advance to students in the beginning of the year, then they sold all the ads you'll find on the next 20 or so pages. The businesses who bought ads helped foot the bill for all the expenses that came with putting together a yearbook and kept the price of the book down. I never knew there was so much to the financial aspect of things, it's so business-like.