Bedford High School - Epic Yearbook (Bedford, OH)

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N Milf K.. ., BEND AND STRETCH. Sheerrae Adams, Teri Mizak and Patty Morelli are doing movements to the Eye of the Tiger , at the first pep rally of the year. SPIRIT TEACHER. Little Palmeri takes a lesson from Senior Amy Somera. She liked to cheer at the home football games. Building school spirit is the num- ber one job of the cheerleading squad. Much of the work necessary to complete this job takes place off the field or court, and here at Bedford, it sometimes seems like a losing battle. According to Teri Mizak, captain of the Varsity Football cheerleading squad, More students need to be in- volved as a total school rather than individual classes. With Bedford's losing tradition in basketball and football, Iunior Denise Dick added, Teachers should become more in- volved in order to help the student body unite as a whole. More social activities, before, during, and after the games was another suggestion to help build student unity. When the cheerleaders are not out on the court cheering, or on the field shouting their lungs out, they're usually found in the halls practicing cheers, hanging signs, or decorating lockers. Unfortunately, their efforts are sometimes defeated by the Bumsteers of Bedford who tear down or deface the signs. Giving HII They've Got i Cheerleaders 29

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ORIGINAL STUNT. Chris Zawacki pulls up cheerleader Amy Somera during a cheering session as they show the crowd their own unique trick. X li-f. -will 28 Cheerleaders HAT DAY. We tried to keep tradition by hav- ing different spirit days, said Chris Zawacki. Her and Teri Mizak show us her spirit during the season. GET THE POINT. Janice Meredith moves to the cheer, Proud Are We , and after this they did, Shoot, Shoot, Bang, Bang. The girls all worked together to make up their movements. es.- PEPPY STEP. On the gym floor cheering is Halle Berry, Chris Zawacki and Bonnie Buck. Halle said, I joined cheerleading because I wanted to get involved in sports some way. lv

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BHS manages To Strike Up The Bond VYS Q-2 s s I erin-J..-Q, 'fi' .3 ' X ' 'S fir if vw 6 vfge 'L ,f N A 't .5 Even though the band went through many alterations during the year, we were still one of the best at- tractions around, commented Dan Annett, after the Southgate Christmas Parade officially ended the marching season. This past school year, the Bedford Band had to compensate for many in- ternal and external changes. First, and foremost, was the cancellation of Band Camp. Our major problem was that we rushed through practices because the practice time was cut down by a third, stated Mary Lou Pike. Another problem was dedication. Workouts lost their pow- er and concentration because the peo- ple either came in late or, when five o'clock came around, they wanted to leave and go home, recalled Tracy Niland. first year of a duet, and Sue Timm did a very commendable job for nev- er having done this kind of thing be- fore, remarked Tami Papish. Mike Keating added, Even though she could have been given bigger parts and thus able to display her talents more. The last major change occurred when the band did not travel to Erie, Pennsylvania for the annual McDow- ell Competition. We learned from the excellent bands performances and when we did not go, we were not able to compete with bands that were on our own musical level, remarked Mary Lou Pike. Instead of one big competition, the band traveled around the Greater Cleveland area participating in many festivals and parades. It was an experience performing in many X f n'1 ! Witt R -X5-q,,jit we --1 On a more positive note, the major change occurred with the institution of two field commanders instead of one. This year marked a new addi- tion, when Sue Timm also became a field commander. This year was the places. I enjoyed playing and compar- ing ourselves to the other bands that performed, commented Sue Roman- ik. The band participated in a total of six different festivals and they re- ceived the First Place Award for Best QT --X' 93.x ' ...K jwlg. . . 'K 77 f, X0 I Q gif 8,151 Aj - Q , 1. if ' ftff T rf! -1-il 1 If 1, gmlii- N4 x e if . ,gi I , ,,'- ijfx 5 i sf! X ' H 1 .t ' f. V -x - 5 .si . Q . WET NOTES. During a rainy night, Andy Smerekovsky leads a trumpet cheer while the band watches the football game, All the prac- tice was worth it, commented Andy, THE FINALE. As the half-time performance ends, the band faces the audience to mark the conclusion of the song. This was the best show we ever had, remarked Tracey Niland. 1 30 Bond