Berlin High School - Lamp Yearbook (Berlin, CT)

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The I9M0-MI Color Giurd Fir i Row Kim Valentine. Karen Grigorian. Co-Captain Came Berlandy. Co-captain Beth Watrou . Sandy Simon and I tureen lamb Second Row Janet De May. Roxanne Carlson, Gail Gabowaki. Robyn Depianta. Anne Maner. Sharon Btanken- burg Cindy Donnelly, and Brenda Bargielski FLAGS Carrying the American and state flags, and the red and blue colors of Berlin High School during all band functions, are the fourteen members of the 1980-1981 Color Guard. Led by Co-captains Carrie Berlandy and Beth Watrous, this year's squad performed a football game half-time routine to Birdland and a basketball game half-time routine to 25 or 6 to 4. In addition to their performances at Redcoat events the squad also performed at the Eastern States Exposition and the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Virginia. The Color Guard was aided in all their activities by advisor Mrs. Kathryn Bryers. First Row: Drill Team Co-captains Roxane Veneziano and Lynne Bartkowski. Second Row: Color Guard Co-captain Carrie Berlandy. Advisor Mrs Kathryn Bryers, and Color Guard Cocaptain Beth Watrous. Executing overhead twirls, the Color Guard performs to the music of Birdland. At the start of a home basketball game, the Color Guard presents the American and Connecticut Color Guard — 23

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BOOTS The 1980-1981 Berlin High School Drill Team expanded its membership to a twenty-two member squad. The large number of girls made it necessary to hold practices during the summer months. For thirteen years the Drill Team has been traveling and performing with the Redcoat Marching Band. This year the squad performed at both home and away football games to the popular song Hot Stuff. In September they also performed at the Eastern States Exposition with the Marching Band. In recent years the Drill Team has also performed at home basketball games. Accompanied by the B.H.S. pep band Transition, they performed their routine to the Theme from S.W.A.T. During February the Drill Team received a special invitation to perform at a Central Connecticut State College basketball team's half-time. Throughout the year, they participated in many fund raisers with the band which enabled them to attend the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival and Competition in Winchester, Virginia. Thr l‘MO-81 Drill To m Eirsl Row Dun Tavmui. Lind Lucchini. Amy Clennon k rrn Liquor. M ryAticr Biondt. Liu L viinr. Con K r m. N ncy SroRi. Dobbin N plo . nd Co pt in Rounp Vrnp uno Second Row Wondy Nile Miurrrn Conner K nr Vnlny Tnm Ann Rn pucl. Co-capuin Lynnn B rtkow»Li Ellyn W ll cr C hnryl Horn, Jonlvn S wk SlnpK nin Nolton Cwnn Miy and Came Marlin Two vertical rows of Drill Team members execute a bow-ripple during their Happy with their performance, the Drill Team kneels at the conclusion of Hot half-time football routine. Stuff. High-kicking Drill Team members Turning in unison, the squad performs to the lively music of The Theme from entertain the Redcoat fans. S.W.A.T. during half time at a home basketball game. 22 — Drill Team

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MEGA- PHONE The cheerleaders are responsible for supporting various sports croups throughout the school year. The 1980-81 varsity cheerleaders cheerea at the varsity football games and basketball games, while the junior varsity squad cheered at the junior varsity and freshman football games as well as the junior varsity basketball games In addition to cheering at sporting events, the cheerleaders oversee many activities to f romote school spirit. In the fall the cheer-eaders sponsored Spirit Week,which included class competition in hallway decorations and the annual pep rally, motorcade, and dance. In early winter, the cneerleaders held a pancake breakfast for the participants in the winter sport's program. The year's activities closed with cheerleading tryouts for the 1981-82 cheerleading squads. 19S0-81 Vanity Cheerleader Fint Row Co-captains Lisa Polaske and Josephine Defrancesco Second Row Karen Booco. Karen Andruk-iewtc , Charlene Calderone. Mary Jean Augustim. and Alicia Roy Third Row Su anne Knstopik. Beth Suranna. Amy DeVaul. fane Carlson. Janice Hall, and Katie McHale A Varsity Cheerleaders' staircase mount ends a At the pep rally the J.V. cheerleaders show off their pyramid mount, home basketball game cheer. During team cheer J.V. co-captains Diane Tolemea performs a high open jump. After a Redcoat touchdown cheerleaders enthusiastically perform the Minnesota Rouse pompon routine. 24 — Cheerleading