Berlin High School - Lamp Yearbook (Berlin, CT)

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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

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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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Studrnl ouncil First Row Jane Carlson. Tina Simrone. Suzanne Kmtopik. fames Jacobson, and Donnv Cnmti Second Row Katie McHalr Debbie Td emea, Dana Niles, Diane Tolemea. Ceoree Smotis. Joey Tinnzoni. Beth Watrous. Brenda Stabert Lisa Lavigne. and Cail M bn wski Third Row Tem Ann Knapsack, l.isa King, Tracy Gombat . Micheline Poulin. Diane Lucchim. Karen Brenner, and Tedi-Ann Brandish Fourth Row Marv Jean Augustim. Kevin Milkey. Kns Hillstrand. Richard Zovich. Steven Milkey, Charlene Calderonr. and Laurie Young. Math Team: First Row: Herbert Williams, Judy Olson, Donald Paris, and Laurie Young. Second Row: Cliff Skolnick, Cori Karam, Stephen Lund, Diana Sacchetti, and Lisa Spiegel. GAVEL Led by President Suzanne Kristo-pik. Vice-president James Jacobson, Treasurer Don Criniti, and Secretary Tina Simeone, the Student Council contributed to several school and community activities. An annual Council activity was the Homecoming dance held on November 22, 1980. Other Council events included a Bike Hike to raise money for the trust fund for the children of Mr. Donald Baliskasand Mrs. Vivian Berger. DIGITS The Math Team began its eighth season with a meet at Xavier High School. Under the direction of Mrs. Gail Bates, the Math Team competed monthly in the Middlesex County Math League on both the JV and varsity levels. The league is comprised of fifteen teams some of which are Choate, Xavier, RHAM, and Had-dam-Killingworth. Berlin consistently held fifth place in the league. The season ended with a final meet in April and an awards banquet in May. Kim Blankenburg and Debbie Tolemea help decorate Sage Park before the Homecoming game. Only with the help of Beth Suranna is cheerleader Diane Tolemea able to see the football game. Cheering “Soul Satisfaction, Wendy Skolnick and Sue Walk raise the crowd's spirit. Math Team Cheerleading Student Council — 25