Big Sky High School - Sunrise Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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Vx... WHEFtE'S L.B.? - Junior Varsity Cheerleader Jenny Murphy lleftl takes a break. WARMING THE CROWD - Junior Varsity Cheerleaders Sharla Weisenburger and Amy Stauduhar labovel cheer the eagles on to a victory. STICKING TOGETHER - Junior Varsity Cheerleader Kim Olsen and Sarah Seabury lleft belovvj look on to an Eagle Foot- ball game. HEY, HEY - Junior Amy Stauduhar lleltl cheers to the Eagle fans at a Junior Varsi- ty football game. T J Q F reshman!JV Cheerleaders -- 113

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JV CHEERLEADERS - Qrightj Kim Olsen, Jenny Murphy, Leslie Keenan, Amy Stauduhar, Sharla Weisenhurger, Tracy Graham, Cheri IVlcCool TREE BIRDS - Freshman Cheerleaders Chelovvl Wenda Schmelhack, Becky Mostad, Cara Graves, 'bn Q NIIIWVM HOWS THAT GO? - Freshmen Mary Black and T Cara Graves qrightj decide what cheer to do next. Cheers O Eagle Fans One Wouldn't think of the sidelines of a sporting activity to be a training ground for a person. However it is to the Big Sky junior varsity and frosh cheerleaders. I think underclass cheerleading helps prepare you if you are planning on trying out for varsity cheerleading. You learn how to handle and cheer in front of a crowd. Also, you can learn new cheers and learn them quicklyfstated I.V. cheerleader Amy Staududar. Cheerleading is like any other sports event. Although the girls don't compete against other schools, during the school year,they do go to camp and compete over ' the summer. They practice after school and like other sports, they thrive to be a part of the varsity squad. Cheerleading is fun but it also means hard work and dedication, said sophomore Kim Olsen. 112 - F reshman!jV Cheerleaders

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1 Wish upon 3. .. ,--. 1 we - f ','l ',.f SUPPORTING STARLITES - Tvvirlers Jackie Eriauf and Kirste Prarnenko Qtop lefty show their support after a performance. I A SITDOVVN PERFORMANCE - Jodee Peterson, Susan Haaglunc and Lori Bauer fabovej end the evenings performance with the split: A BURGER KING SNOOZE - Senior Donna Pearson fbelovvj take a snooze on the bus trip coining from Helena. V 'E ,M 235 I t ,rt 1 .V , . :N 'ii'rdWr . ,E... 'JS 1 , .sara -Q-Q' r , ,,,,,,7 ' ,LiB QQ, ,K-,..,.,LE ' r:'f'35mi 'I' PLZ I ,,,,, .,t..4.Zfa.-,-,.?3LLs..liL If you think the Rockettes are awesome you should have seen the 1983-84 Big Sky Starlites. Considered one of the better drill teams in Western Montana in 1984, the group of high-kicking bouncy girls in blue and gold earn- ed their praise with hard work. In many instances throughout the year the Starlites practiced more than 15 hours a week. This was due to having more than one per- formance in a week. The many long hours of practicing was dif- ficult for the girls with other things going. Sometimes some things suffered. If not practices, then jobs and homework, but it all paid off when the time came to perform. It's exhilarating to perform and receive a standing ovation, commented Senior Kirsten Pramenko. It was a big turnaround for the 1983-84 Starlites. Jodi Thul, the newly selected advisor, had a big effect on the girls. Over the summer, several Starlites attended a USA Drill Team Camp in Billings, Montana. While there, the girls learned routines to several popular songs. When they came back from camp, they taught the routines to the other girls during summer practices. One of these was a surf routine to'fSurtin' USA.'I I liked it fthe campj because I got acquainted with lots of neat girls. I had a fun time learning more about drill team, stated Jaime joseph. A new addition to the Starlites this year, was the two feature twirlers. Kirsten Pramenko and jackie F riauf were chosen by faculty members last spring. They were also the feature twirlers in the 1984 Missoula Rose Bowl Band. They performed spotlight appearances before crowds during football and girls' basketball halftimes. As well as performing, the Starlites helped at the gymnastics state meet, and wrapped presents at LaBelle's as a fund raiser. They also sold candy bars to raise money for uniforms and props. The Starlites had a busy, and - after receiving rave reviews at late-season tournaments - a very successful year. They added a touch of magical entertainment which captured the attention of many Eagle fans. 14 - Starlites