Billings Senior High School - Kyote Yearbook (Billings, MT)

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J.V. CHEERLEADERS: (FRONT ROW) Mandy Urbaska, Jennifer Ording, Babbs Weissman, Tifan Reiter, (BACK ROW) Sarah Pit- tack, Kami Ahlgren, Jody Bergstrom, and Shellee Harkins. VARSITY CHEERLEADERS: (FRONT ROW) Randi Dodd, Jennifer Oakley, (SECOND ROW) Rhonda Guenlhner, Lora O'Connor, Eileen Leslie, Jac- queline Vasquez, (THIRD ROW) Michele Enstrom, Holly Miller, Kim Malek,(STANDlNG) Becky Gilbert, and Heather Marvin. Three cheerleaders look back on the changes after four years OUR -YEAR VETERANS ✓ I —£-J With four years of cheer- leading under their belts, sen- iors Becky Gilbert, Rhonda Guenthner, and Holly Miller have seen changes in both the activity and in the spectators since they first cheered as freshmen. The girls saw three squads change to only two. This meant that freshmen would cheer on the junior varsity squad, and sophomores could try out for the varsity squad. The veteran cheerleaders viewed the introduction of so- phomores Randi Dodd, Heather Marvin, Lora 28 Student Life O'Connor, and Jacqueline Vasquez onto the varsity squad with mixed feelings. At first I was really skepti- cal. Even though it's only two years, they are a big two years, Miller said. Another change was the ac- ceptance of cheerleading as a sport. Senior Michele Enstrom said that at the boys basketball divisional tournament, the team admitted that they thought of the cheerleaders as athletes. 'The team told us that we worked harder and longer then any other sport, and we deser- ved to be called athletes, En- strom said. They gave us a standing ovation on the bus and told us we did a great job sticking by them even though they didn't win. It really made us feel good about ourselves. Spectators' attitudes also changed. For a while I don't think they thought it was a sport, but over the year attitudes changed, Gilbert said. They have to think that chcerlead- ing is for the whole year and sports go only for a few months. U Amy Aldrich

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HELPFUL HINTS. Coach Rick Fancher advises Peggy Tipton of ways to improve her running, Fancher, who coached the dis- tance runners, taught Tipton throughout her four years at Senior. (Photo by Nikki Moody) THINK FAST. Cari Taylor racks her brain for answers to com- plete a study sheet in American Government. Seniors prepared legislative bills for government, agraduation requirement.(Photo by Felicia Ennis) PEER PRESSURE. The crowd cheers as Tyler Dahlberg ap- proaches the basket. Students on teams felt pressure by their peers which sometimes helped them work harder in a game. (Photo by Geoff Barrow) ake the challenge High expectations pushed students to raise social and academic skills. » Senior Amy Maheras worked hard to achieve good grades; although some times, pressure from parents and com- petition from peers made her want to throw in the towel. I always try to get A's, Maheras said Sometimes the pressure makes me want to just give up ' Junior Tom Miller said that peers influ- enced much of other students' e veryday lives. Some feel prCssured to go out with the 'right girl Miller said, and to act a certain way ' Although pressure was an accepted factor in every student's life; Miller tried to keep it in 1 think it's wrong to let it affect me to tally to the point where I'm not my o wn person, Miller said JO w tu- V ----- Debbie Quiroz FIGURING. Amy Maheras struggles to figure out her math problems during Her lunch period. Students fre- quen tly used lunch to fin- ish homework. (Filephoto) u Pressure 27

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DOUBLE THE SPIRIT. Jody Bergstrom partners Tifan Reiter in a stunt at a pep assembly. As freshmen, both girls cheered on the J.V. squad. (Photo by Geoff Barrow) HEERJNCATCAMP INTENSE CONCENTRATION. Jennifer Oakley gives her full at- tention to the basketball game. Cheerleaders were a part of every home game. (Photo by Geoff Barrow) CROWD LEADER. Holly Miller leads fellow students in a cheer. Miller was one of three four-year cheerleaders. (Photo by Geoff Barrow) A big part of cheer- leading took place when most students were sun- ning themselves on the Rims. Cheerleaders went to area summer cheerlead- ing camps to learn new cheers, pyramids, and otherskiils forthe school year; Atorig with teach- ing new skills, camp brought the squads to- gether. You really get to know each other, sen- ior Rhonda Guenfhner said, because you are with each other 24 hours a day For one week, cheer- leaders spent the entire day outside. Notordy did they learn new things but they also put,new skills in action in com- petition. It's probably the hardest .week-you have; as a cheerleader ' senior Holly Miller said, but you know you have to do it to be good ' HJ Amy Aldrich ACHING MySClES. TJje; varsity cheerleaders relax; after a hatd day it camp The cheerleading squad went to a camp in Boze- man. (Submitted photo) Cheerleaders 29