Blackford High School - Reflections Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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After a Bruin score, elated cheerleaders Sandy Christman, VIckl Harlow, and others try to keep the Bruin fire alive. Growing tension has Varsity Cheerleader VIcki Harlow on edge as she awaits the final moments of an especially close episode. i r 4 f fapP V ' ' j| i HB PP ft H H . A m S Sr .: , s mil , £. i ' Sr VARSITY CHEERLEADERS: (Bottom) Brute Steve Townsend. (Row 2) Jeff Woolard, Debbie Lee, Doug Byall. (Row 3) Danny Beal, Jim Moore, Rick Tarr, Jeff Custer, Gregg Sinclair. (Row 4) Debby McConnell, Lora Capper, Phoebe Zigler, Sandy Christman, Vicki Harlow. Wait until dark and see what happens, says Julie Bailey to Mike Buckner, snickering about the up-coming kiss from Mike ' s mother. Cheerleaders 125

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' We Party Hearty ' Bodies are strewn across the floor until suddenly a cry is heard: Give me a B! Almost simultaneously the bodies form the letter B. Then another cry. Give me a R! An R appears on the floor composed of bodies. This crying out and letter-forming continues until Bruins has been spelled out by the flexible bodies. All at once the entire crowd jump to their feet in applause. This new form of art can ' t be seen in a museum. It can ' t be bought in boxes of Breeze. It can only be seen by attending BHS ' s basketball games. This new art, turned tra- ditional cheer, is performed by the male members of the cheerleading squad. Besides conducting this classic cheer — and cases of laryngitis — the cheerleaders sponsored dances, pep ses- sions, and a pep breakfast. By showing their skills at cheerleading camp, the Varsity squad collected eight superior ribbons, four excellent, one outstanding. They had two honor squads and won two spirit sticks. Individual awards went to Jeff Custer and Jeff Woo- lard, who were asked to instruct at the next summer camp. Cheerleaders were there to rejo ice with the winners and comfort the losers. But when spirits were sagging, the cheerleading squad was always there to get things fired up! Above: JUNIOR VARSITY CHEERLEADERS: (Bot- tom) Julie Bailey, (Middle) Kelly Mellert. Lisa West. (Top) Karen Reidy. Below: FRESHMAN CHEERLEADERS: Lori Cain, Joni Langdon, Lisa Stanley, Lisa Hoover. High-flying Rick Tarr shows one of the many stunts from the mini-tramp regularly executed at half-time of a Bruin game. 124 Cheerleaders

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What ' s Bruin ? Bruin is the combined personalities of all kinds of people who call Blackford High School their own. It ' s the blending of mi- norites and majorites of many types. They include the tiny freshman who can ' t reach the top of his locker, and Gregg Jones, who stoops t o see into his; the A student who hardly ever has to crack a book, but also the fellow who burns the midnight oil to make a C . Bruin joins the bashful guy who would rather hide than ask for a Prom date, and the clown who ' s the life of the lunch- time cafeteria table. Yes, the term Bruin is as wide as the range of people. (Far Right) At lunch, if there wasn ' t anything to tailt about, one could always eat. (Top) Rarely did anyone go home with any extra money, as he spent it on extras. (Rigiit) Ms. Moore and fellow teachers picket for contract. copk |R S - fSQS ' ' 7 126 People Division Page