Calumet High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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meet I work two hours a day. I be- gan running with Mayor Hatcher ' s Youth Foundation after junior high. During a normal practice, I jog a few laps, do warm-ups and a stretching exercises for about 45 minutes. I follow that up with speed work. YEARBOOK: Do you always feel that it is worth all the time and effort? RHONDA: I do get tired of run- ning, but it will help me to obtain a scholarship. I love any type of sport. ABOVE LEFT: Stretching in an over the hurdle position helps Rhonda ease the strain. FAR LEFT: Jogging is an important part of Rhonda ' s after school routine, which is displayed on West Side ' s track. MIDDLE LEFT: Jogging most of the practice is the daily schedule required from her coach. LEFT: Stretching is an important part of Rhonda ' s practice which helps her develop her muscles. TOP TFIREE: Junior Rhonda Brady, demonstrates form as she leaps over the hurdle. ACTIVITIES 21

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Brady dreams Of Montreal Summer Olympics For many, Olympic competition is generally only a dream. For Rhonda Brady, junior, it is in the realm of possibility. During the school year, Rhonda traveled to the Soviet Union to compete on the U.S. track team against formatable Russian competition. The following interview was con- ducted with Rhonda. The junior re- lated her grueling practice sched- ule and feeling of competition. YEARBOOK: What is on your mind at the moment before the gun sounds? RHONDA: When I ' m down in the blocks, the only thing that is on my mind is getting out as fast as I can. I ' m extremely nervous. YEARBOOK: What is an average practice schedule for you. RHONDA: I put in ten hours a week of practice. Then before a big

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Spring Concert Held OPPOSITE PACE: LEFT: The child gets dis- cipline as the family gets ready for another television show. MIDDLE: Here they come! the prancing pretties marching proudly as they enter the fieldhouse. RIGHT: Warriorettes show spirit by doing a bicentennial routine, Yankee Doodle. ABOVE: After reciting jokes behind haystacks in mockery of T.V. show Hee Haw, the Warriorettes jump into their scarecrow routine. ABOVE RIGHT: Warriorettes stroll down the floor dressed as the pink panther. RIGHT: The Warriorettes center part of their spring concert on the his- tory of transportation, from horse and buggy to rocketships. 22