Chopticon High School - Chopticonian Yearbook (Morganza, MD)

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New coaches and the fresh faces of freshmen marked another year for the cheerleading squad. Although they went through numerous changes, these girls gamed the respect oj their peers, teachers, and the new administration. The cheerleaders went to competi- tion at Margret Brent Middle School, on November 16, but unfor- tunately, they did not place. They also went to the University of Maryland in College Park for 3 days. Here, they learned new cheers and chants. The cheerleaders did qualify to go to Tennessee for a com- petition but they were not able to raise enough money for the trip. This is the first step in a song road to Broadway Bonnie TaJton, Heather Lesko, and Audra Weiser dance to the fight song at the bonfire After all that work and we have to throw her in the bonfire' Nicki Ken- nedy and Bonnie Talton pose with the cheerleader sacrifice Varsity Cheerleaders Front Row: Bonnie Talton. Second Row Candy Brown, Michelle St. Germain, Jennifer Stamm, Audra Weiser. Back Row Heather Lesko. Sherri Houser. Kelly Walter, Tara Payne. J V Cheerleaders Bottom Row: Anissa Harvey. Beth Weiser, Rachel Ayres, Amy Robeson, Alisa Howard, Miltssa Stone, Yvostay Rushing. Middle Row: Kathy Crel- ly, Nikki Kennedy. Top Row Krista Weber, Krista Baluvelt Let s go Braves! We're right behind you! Amy Robeson and Beth Weiser lead the J .V Cheerleaders in an opening cheer

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It came while they slept: the un- suspecting citizens of St. Mary’s county were hit by the worst snow storm since '79. St. Mary's County received the most snow in the area with 23 inches. The blanket of white brought chaos and left people scrambling. For some people it was a second Christmas vacation. Schools were closed from Jan. 22 to Feb. 2, 11 days for students to catch up on lost sleep, to build a snowman or to study for their semester exam: but for some students the snow brought disappointment. All games scheduled for during that period were postponed until a later date. Many businesses were closed, and it seemed as though only the people whose jobs it was to plow the snow made it to work. The roads were only occupied with front-wheel and four-wheel vehicles. By the end of the week most people were ready to trade the cold white snow for a warm spring day. But no such luck, so on Monday it was back to the reality of the work- ing world or the life of studies. The snow transformed Ch opt icon into a winter wonderland 1 didn't think it was the cold out. Minor Buckler was one of the few brave enough to go out without a coat when the wind chill was 15 below zero. 42 DELAY OF GAME