Cumberland High School - Duke Yearbook (Cumberland, VA)

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Poetry In Motion The CHS Cheerleaders are perhaps the hardest work- ing team in the Cumberland Athletic Department. They start practicing in the fall for football season and practice one and a half hours twice a week until spring, when bas- ketball season is over. At that point, they have to try out for the next year and sell lots of merchandise to pay for uni- forms and cheerleader camp. They go all summer to learn cheers and meet friends. It is really hard work and very time consuming, but the Cheerleaders all say that it is worthwhile. Their reward is given by the teams, who say that the cheerleaders are certainly appreciated. 4. Chevelle Vaughan, Diane Branch, Rita Scales, Gail Atkinson, and Betty Blanton show off their cheering costumes, show the different style of uniforms throughout the past decade. 5. JV Cheerleaders: ROW 1: Rita Scales ROW 2: Teri Dandridge, Sheila Kidd, Wendy Brown ROW 3: Dawn Adams, Patty Mullins, Rene Wallace, Tammy Wallace, Kim Meador ROW 4: Jean Hurt, Evelyn Ward ROW 5: Susan Sullivan, Ronnie Lamb 6. Teri Dandridge leads a cheer at the pep rally. 6. Sheila Kidd takes a break in the pep rally before the game with Prince Edward. Cheerleaders 17

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1. Varsity Cheerleaders: LEFT: Chanel Vaughan, Karen Lan- dis, Lisa Asal. CENTER: Sandy Risner, Mary Ellerman, Sheila Meador, Janet Lawrence, Che- velle Vaughan, Cheryl Langh- orne, Betty Blanton. RIGHT: Diane Branch, Selena Carter, Gail Atkinson. 2. Lisa Asal and Sandy Risner take a break dur- ing the Homecoming game. 3. Lisa Asal and Sheila Meador cheer the football team to vic- tory in the game against Buck- ingham. “They've Come a Long Way”’ In 1954 Cumberland High Schools first cheerleading squad came into being. It survived that year’s season but mysteri- ously faded until 1960 when cheerleaders again surfaced under the direction of Elizabeth Gilliam. The current sponsor, Mrs. Barbara Meinhard, volunteered to accept the responsi- bility in 1965 and has guided and expanded the cheerleading squad and its ever-changing members since her arrival. Cumberland High’s cheerleaders have come a long way since their early years. They have not only grown in size and responsibility, but they have brightened their appearances as well. In recent years Cumberland’s cheerleaders have exchanged the traditional white sweaters and dark skirts, which were worn for so long, and adopted more colorful and modern uniforms. 16 Cheerleaders

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Shoot Two? The 1981 Junior Varsity Basketball Team began their season very slowly but they finally showed progress after the season was well underway. This was due to the many new players who were gaining experience. For players such as Keith Brown, Scott Ste- vens, George Robinson, and Larry Kersey, this was the first year playing on the Duke team. Other players, such as veterans Travis Gilliam and Michael Brown, returned to the team. They guided and directed their team mates as captains. Also the coach, Mr. Gary Cosby, added a little spice and spunk to the team to make them successful. Since most of the players were in the sophomore class this year, they will be back next year to play on the varsity squad, which will be a great help to the new Varsity Duke team. 1. Coach Cosby proudly poses for a picture after his team won another important game. 2. Donald Lawrence tapes the team during a practice. 3. Larry Kersey looks down court and gets set up for the play. 4. Joseph Johnson poses for a picture after he made his first two points. 5. George Robinson, anew member of the team smiles broadly after his first game. 6. Michael Brown, one of the few returning players from last year, poses for a yearbook shot. 7. Larry Kersey looks up from studying defensive and offensive plays. 18 JV Basketball