Custer High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Custer, SD)

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Cheerleaders PAT ROSSE BARBARA KENNEDY NORMA PETRIK JUNIOR HEAD-CHEERLEADER SENIOR Each year the student body chooses three girls to serve as cheer- leaders at the games and pep meetings throughout the year. Also elected by popular vote is the head cheerleader, who must have served as a cheerleader for atleast one year prior to her becoming head cheerleader. The Pep Club elects six understudies who lead yells at B games and from whom the cheerleaders will be selected in the future. If an underclassman has been chosen as cheerleader, she will continue to be a cheerleader through her senior year. PAT ROSSE BARBARA KENNEDY NORMA PETRIK JUNIOR HEAD-CHEERLEADER SENIOR 23

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y Pep Club N. CHEERLEADERS: Pai Rosse, Barbara Kennedy. Norma Petrik. FIRST ROW: Theresa Lombardo, Marilyn Morrison, Patty Gales, Mary Jane Blight, Mary Campbell, Marilyn Cowles. Sue Black, Colleen Davidson. SECOND HOW: Jessie Barnes, Pa! Scoit, Loreeta Baker, Eileen Fischer, Doris Hum, Janet Gaies. Marlene Morris. Pat Stiles. Mrs. Shuck-sponsor. THIRD ROW: Hazel Landis. Claire Bowman. Beverly Ferris. Barbara Hampton, Carmen Griffiths, Sherill Price, Lola Whitley, Dana Masters. Bernice Parris, Barbara Reedy, Shirley Collins. Sharon Lane, Nancy Meeker. CHEERLEADERS PEP CLUB OFFICERS BARBARA KENNEDY, , , , . , , HEAD CHEERLEADER SHARON LANE ,,,,,,7,,,7,7,7,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,V,,,A,,,.,,,.,,--,,,vA.A,-,-R PRESIDENT NORMA PETNK . , SENIOR HAZEL LANDIS .,..,,.,........ VICE-PRESIDENT PAT ROSSE , , , JUNIOR DANA MASTERS , .,... ,,,..,. S ECRETARY-TREASURER Organizing early in Sepfember, fhe Pep Club firsf elecfed officers, and fhen sei abouf fo raise money for sponsoring Homecoming and ofher acfivifies. The Pep Club had concessions af foofball and baslcefball games. and also sold balloons decorafed in fhe school colors for fhe Homecoming game. The Club, sponsoring Homecoming acfivifies, planned and builf a floaf, organized a forch lighf parade and pep rally fhe nighf before fhe game, and gave fhe Homecoming dance af which fhe King and Queen received giffs. The nexf proiecf underfalcen was fo raise funds for buying new sweafers for fhe cheerleaders. This was accomplished fhrough a very successful cake social. , The Pep Club closed ifs successful year wifh a lunch af fhe home of fhe sponsor, Mrs. Shuclr. All fhe ice cream and calre fhe members could eaf was furnished by fhe Pep Club. 22

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Doris Hunt Mary Beverly Joan Doris Connie Twirlers Club meetings were held on Wednesday mornings at 7:45 shortly after school began. At these meetings the girls arranged all of their activities. New uniforms, which consisted of purple shorts and gold sweaters, were selected and basketball half- Connie Lackey . time routines were planned. ln addition to Beverly Ferns ,,..,,,c,,,,.,,.,.,,,,.... Presiden! Mary Blight v,,,,.,,,,, ,,.......,..,. S ecreiary Elaine Elliot Glynnis Fen-is Doris Hunt Yvonne Knight Connie Lackey Bonnie O'Connel1 - - - sham Sammi held in Rapid City. , .3351 . X if W r . - A es' - ggfzfitygg g 2 . ,-G ,Q-. GS mGj0l'el'l'e. S3 , at 5 'L 2. 1. , .si : 'anis ,gt. , U i.. 5' F5 if ,ze .V ' X 1 9 W? ky- g ' 5. 3 ' 2 ' f -. -'Om Rohm -- --e-f, ---'------ Vice-Pmidef-I these things the Club helped to train the be- ginners, of whom there were about thirty. After basketball season the A twirlers began plans for the Music Festival which was After each girl has had a chance to lead the band during marching exercises, the band members choose the girl who is to lead them The head twirler and all officers of the Club are selected by the members themselves. Librarians Twirlers Joan Rohn B . . Majorette Beverly Ferris . .......... Head Twirler Mary Jane Blight Majorette .Ioan Rohm The librarians, under the supervision of Mrs. Smaha and head librarian Helen Mahnke, are respon sible for keeping the library running smoothly. One girl, sometimes assisted by another, is stationed in the library each period to help students select literature, check books in and out, card and shelve them, and mend torn or worn volumes. The librarians this year were Helen Mahnke, Marlene Morris, Sharon Lane, Gale Palmer, Sherry Summy, Jo Hart, Lyla Smith, and Patty Gates.