Del Valle High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Del Valle, TX)

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Cheerleaders raise spirit to new heights Here was the scene: It was 10:30 on a Friday morning and the place to be was at the new gym. You went to go stand with your class, the ex- citement began to mount, and the attention was focused on the floor, to the emcees of the morning, as they started the rally up with, Have you got that spirit? and the an- swer Well yea! Who were the ten girls out on the floor? The Varsity Cheerleaders, of course. Cheering is a lot of hard work. Sure, it ' s fun, but we practice hard when we have to and work hard at the games, junior Cissy Lewis said. This past summer, the cheerleaders learned new cheers, yells, and ways to im- prove school spirit. They competed with other squads and won many ribbons for their performances. All of the girls have been cheering since their freshman year, many of them since pep squad at the middle school. I love cheering and making other people happy. I think that if people get more into the spirit by watching us cheer at the pep rallies or games, then I have indirectly made them happy and put them into the spirit of things, and that makes me happy, varsity cheerleader Susan Guentzel said. There ' s a lot involved with being a cheerleader besides making pyramids and yelling. They are constantly trying to make up new spirit yells, pre- pare for games and decorate team lockers. Stand proud Cardinals! Varsity Cheerleader Susan Guentzel presses her audience into a victorious mood. The Varsity Cheerleaders helped boost morale during the sport sea- sons. Pholo by Sieve McCandles5 Are you ready? Let s Go! Varsity Cheerleader Debbie Alberthal gets ready to lead her class into victory. Pholo by Sieve McCandlcss U Layout by Raquel Calderon V 119

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Varsity Cheerleadin Go! Fight! Win! Sparks new during a ively pep rally as Varsity Cheer- leaders Maya Henderson and Angle Tankersly urged their team to vic- tory. Pholo by Sieve McCandless Showing of the spirit. Varsity Cheer- leaders Tiffany Hornsby and Jenni- fer Johnson perform a well-known cheer dunng a pep rally. Phoio by Steve McCandless V Number of Years 1 of Cheerleading Susan Guentzel-4 Debbie Alberthal-4 Angie Tankersly-4 Carey Click-3 Tiffany Homsby-3 Cookie Adkins-3 Jennifer Johnson-3 Maya Henderson-2 Kassie Johnson- 1 Cissy Lewis-] ight Brown- 1 From row: Kassie Johnson; Angie Tankerslv; mascot Ehvieht r r yV . ' ■ f ' ■ ° ' ' ' berthal. Cookie .Adlons, Carey Click. Row 3: Maya Henderson; Captain Susan Guentzel; Jennifer Johnson. Tiffany Honisby. 118 Varsity Cheerleaders Sports Moving to the rythym. Varsity Cheerleader Angie Tankersly cheers on the crowd. Photo by

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JV squad boosts spirit at home games Cheering during the cold season for foolball and twice a week for basketball, the J.V. cheerleaders did a great job enhancing the already peaked excitement at the junior var- sit games. During the Taylor Duck pep rally, the J.V. cheer- leaders assisted the Varsity cheerleaders m raising spirit. This gave the J.V. cheer- leaders the hands-on experi- ence of leading a pep rally. I enjoyed cheering in front of the school. It was a bit scary at first, but after a while it became easier, and it will prepare me for fu- ture pep rallies, freshman Caryn Click said. The J.V. team attended a cheerleading camp at SWT Go leam. go! Soptiomorc Christie Welcti screams with e.xcilement over the victory of the J.V. foolball leam. Pholo by John Mcrcuhcl with the Varsity team, and they learned how to make pyramids, new cheers, and new dance routines. Practicing for games was a lot of hard work, but when we were out on the field cheering at the games, it all seemed worth it, and it was a lot of fun doing! sophomore Christie Welch said. J.V. cheerleaders cheered at all home games. During football season, they got a chance to cheer away, also. It was fun going to other schools for the away games. I think that being there made the players feel like they were surrounded by friends and people who supported them, sophomore Poni Pena said. -5rf V 120 J.V. Cheerleaders Sports