Glass High School - Crest Yearbook (Lynchburg, VA)

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BONFIRES SET Xo) 5 (010) 9 SPIRIT. IN OAVA: Instead of having pep rallies in the gym during lunch, the Cheerleaders re- vived an old tradition, absent in the past ten years, by holding bonfire ral- Iles on the Thursday nights prior to foot- ball games with rivals George Wash- Ington and Heritage. On September 27, several hundred students gathered to hear the band play their award- winning halftime show just before the lighting of the bonfire. As the coaches diligently tried to light the fire, the band and the cheerleaders tried to get the students psyched for the clash with the Danville Eagles. Varsity football players added to the excitement by leading the fans through rowdy cheers. Although the coaches really couldn't get that fire lighted until late in the evening, the majority of the team and - cheerleaders showed their enthusiasm by joining hands and doing a war dance around the fire. The cheerleaders again rallied the school at a second bonfire on October 44, prior to the Jug Bowl Classic game with cross-town rival Heritage. Some- how, there seemed to be even’ more anticipation and excitement filling the alr than at the first bonfire. Happily, the coaches got the fire started right away, into which cheerleader Jackie Ginitino threw her crutches. To high- light the evening. the varsity players threw a Pioneer dummy into the fire and exuberant onlookers cheered joy- ously as the manikin was engulfed in flames. ° The students who attended the bon- fires really believed that school spirit was set ablaze. Winner of the James Bond look-alike contest, Newly-recruited cheerleader junior Jay Cesafsky junior Kenny Boyd investigates the school gets the crowd psyched for the football game spirit at the second bonfire. against the Pioneers. 42 Bonfires

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Ar the first bonfire, cheerleaders Laura Hughes, Renee Hemmings, and Carolyn “The bonfires were a success because they Shield try to wake up the spirit with their gave us a new way to express our school eer | spirit.” Anticipating a big win over Heritage, Laura - Tracey Welch Hughes and Teresa Jackson lead the cheers at the second bonfire. “| thought they were great for the team morale and also for the spirit of the fans. | hope we have many more like them for the coming sports.” - Biz Mullan “The bonfires brought the fans together and gave spirit to the school.” - Ann Bitler “| really really liked it because it was some- thing new and different. I've also noticed that other schools have started having them.” - Bill Callahan “The bonfires were great because they pulled the student body together and showed the football team that we support- ed them all the way.” - Aileen Aderton b With the use of his megaphone, Ralph Marshall Supervising the Heritage bonfire, Danny Taylor, “The first one was great. Everybody came leads the crowd in a rally against Heritage. Chris Whisnant, and Derek Deane look on as out to boost the football team to victory. Just thelr fellow football fans show theirexcitement. the spirit of unity was great. | think they should use bonfires for other activities as well.” - Glenn Best “The bonfires rekindled a flame in student body spirit that needed to be relighted. The students now feel a closer tie with the ath- letes and school spirit was really boosted. | think that next year we should have one for every home game, then we will always WINI - Thornton Burnette Ms. Dottie Stauder, sponsor of the cheer- leaders summed it all up when she said, “Everyone seems so pleased with the bon- fires and seem to enjoy them so much that we hope to continue them in future years.” Bonfires 13