Hazelwood Central High School - Torch Yearbook (Florissant, MO)

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Through all the days of summer camp, after-school practices, and three-minute half-time performances, the personalities of the 30 girls who made up the 1985-86 Hawkettes squad began to take form and stand out. Captain Angel Viviano C122 said, It's really funny the way some of us had different personalities that were so noticeable. It's almost like we picked the way each of us were going to act at the beginning of the year. One example of a unique Hawkette personality is the girl who played the role of the beauty queen. She was the individual who showed up to practice wearing her prom dress and thought sweat was a four-letter word. Gina Lederle C105 said, There's always one person who is afraid to roll around on the ground and get dirty. Along with the hard work of creating a routine Came the turmoil of teaching it to the squad. This caused the girl who was better known as the creator to show her true colors. She always had a better dancing step for the routine than the one being taught at the time. This girl, who was also a serious critic, created every new step. She was never satisfied and found something wrong with everything. Beth Osterloh C10j said, You can never really please everyone with every step. People have differ- ent ideas and they always like their own the best. Another type of Hawkette that stood out was the food HHWKETTE TRHITS quad Shows true Colors addict. The girl always found difficulty hooking up for kicks because of the interference of potato chips and a Hershey bar in one hand and a Diet Coke in the other. Keri Trittler C125 said, Every year we have had someone who ate more than everybody else, but this year it was pretty much the whole squad. Along with their positions on Hawkettes, there were always one or two girls who played the role of the super student. This type was president of her class, secretary of the Pep Club, writer for the yearbook, a musician in the school musical, and manager of the baseball team. She managed to juggle these many activities within the two- hour time period after school. Lisa Blue C12j said, I'm involved in a lot of activities, and it can be hard to find time for all of them. You have to learn to set your priorities straight. It may seem that with so many unique individuals, the Hawkettes were in a continued state of chaos. However, this was not the case. Determination, dedication, and motivation were all key ingredients. Members said indi- vidual personalities and talents never got the better of teamwork. Lynn Patterson C121 observed, Every now and then we all would get a little snippy with each other for different reasons, but the problems always worked themselves out in the end. CLaura Buehrlej iii tp - S A ' x '33 -Q4 20 Hawkettes l Q . QQ!! 'Ck s ig 'i it iff 5 .ff sf feb as is S' V ' . - T5 S Q P ' S I really had a lot of fun this year on Haw- - W., .Q M kettes, mainly because it was my first year on , A -f M the squad. I have a lot of special memories. - ,f,g r-we ,y ng it S C .Q gays D . S, WL . Wx, Q ... 5 K Cs 1 W. C Gina Lederle C10j eg-,J Q sttt j TsW :.,i-n-'ass i , W' Q4 'N gfe......,,,,, 'sr fe 5 Q , C.,,,Q-xV qs.-.5 Being on Hawkettes really made my senior year extra special. Everyone got along well, and ' W we were all such good friends. - Stacy Collins 5 C127 Dancing to the sounds of the Blues Brothers, the Hawkettes go a little crazy with their clothes in their Going Back to Miami routine, Adding to the routine, Going Back to Mi. ami, as a prop is the Hawkette sponsor Alline Greer. A B Q X bw .WW ,. ffff My . . ffkvaaa , f 'ei wifes Q , C' if . gf iii , EZ 1985-86 I Graef, Elli viano,jear Wunnenbc coure, Ka

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. l, PERFECTION There's a lot more to being a Varsity Cheerleader than what the fans see at the game. From tryouts to the end of the winter sports season, sponsor Geri Debo stressed the hard work. She was right! The work started immediately after tryouts. The squad continued to practice from 7 to 9 a.m. almost every day of the summer while all of the other teams were still resting. Wendy Dodson fllj said, Learning the cheers and chants was more difficult this year than last. Last year was relaxed, this year we knew we had to perform perfectly for the squad. As summer rolled on, so did the stress of having to perfect a routine for cheerleading camp. The week-long camp consisted of intense activities and competition. The day's work varied with jump class, pom pon class, and cheerobics class, which was designed to warm up the cheerleaders with exercise set to music. It was exhausting, we thought the week would never end, said Patti Hagan C111 As the week ended, competition began. The best 10 squads were picked, based on overall appearance, talent, and enthusiasm. After final judging, the points were totalled and the '85-'86 varsity squad was picked runner-up. Finally, the gruelling but rewarding VHFSI ty F63 ch es peak week was over. When school began in September, the cheerleaders wore their uniforms three to five times a week to signify that they would be cheering for a varsity sport on that day. Time was often taken to practice after school, and to cheer for varsity games including soccer, football, wres- tling, and basketball Cgirls and boysj. All of the games are really fun to cheer at because the crowd gets so involved, said Liz johnson 1121. Also, time was used to fire up the team. Many hours were spent preparing the decorations to be plastered onto the lockers of varsity athletes on game days. There is a lot of time involved making locker decorations, but all of our work pays off when the guys enjoy them, said Wendy Rogers f12j. Cheerleaders, as true with any other group, have ste- reotypes. More often than not, the dedication and work is overlooked. It is this dedication that makes Central's cheerleaders strive to be the best. As Kristi Vahrenhold C125 explained, It's the hard work that brings us closer. It's the closeness that makes it more enjoyable and the work more bearablef' fChristen Sudduthj are 9W!9'44 'e' 449 Cheering on the Hawks to another victory at a home game is Liz johnson C121 fPhoto by Dan Kennerj Performing the pop pyramid is the '85-'86 squad. FRONT: Natalie Grob, Kim Presberry, Sally Ropp. BOTTOM ROW: Wendy Dodson, Christen Sudduth, Kristi Vahrenhold, Wendy X Rogers, Patti Hagan, jodi Gardner, Chris Ba- , den. TOP ROW: Michelle Eckert, Angie Puzzo, , Liz johnson, Gina Lurkins, Shelly Bosco. CNot . pictured: Amy johnsonj ' ,A I knew they could beat East in the play- f jj offs if they wanted to and I was telling them not to give up. - Sally Ropp C121 Others: Patti 0 Hagan 1111, Christen Sudduth C12j,jodi Gard' ' ner fllj. fPhoto by Mark Dobsonj ,, H V j f Varsity Cheerleaders 19

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