Hirschi High School - Husky Yearbook (Wichita Falls, TX)

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So You Want To Be A Cheerleader? Leslie Webster gets ready to make a sale. Ribbons are great this week! Miss Blancett accepts the sales report for the Roster Ribbons. In her second year as sponsor, Miss Blancett states, I have been very pleased with the squad this year. Gail Sanders emphasizes the words of the chant. FIFTIES DAY was observed by the cheer- leaders with a special costume. Sandy Del Toro and Toni Shaw exchange com- ments just before the yell. The cheerleaders use every home room period for promoting spirit. Tania Graz- dan is ready to return to first period class. Kathleen Smolko announces the newest yell. Practice sessions are held each afternoon for pep rallies. 12 Sports ll: QQ v x

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So you want to be a cheerleader? Great, all you have to do is look cheer ful be full of enthusiasm, and learn a few yells Right? Wrong' In reviewing all that the cheerleaders are responsible for, we end up in a breathless situation First, a cheerleader must be willing to spend a minimum of S115 00 just for costumes shoes, and sweaters Then there must be enough time for daily practice of from two to three hours plus attendance at all fresh men, junior varsity, and varsity football games After that comes basketball sea son and attendance at all the rn town freshman girls and boys games plus the varsity games That all adds up to ap proximately twenty hours per week durmg football season and from twelve to fifteen hours during basketball sea son Still want to be a cheerleader? Well, in additron to learning cheers for pep ral lies and urging the Huskies on durmg game time, these energetic young la dies also are full time saleswomen they sell ribbons, candy buttons, etc , so that they have a supply of ready cash to help finance such expenses as deco rating locker rooms and travel busses, and makmg individual spirit items to give the boys to wear on game day I tried out for cheerleader because I wanted something to do with my time, recalls Tom Shaw Nowthe big gest challenge I face is having enough time to do all that I am supposed to dol And the other members of the squad, including Spirit and the sponsor, echo the same sentiments Still bemg a cheerleader is an experience not to be duplicated anywhere else and the ex crtement of the game is sufficient pay ment for a job well done I . , ,, . ' ' - n f u - - . . . . . . . - ,, ' I . ' . , - I . - A smile from Connie Martin is extra pay- ment for purchases made to support their extra curricular sales campaign. Linda Barrick, as SPIRIT, poses beside King. Approximately four hours per week are spent in this costume to aid the cheerleaders. 1977-78 Cheerleader Squad members are Kathleen Smolko, Toni Shaw, Connie Martin, Sandy Del Toro, Gail Sanders with Leslie Webster on top and Tania Grazdan in front. Sports 13