Holt High School - Rampages Yearbook (Holt, MI)

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e REACHING FOR THE TOP! Practicing before the game. Varsity Cheerleaders attempt a new mount. RISE UP GA THER ROUND. Varsity and JV squads join together at Fall Homecoming. SA Y CHEESE! JV Cheerleaders Brooke DeMarko and Kristin Chapman take a break at halftime of the Holt versus Eastern game. { MM m mSmf t m M '

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SIDELINE SEES OTHER ACTIO, Participating in a sport didn ' t always- mean being the best spiker, top wrestler or number one putter. A major role, if not the most important was being that on- the-bench supporter or sideline fan. It was being a part of a team that count- ed. Hearing someone cheering for you irtS the background seemed to spark somen sort of extra energy! commented senioi( golfer John Chapman. I But what happened between the competi- tions? Well, athletes were physically and mentally training. A few jumping jacks, wind sprints and lap running around the track were behind mahy Holt victories. Junior cross country runner Wendy Leaf realized that the team did not always win. The losses were easily accepted when you knew you tried your best, she{ said. I

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JV FALL CHEERLEADERS. ROW I: D. Young. B. DeMarko. ROW 2-. R. Zieger. captain D. VanDenBrink. ROW 3: K. Chapman, co-captain T. Barnhart. M ' - ' -1 ■ 1 j FL j Hf BS Ki l i Changes did not hurt the cheerleaders. One significant change was the hiring of a new coach. A senior at MSU, Melanie Brink was a former Holt cheerleader and a 1980 graduate. It was difficult at first to adjust to new rules and expectations of a different adviser. The girls had an early start this year. Both squads worked hard at summer camps. The JV attended Michigan State University while Varsity went to Central Michigan. Later that summer, early morning practices paid off In national competition the Varsity Cheerleaders placed 26th in cheering and third , in skit. Senior Lisa Gafner topped Holt ' s individual competition record, placing 22nd while senior Debbie Shassberger placed 27th. The JV Cheerleaders faced the fall challenge of getting football crowds enthused and spirited. A six person squad was a set back, but I think we did an excellent job, explained sophomore Debbie VanDenBrink. Senior Andrea Zainglein summed up the feelings about the season, Cheering this year has been a lot of fun and we really enjoyed working with Coach Brink, she said. PEP ASSEMBL Y TIME! The JV squad waits its turn to perform at Fall Homecoming. SHOW OFF WITH ROCKY. Varsity Cheerleaders Tina Eubanks and Wendi Phenicie are proud of their school mascot . . . Todd Keaton (?).