Holt High School - Rampages Yearbook (Holt, MI)

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g ' JV CHEERLEADERS: ROW t. Dana Young. Rae Zeiger. f ROW 2: Shannon Duffy. Andrea keen. Tammy Therrian. ROW 3: Leigh Grant, Debbie Vandenbrink. ROW 4: VJ Angie Fulk. VARSITY CHEERLEADERS: ROW . Sandy Wear. Tina Eubanks. Michelle Davis. ROW 2: Leia Weems. Debbie Shassberger. Yvette Gallop. ROW S: Michelle McDowell. Kerry Golbeck.

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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 (?).

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SOMETHING NEW! Male cheerleaders performed with the Varsity squad during a pep assembly. AN INJURED KNEE didn ' t stop Varsity Cheerleader Debbie Shassberger from participating with full spirit. Cheerleaders weren ' t always appreciated by the team and the crowd, but their spirit never seemed to die. They were just as excited and enthusiastic at the last game as they had been at the first. This years 1984-85 cheerleading squads put a lot of time and effort into all of their accomplishments. The Varsity squad had one major performance that was by far more outstanding than any of the others. They persuaded seven guys to cheer at the Homecoming pep assembly along with them! This drew screams and cheers of approval from the shocked crowd. The Varsity Cheerleaders also hosted the CAC competition at Holt in which they placed fourth. The JV did not attend a competition, but they showed all of their spirit at the JV basketball games. Each squad had some new members who turned out to be great assets to the squads. Sophomore Trisha Barnhart stated, At first it was hard for them to catch on to the new cheers, but later they improved. Junior Leia Weems added, I liked being a cheerleader because it was lots of fun to help cheer our team on. TAKING A BREAK during halftime are JV cheerleaders Dana Young, Angle Eull and Shannon Duffy.