James Monroe High School - Echo Yearbook (Fredericksburg, VA)

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Totally enveloped in the spirit of the pep rally, Sheila Johnson cheers with her friends during class com- petition. The senior class won. Jacket spirit “Don't wanna be a Stafford Indian. Don't wanna be a Spotsy Knight. Just wanna be a J.M. Jacket — Come on Jackets, let's do it right!’ We chanted catchy cheers like that one at our sports assemblies (better known to most of us as pep rallies). Friday afternoons before important games found us packing the gym to build up enough Jacket spirit to keep our “Orange Machine’ rolling on to victory. Could we ever forget the time Mr. Carl Ingebretsen, masquerading as a rival Sportsy Knight, got exactly what he deserved — a pie in the face? Or how about the time the girls’a sports soars upward teams challenged the J.V. and varsity football teams to sing our Alma Mater better than they could? A new trend, copper cowbells, often replaced applause for seniors. Our award winning cheerleaders performed their new cheers and tried to get us all involved in boosting spirit. Pep Rallies 29

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Just introduced — varsity football players psyche Encouraging audience participation, varsity captain themselves up for the game at the Friday pep rally. Kim Sullivan teaches the student body the “chick-a- Coach Joe Lanford presented his team to the stu- boom” cheer at a Friday pep rally. dents. = Tes Enthusiastic and full of pep, JV cheerleader Theresa Boutchyard leads the sophomore class. This was Theresa's second year on the squad. Watching the cheerleaders’ skit, sophomore Jackie Coleman takes in the action. The skits added a bit of humor to the afternoon's fun. 28 Student Life

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Greeting the cheering crowd with blessings, Pope John Paul Il arrives for Sunday's Mass on the Washington Mall. QIN Ce ‘ent Life