Jefferson High School - Statesman Yearbook (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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Students help promote spirit Displaying her blue and white with pride, senior D.D. Wesbrook takes a break after an exhausting cross country meet. l H The spirit stick. competition yell. award presentations, and skits were all a lively part of the pep assemblies this year. The cheerleaders and pom pon girls did their cheers and routines to help promote spirit, as well as the pep band leading loyal J-Hawks in the fight song at every assembly. Stu- dent and faculty spirit and support helped the J-Hawks to achieve many victories. This year's assemblies had a new and controversial requirement . . . assigned seating for students and faculty. Students had to sit with their homeroom teachers in a designated section of the bleachers. Attendance was taken to keep students from skipping assemblies. The purpose of all this was to keep the student body orderly during assemblies. Student Council held its Homecom- ing bonfire on October 9. An esti- mated crowd of 350 students came to show their spirit for Jefferson. Football players, pom pon girls. and cheerleaders helped to get the .I- Hawks fired-up for the big day. -Janis Kint Hosting a bonfire for the student body during Homecoming festivities has become a Student Council tradition. Despite the new assigned seating arrangement. seniors show that traditional senior pride in the competition yell. Seniors Greg Hulbert. Jim Keller. Doug Tomp kins and Jan Witting burn in effigy a Dubuque Senior Ram. We QL!

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H. 1 nw is 3 it H 3 ,lim ww I 0 School Spirit . Q55 P, 4 L- By providing students with musical entertain- ment, pep band members support that winning spirit during each pep assembly. By participating in extra-curricular activities. these J-Hawks are proud to play and portray the fight song. linda Fowler. Lori Banks, Chris Bender. Leslie Blahnik, Julie Schreder. and Diann Henry show their school spirit in perfect form. give it their all at the third annual bonfire, held October 9 on the lower football field. lb W x -.- 'fwfr 15 1 Q ., ., y iii? F ' -'fl F fs.

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