Jersey Village High School - Falcon Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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heerleading: is it worth the effort? Fifteen trembling girls stood around Mr. Truitt's desk as he called out the chosen new Junior Varsity cheerleaders. As each name was called, the girls kept count on their fingers of the positions left. Then, finally, the last two girls sat clutching each other. He called out both their names and they jumped up and down and started crying. The new squad was introduced to the school at the Spring Game. They had an early surprise that morning: their Big Sisters , the Varsi- ty cheerleaders, woke them up and took them to breakfast. They come really early in the morning and take you as you are. I mean, hair sticking up in the air and all, Vicki Henson remembered. The next step was NCA camp at Sam Houston State Llniversity. The hot weather, long practices, and bug-infested rooms put a damper on everyone's spirits, and tempers were short. The squad held a truth talk to release all their tempers. You learn to work things out with them, and you feel like you have eight great sisters, said Head Cheerleader, Toni Messana. Lisa Benge commented on the condition at camp, I hated the roaches at camp because we had no bugspray and I had to use Lori Spencer's hairspray. Before the girls knew it, football season arrived. This brought pep rallies, wrapping football player's houses and the locker room, baking brownies, making Gator-Aid for the players. Football season is very strenuous to your health and grades, Lori Spencer observed. Vicki remembered one night when the football players wrapped her house, I watched the whole thing and they tried to be so quiet, but they pulled up in trucks without mufflersf' Then it was the cheerleaders' turn and they wrapped the football players' houses. Lori Varcadipane remembered, We stole real estate signs to put on their lawns and I was stealing data paper for confetti from the bank's garbage bin and I fell in. During basketball season the cheerleaders experienced quite a few spills. At a basketball game, Tom Brodell, who had the ball, landed on top of me and knocked me over and we fell into the bleachers, Sandra McKinnon remembered. The question on everyone's mind at the end of the year was, Was it worth the effort? Laurie Smith believes it was. Cheerleading made me talk more and not to be as shy as I was before. Everyone watches what you do, Vicki explained, People seem to be more open with you. Not everything was perfect, however, as Lisa noted, You find a lot of people that aren't really interested in you for what you are. People who had never spoken to me were suddenly very friendly. Lori noted, lt was so fake, they expected you to be happy all the time. lt takes so much time and effort, MaryBeth Lundquist added. However, Toni said, Even if I wasn't a cheerleader I would be cheer- ing for them in the stands. 46 - Clubs Y We dressed up like Falcons with big rumps at camp. We lool- ed the craziest and cutest, Vicki Henson said. From left to righ are: Toni Messana, Sandra McKinnon, Lisa Benge, Vicki Hensor Lori Varcadipane, Lori Spencer, MaryBeth Lundquist and Lauri Smith. VLori Spencer, San- dra McKinnon and Lisa Benge give it their all at a football game. Since I'm a hyper person it makes me feel good to build spirit up, Lisa Benge explained her enthusiasm. AThe squad displays satisfaction with their successful mount. It wasn't always easy 1 build that spirit up as Lori Spencer remembers. At a basketball game I was getting o Vicki Henson's shoulders and we both fell on top of each other.