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.

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,, ,., To raw. Laurie Smith Mar Beth und uist, Lisa Ben e ori S ncer and ToriMessana. Bor P ' . y L q 9 .6 Pe . tcm row: Vicki Henson. Sandra McKinnon, and Lori Varcadipane. Lori Spencer-Jr. if Lundquist 'SS-Q.-'uric' ' igzdez Lisa Benge- Soph, Sandra McKinnon Lori Varcadipane, Laurie Smith, Lisa Benge, MaryBeth Lundquist, Toni Messana, Lori Spencer, Vicki Henson and Sandra McKinnon. Toni Messana - Jr. - Head Cheerleader ' i ' Lori Vicki Henson - Sbph. Laurie Smith - Soph.

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i l 4 R h o n d a B I a c k l demonstrates her en' thusiasm at a Varsity football game. V Scott Sorenson helps Lisa Benge as she helps him. i A Back Row fLeft to Rightj lvonne Estigarribia, Ginny McEvoy, Becky Kimg, Tina O'Farrell, Sandra McKinnon, Gelbrich Bierma, Marlene Landini, Nancy Linden, Melanie Brelsford, Cheryl Loe, Lisa Benge. Middle Row fLeft to Rightj Penny Kruegar, Nancy Holland, Rhonda Black, Georgia Basra, Moniqu Estigarribia, Gale Harvey, Yvonne Montgomery, Cheryl Gobert, Margaret Armanious, Cheryl Crooks, Toni Messana, Karen McLaughlin. Front row fLeft to Rightl Maureen Lassoncle, Kendra Leschper, Debbie Bradshaw, Denise Bishop. Not pictured: Susan Mc- Cain, Kristi Rustin, Gayla Terry, Lolly Laurence, Stephanie Cogbill, Lori Rife, Jackie Brown, JoAnn Jopplin, Lynda Welch, Suzon Nicholas. parks of pirit P-PO-POWER we got power, Falcon power. This was the cheer for the Spirit Club members to make their way through the crowd and hand out their spirit boxes to the football players. This was the Plant the Bobcats Week and the girls gave the players' plants so spirit would Grow. The sugar in the goodies gave them energy for the night's game, Jo Ann Jopplin explained. Stephanie Cogbill enjoyed, Giving boxes to the handsome football and basketball guys, although other members, such as Susan McCain were often too embarrassed to give their boxes in front of everyone to that special guy. l think it's a good way of getting involved more directly with the foot- ball guys, Margaret Armanious noted, And a more personal way of en- couraging the players. Becky King described the procedure of choosing the players, managers and coaches as, First come, first serve. Debbie fBradshawJ asked us if we wanted anyone in particular. You picked who you wanted. On Homecoming, the Spirit Club made an extra effort, We put out lots of signs, made extra good spirit boxes, wrapped the locker room, and decorated cars with shoe polish and shaving cream, described Georgia Basra. lt made you feel like you were playing a part in football season. This kind of effort required a special type of person, as Penny Kruegar described the Spirit Club members as being, Really ambitious people who want to work. This effort was extended beyond football season. The purpose, Nan- cy Holland stated, is to promote school spirit and to help all school athletes. Stephanie Cogbill summed it up best, The idea is to do special things for the players to help them out and boost their spiritg all in all to make them feel wanted. V Officers: Debbie Bradshaw tpresidentj, Kendra Leschper factivities clirectorj, Maureen Lassonde fpublicity directorj, DeNiece Bishop tfund raising directory. Clubs vs