Joliet West High School - Alpha Omega Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

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i i 3 -nf' Mrs. Fritz poses with the captains of the two cheer- SOPHOMORE CHEERLEADERS--FRONT ROW: Fran Simonetti, Char Block. SECOND leading squads. Diane Heinlen and Fran Simonetti. ROW: Debbie Gaebler, Deanna Pederson, Connie Akin. Not pictured: Cathy Shonk. VARSITY CI-IEERLEADERSfFRONT ROW: April Stevens, Sandy Woldt, Joye Krick. SECOND ROW: Jayne Robertson, Diane Heinlen, Sue Pierce.

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of? via. ,S A 2 ,L A Pine :, :ww ,341 fifhi, ,, 5,42 Pf rf. 43 1i.liKhf': k - in-+04 i Sounds of driving feet and -cheers of' onlookers truly signal the start of the race iCanght by the shadows of the early morning, Chip as varsity men Wayne Ingmire, Rich Skoff, Roger Wyss, Bill Nordmark, and Smith and Rich Skoff vie for position during Joliet Area Steve Palmer explode into action at the crack ofthe starter's gun. Meet. FROSH- SOPH HARRIERS--FRONT ROW: Creig Zook, Mike Jack Kouchoukos. Marty Larson, David Miller, Daniel McKrell, Roath, Fred Zable, Jerry Mahon. SECOND ROW: Robert McEvilly, David Bogdan. sn.

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as-.s.gwa,gg,,fa.-... or A 4 .,,,.,', Sandy Woldt prepares to start a lastjminute intermission ln Joye Krick's smile of contemplation one can recapture Chuck McLurkin cheer during the West-Kankakee Westview game. crossing the goal line in a last quarter drive against Central. Tiger Dale Evans joins cheerleader April Stevens in a crowd raising cheer. 4 Cheerleaders Radiate, Reflect School Spirit Shelley's famous words, Hail to thee blithe spirit, might well be adjusted to read hail to thee blithe spirits, if he were to de- scribe the vivacious cheerleaders of Joliet West. Indeed, it was said no other group did so much to bolster morale of both students and teams as did the girls in black and gold. Agility and skill, the results of many long hours of practice under the guidance of Mrs. Fritz, were evident throughout the year as the perk teens provided the catalyst that fanned the spark of school spirit into a fire of enthusiasm. Time and again the flash of a smile, an ex- cited shout, or the presence of a tear on a cheerleader's cheek reflected the mood of the action of which they were so much a part. To be sure, cheerleading had its obliga- tions and placed an ample amount of responsi- bility on the girls, and through it all they re- mained blithe spirits.