Lake Braddock Secondary School - Lair Yearbook (Burke, VA)

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xcellent, great, the best in years!’’ describ- ed the 1983 Fall and Winter J.V. Cheerleaders by sponsor Kay Mikula. The cheerleaders chosen suppported the Bruins through “thick and thin.” The squads not only went to the games, but also decorated the athletes’ lockers. The sponsors, Kay Mikula and Jan Hilten, “Worked hard to help us improve our stunts and overall appearance. We appreciated the time they spent supporting us,” as commented by Karen Tarlano and Ann Rafferty. Together Kelly Cavender and Ann Rafferty formed the two cap- tains for the outstanding Fall Squad. The captains for winter were Kim Buskirk, and Lori Popovich, with Noel LaFontaine, and Kathy Moore as their co-captains. Overall, they cheered the Bruins through thick and thin.” h JUNIOR VARSITY CHEERLEADERS (FALL): Captain: Kelly Cavender. Co-captain: Ann Rafferty. Squad: Kim Buskirk. Amy Camp- bell. Kathy Cantrell. Cherie Deronja. Barbara Ed- dlemon. Sheri Gerardo. Noel LaFontaine. Kathy Moore. Liz Perkins. Lori Popovich. Julie Ripley. Stephanie Rogers. Mindy Roy. Beth Stoy. Karen Tarlano. Sponsors: Jan Hilten. Kay Mikula. JUNIOR VARSITY CHEERLEADERS (WINTER): Captains: Kim Buskirk. Lori Povovich. Co-captains: Noel LaFontaine, Kathy Moore. Squad: Katherine Cantrell. Cherie DeRon- ja. Barbara Eddlemon. Barbara Gaffney. Andrea Gurinsky. Adriane Johnson. Leslie Larson. Katherine Lu. Kristi Nidiffer, Elizabeth Perkins. Ann Rafferty. Julie Ripley. Stephanie Rogers. Shawna Sexton. Karen Tarlano. Sheryl Ward. Sponsors: Jan Hilten. Kay Mikula. Cheering the Bruins to victory is Karen Tarlano during a physical J.V. Edison game. 222 Sports At the J.V. Robinson game. Kathy Moore shows spirit after finishing her cheer.

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During a time out, Kristin Visscher. Dani Schmidt, Mike Swain, and Sam Fisk run on to the court executing superior jumps as Lake Braddock beats West Springfield. Tracy Kline. Paige Skanchy. Michelle Reinbold, Sam Fisk. Kristie Visscher. Dawn Ball, and Mike Swain perform the the ball cheer to entertain the crowd during halftime. xcellent,” is the word Dani Schmidt used to |describe this year’s Varsi- ty Winter Cheerleaders.That descrip- tion does not come without reason. As one of Lake Braddock’s most dedicated, school supporting spirit building groups, the Varsity Cheerleading Squad works extremely hard two 2 hour practices a week to uphold their reputation of being one of the best squads in the area. The winter cheerleaders are divided into two groups which alternate cheering for Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball and Varsity Wrestling. This year the squad added some new projects to their tradi- tional spirit boasting list. For instance, they had enlarged pictures made of the Boys Basketball Team and hung them in the gym. Another new concept in the Varsity program is the addition of three sophomores to the squad. The cheerleaders continue their traditional spirit building activities such as decorating the locker rooms as well as the players’ lockers and posting bright, peppy signs encouraging attendance at the games. Commenting on the squad’s spirit program, captain Jenny Rowzie stated, “We’re trying to get the school more interested in the team, the players, and what goes on during the coaQnn -r»-------- ■ .al 'wr-iT VARSITY CHEERLEADERS (WINTER): Cap tains: Dawn Ball. Jennifer Rowzie: Squad: Stephanie Cavender. Jennifer Colly. Samantha Fisk, Tracy Kline. Elizabeth Langston. Anne Myong. Lynn Rascoll. Michelle Reinbold, Lisa Rodrigues. Melinda Roy. Daniden Schmidt. Paige Skanchy. Elizabeth Stoy. Michael Swain. Kristin Visscher: Sponsors: Jan Hilten, Kay Mikula. Varsity Cheerleaders 221

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Freshman Cheerleaders Kristin Ellsworth. Kathy Kalvaitis, and Carolyn Tempel execute the defen- sive cheer at the home game against Woodson. Enthusiastically Kristen Yriondo. Michelle Sedar. Jennifer Steele. Monica Mazza. Julie Jones, and Tondra Bray perform a pyramid cheer to psyche the Bruins on for a victory over Lee. [■■they’re the best squad of I Freshmen Cheerleaders in the Northern District. They did a really good job for freshmen, commented Kay Mikula, Freshmen Cheerleading Sponsor. Prac- ticing for two hours on Mondays and Wednesdays prepared the group to perform at all of the Freshmen Foot- ball and Basketball games. The cheerleaders made locker stickers for all Freshmen Football players before their games. Along with the Junior Varsity Cheerleaders, they sold pro- grams at all of the home Varsity Foot- ball games. Paige Geiger, captain of the cheerleading squad, commented “All of the cheerleaders worked very hard and did a good job. FRESHMAN CHEERLEADERS (FALL): Cap tain: Paige Geiger. Co-Captain: Carolyn Tempel. Squad: Kirsten Ellsworth. Kathy Kalvaitis. Julie Jones. Laura Latimer. Monica Mazza. Gina Puzo, Chris Rives. Julie Sampson, Lisa Santavicea. Michelle Sedar. Jennifer Steele. Kristin Yriondo. Sponsors: Jan Hilten, Kay Mikula. FRESHMAN CHEERLEADERS (WINTER): Captains: Paige Geiger, Jennifer Steele. Co- Captains: Kathy Kalvaitis. Chris Rives. Squad: Betsy Blades. Tondra Bray. Kristen Ellsworth. Katie Green. Julie Jones. Laura Latimer, Monica Mazza. Julie Me Cullough. Vaiki Oinas. Gayle Plummer. Gina Puzo. Jennifer Saffron. Julie Sampson. Michelle Sedar. Shannon Smeeton. Col- leen Sullivan. Carolyn Tempel. Kristen Yriondo. Sponsors: Jan Hiten. Kay Mikula. J.V. and Freshmen Cheerleaders 223